Stride: Spiritual Leadership for Educators

Stride: Spiritual Leadership for Educators is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and lead with purpose. In a world where urgency often overshadows meaning, Stride offers a refreshing path forward. Replacing frantic striving with steady, soul-filled movement toward the calling God has placed on your life.

Drawing from doctoral research, lived experience, and timeless spiritual truths, authors Kim Beth Buchanan and Justin Richardson guide educators through three essential mile markers of spiritual leadership: purpose, values, and relationships. Along the way, you’ll find Trail Guides filled with reflective prompts, Campfire Stories to inspire connection, and Petitions & Pics - prayerful meditations paired with heartfelt artwork.

Whether you’re a teacher, counselor, principal, or district leader, this book will help you align your daily actions with your deepest beliefs, cultivate a life-giving school community, and rediscover the joy that first drew you to education.

Pause. Reflect. Lead with intention.
It’s time to stop striving and start striding confidently, purposefully, and in step with the One who guides your path.