CAMPUS LIFE
What is COFG?
W H AT IS COFG?
What we once called our “Chapel Time” we
reflect the many different things we do in
Those letters
now call our Community of Faith Gathering.
this time and place. By simply adding a
represent a core
“Chapel” is certainly not a poor choice of a
comma before the word “gathering” we can
element of our
title, since it refers to a place of worship that
change it from a noun to a verb: we are a
Middle School at
has no pastor or priest and no permanent
community of faith, gathering to sing, to
TCA, something
congregation; indeed, many people in our
learn, to play, to laugh, to serve, to support
we treasure
school still refer to this time as such. But
each other and so on. Whereas one week we
in our Middle
since the word “Chapel” refers primarily to
may have a traditional time of worship and
School world. What is it, you wonder?
a place rather than an activity, we chose to
teaching from the Scripture, the next may
Some significant pedagogical approach or
apply a new title to this aspect of our school.
be an opportunity to apply biblical truth as
curricular standard for educating Middle
This was done for two main reasons.
kids participate in a House competition or
BY SCOTT BERTHEL , HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
School students, perhaps? An acronym
First, it emphasizes the people over
service activity. As we have changed the title from
representing a certification or special training
the location. We want our Middle School
just for our Middle School teachers? The
students to recognize that they are part
“Chapel” to “Community of Faith
abbreviation for some element of technology
of something larger than themselves and
Gathering” and now include a broader
that is used only with Middle School students?
to learn how to live well in community
range of activities than we once did, it has
No, it is simply an abbreviation for our
because of their faith in Jesus Christ.
also been a joy to see several Middle School
Community of Faith Gathering.
Second, it offers a sense of flexibility to
teachers collaborate to bring this vision to
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PHOTOS: JEFF McWHORTER ’ 05
