Karen has worked in Christian education since 1976, as teacher, board member, administrator, and consultant. As an Associate Mentor at Linden Grove Ministries, she is committed to building Christ’s church, one Christian leader at a time. She also currently serves at The Wilberforce School, where she enjoys sharing stories about Wilberforce and Newton.

Articles by Karen J. Ristuccia

Vocation • Visions of Vocation

A Grove, Not an Oak: Mentoring and Sustainable Ministry

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I am no prophet. In fact, the two most life-altering “prophecies” I ever voiced were spectacularly wrong. The first occurred just six months into my teaching career. After overhearing one too many tense parent-principal interactions, I vowed with dramatic flourish that I would never become a school administrator. Thirty-plus years into that exact role, I...

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