Christian Education
Dive into the call and challenges to equip the next generation to be effective dual citizens of heaven and earth in an increasingly secularized culture.
Breakout Sessions
Sexuality and Biblical Worldview in a Culture Bent on Destroying Children
Sexual ethics are a vital component of a Christian worldview. Author Rosaria Butterfield will discuss how Christian schools should play a role in grounding students in a sexual ethic that is rooted in the created order.
Rosaria Butterfield
Author and Speaker
Solving the Challenges of Growing Christian Schools
We are in a time of unprecedented access to and growth of Christian schools. However, that growth brings challenges associated with facilities and quality faculty. Learn how CCV's Ohio Christian Education Network has provided solutions to both of those problems from Teach for the Kingdom Director Valerie Jones and School Expansion Director David Arrell.
Valerie Jones & Dave Arrell
Teach for the Kingdom Director • School Expansion Director
The AI Challenge for Christian Schools
Christian schools have entered a new world full of opportunities and challenges offered by Artificial Intelligence. Keith Coe, Managing Partner of AI Data Management, will answer the question: Is it possible for Christian schools to take advantage of AI opportunities while mitigating the harms and risks associated with them?
Keith Coe
Managing Partner
Classical Education and the American Republic
Session Presenters
Rosaria Butterfield
Author and Speaker
Rosaria Butterfield
Rosaria Butterfield, a former tenured professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University, converted to Christ in what she describes as a train wreck. Her memoir, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith (Crown and Covenant, 2012), chronicles her conversion. Rosaria is married to Kent, a Reformed Presbyterian pastor in North Carolina. She is a mother, grandmother, author, and speaker.
Keith Coe
Managing Partner
AI Data Management
Keith Coe
Keith Coe is the founder of an AI advisory and implementation firm that helps businesses modernize operations, streamline workflows, and unlock value from their data through practical AI solutions. With more than 25 years of experience building and scaling companies, Keith works with business owners and executive teams to identify real-world applications for AI that improve efficiency, decision-making, and growth.His work includes AI workflow automation, business intelligence dashboards, operational strategy, and custom software solutions across multiple industries. Known for translating complex technology into practical business outcomes, Keith focuses on helping organizations move beyond the hype and implement AI in ways that create measurable impact.Based on California’s Central Coast, Keith advises companies nationwide on AI strategy, automation, and operational transformation.
Valerie Jones
Teach for the Kingdom Director
Center for Christian Virtue
Valerie Jones
Valerie serves as the Teach for the Kingdom Director in CCV’s Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN). She began her career in education as a high school English/Humanities teacher after graduating with her bachelor's degree from Ohio University in 1999. She taught at Southeastern High School for 16 years, serving on the District Leadership Team and Building Leadership Team. After earning her master’s degree from Marygrove College in 2002 and her doctorate from Marshall University in 2017, Valerie moved to higher education as the Dean of the School of Education at Ohio Christian University. There, with her team of faculty, she launched a new Master’s in Education program, a Mild/Moderate Intervention bachelor’s program, and served as chair of the Assessment Committee. Valerie was then called to become Superintendent of Ross County Christian Academy in 2022. While serving as Superintendent, Valerie also served on OCEN's Leadership Council and, working with her team, launched Parenting with a Purpose, Student, Parent, Staff, and Spiritual Advisory Councils, and added Spiritual Development for both students and staff. Valerie lives in Chillicothe on her husband's (Van) family farm. Van and Valerie have 4 children, Morgan, Grace, Stella, and CJ, and 3 grandsons, Sterling, Waylon, and Everett. Sterling attends Preschool at Cincinnati Christian School.
Dave Arrell
School Expansion Director
Center for Christian Virtue
Dave Arrell
Dave is the School Expansion Director of CCV's Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN). Before coming to CCV, he spent more than 37 years in both church-based and independent Christian schools. His teaching and coaching career began in 1985 in Maryland, and he has also served as an Athletic Director, Assistant Principal, Principal, and Head of School in Christian schools in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio. He was also the Head of School at Grove City Christian School (GCCS) for eight years.Dave is active in the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), including hosting events for other Christian school faculty and leaders. He is Vice Chair of the ACSI Regional Accreditation Commission and also serves a group of schools in Ohio as a Field Director. Dave graduated from Lancaster Bible College (PA) with a Bachelor of Science in Bible and Johns Hopkins University (MD) with a Master of Science in Education. Dave’s wife, Lori, is a third-grade teacher at GCCS. They have two adult children, one of whom is an Athletic Director at a Christian school in northern Ohio.
