An Interview with Catherine Thomas, Miss Canada International 2009

Welcome to our forth podcast of the school year. We hope to inspire, instruct and challenge you this year as educators whether you are teaching from home or a campus. Our goal is to equip anyone devoted to discipleship-based Christian education. I also want to remind you that while supplies last we will send you a free copies of my book, Disciplining this Generation for a Digital World, to anyone that sends us an email. I will have the details at the end of the podcast.

Last week I started into a series based on the premise that to be a good educator you have to be a futurist. Today I have a great treat for us. Catherine Thomas, a former student of mine and a beautiful young Christian woman has been selected as Miss Canada International. I hope that her story will inspire us that our children will become the leaders and cultural influencers of the future. Here is my interview:

I am here with Catherine Thomas an alumni from Heritage Christian School and the Ministry Training Institute, our bible school here at our church, now called the Global Ministry Training Center. Catherine has just been selected as Miss Canada International 2009.

• Good to have you here for our podcast.

• Catherine, tell us about what this title and role means for you this year:

• Share with us the story of how you came to become Miss Canada:

• This podcast is directed towards Christian Educators, can you share about your experience at Heritage Christian School and how this began to prepare you for this role.

• Do you remember that Bible 10 class where you and 4 other girls dedicated yourselves to truly serve the Lord.

• What are some things you would like to say to Christian teachers and parents listening today?

• What advice would you give us as we work with the future Miss Canada or Prime Minister or head plumber or business leaders?  What an honour to have a part in this young woman’s life. I hope that here story will continue to influence you as you poor vision into the lives your students and children today.  

We will spend the next few podcasts continuing to talk about the Educational futurist’s role. We would love to hear from you and I deeply value your comments. If you would like us to mail you a free copy of my book simply send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and let us know what type of an educator you are, home schooler, classroom teacher, school administrator, or interested parent. Please let us know how you heard about the podcast and, of course, please include your mailing address. Thank you for listening and thank you for your commitment to discipleship-based Christian education.