Developing a Biblical Emotional Intelligence Strength Training Program for Upper School Teachers

Teachers continue to leave the teaching profession at an alarmingly high rate with emotional exhaustion and stress being the leading causes of teacher attrition in the United States. Despite the high levels of stress experienced by teachers, professional development rarely includes training in emotional intelligence. Attention must be given to emotional intelligence training to strengthen teachers' emotional regulation, stamina, and resilience and cultivate their ongoing community spiritual formation for Christian education to continue to have educators that provide continuity for students and make disciples of Christ. This project collaborated with Roanoke Valley Christian Schools to develop and implement a biblical emotional intelligence strength training program that sought to increase teachers' emotional regulation and resilience, establish a biblical worldview of emotions that built community emotional intelligence and fostered supportive team relationships, and end the cycle of teacher attrition.