The Importance of Wise Counsel

High School Division Head Blog – October 8, 2015

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. …  For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. – Romans 13:1,4

Last weekend, I was invited along with my fellow Division Heads to meet with the PBS Board of Directors at their annual Leadership Training Retreat.  This was a unique opportunity for the leaders of each division to give a behind the scenes look at what was happening on the ground level of our day-to-day operations.  We were allotted an hour of time to give a quick presentation, but the Board members ended up giving us four hours of their precious time together.

This may not sound like a very exciting Saturday morning to you, but I wanted to let you know how important this opportunity was to each of the Division Heads and how confident I am in the leadership of our school.

The Bible often speaks about seeking wise counsel:

For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers. – Proverbs 11:14

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. – Proverbs 15:22

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. – Proverbs 19:20-21

As the leader of the high school, it is comforting to know that there are godly men and women setting policy and overseeing the overall operation of our school.  The men and women I encountered on Saturday want nothing but the best for our school.  Egos and selfish ambitions were checked at the door.  Support, strength, and wisdom were offered from beginning to end.

Our Board members sacrifice hours of family time to devote their gifts and abilities toward the mission of our school and the growth  of our students.

I hope you will join me in praying for our leadership.  Along with the commitment to the mission and ministry of Parkview Baptist School that our Board members and Dr. Don Mayes have made, comes the fury of our Lord’s enemy.  When a group of men and women commit to carry the kingdom of Christ out into our community, Satan is not going to sit idly by.  Let us though claim victory in the words of I John 4:4 – … the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

Let me assure you that our school is in good hands.  The future of Parkview Baptist School is bright.  It is my hope and prayer that PBS will continue to be that shining city on a hill to all who pass by.  Pray that our students will be the fruit of the labor of all those who have gone before us to establish and lead PBS to what it has become today.  May our students be a living testament of the opening lines of the book of Psalms:

Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on His law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.

Thank you again to our Board of Directors: Pastor Michael Hardaway, Mike Scott, Huey Beason, Scott Wilfong, Philip Parker, Jennifer Sims, Joe Stansell, Nancy Adcock, Lisa Burt, Jeremy Coco, Cory Matessino, John Bailey,  and Molly Desselle. Please remember to pray for these men and women by name as they make decisions for PBS.

For His Glory,

Ben D. Haindel
High School Division Head