Podcast Blog: S4/E23 Gretchen Huesmann, What Teachers Teach Us about Faith

Almost everyone can point to an influential teacher in their lives. Teachers have educated us so much. They can still educate us today on how to be a faithful person in our daily lives.

Gretchen Huesmann is a veteran teacher and pastor’s wife who is supporting fellow teachers with her new devotional book, “It’s a Good Day to Be a Teacher: 52 Devotions to Equip and Encourage Educators.” Huesmann gives us insights into the modern classroom, the role of parents, and how we can support our valuable teachers in this episode of the Practical Faith Academy. And she also shares her own story, how she has discerned God’s will and built a seven-day practical faith herself.

Highlights of the podcast:  

2:56 What does seven-day practical faith mean to Huesmann.

4:39 What Huesmann wants to convey to teachers through "It’s a Good Day to Be a Teacher."

6:46 Why this title, "It’s a Good Day to Be a Teacher?"

11:44 How parents can support teachers.

17:41 What should teachers’ attitudes be toward holding the sacred trust of teaching the next generation?

19:58 What teachers teach the rest of us about living our faith.

23:26 How can a teacher (or any of us outside the church) show their faith to others?

28:12 The hardest part of putting faith into practice.

29:42 Huesmann’s best tip for living a seven-day practical faith.

31:28 How to follow Huesmann and find her book.

As you can tell from the highlights, listening to this podcast will give you new ideas and perspectives about both our schools and your personal daily faith walk.

The podcast is available on major podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, Audacy, iHeartRadio, YouTube) and hosted on Podbean. Search on each platform for "Practical Faith Academy." You can also link to it from CecilTaylorMinistries.com/free-content.