Rob Shelton
Rob Shelton
Director of Rhetoric School (Grades 9-12)
BA, English, University of Texas at San Antonio
MA, English, University of Texas at San Antonio
MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
After the birth of our twin daughters, my wife, Kathleen, and I began investigating future educational options for the girls, and we were drawn to Christian classical education. I knew that I had to be a part of this movement, so I transitioned from the church house to the schoolhouse. What I mean is that I shifted from in-church student ministry to school administration. After serving twenty-two years as a youth pastor and the subsequent fourteen years as the rhetoric school headmaster of Geneva School of Boerne (Texas), it is a privilege to serve at The Geneva School.
This position allows me to combine my calling to work with students with my desire to cultivate thoughtful disciples of Christ. Through my own daughters, I have been privileged to witness the fruit of Christian classical education (how would you like your father to be your principal?) and have watched them continue to use the tools they acquired throughout life. Indeed, when my daughters were contemplating life beyond high school and where to attend college, I told them that what I wanted them to get from college they got in high school. I could say such a thing because Christian classical education is what college used to be before it morphed into very expensive job training.
I am a firm believer in Christian classical education, and it is a joy to partner with families as we raise up students who are “biblically faithful, doctrinally shaped, morally tough, intellectually vibrant, and culturally engaged” (David Wells).
