Professors Need PLCs: Creating and Sustaining a Cross-Institutional Christian Professional Learning Community

You can't do it alone, so stop trying. Professors need professional learning communities too. Learn how to develop your own team to allow for a meaningful shared workload. After meeting online, three professors across three different Christian liberal arts institutions across the country, share their experiences developing a Cross-Institutional Christian Professional Learning Community (CIC PLC). This essay will include not only our story, but also practical tips on what to consider when developing a CIC PLC. These CIC PLCs are based on Biblical community and the original Professional Learning Community (PLC) framework. CIC PLCs boost scholarship and research, enhancing productivity professionally. They create a collaborative culture for continued professional development while enhancing teaching across all three institutions. Finally, they are a way to practice Biblical community through developing relationships and shared scholarship. Together our CIC PLC has accomplished so much more than we ever could independently. Be inspired, but also learn practical tools for how to create your own.