Passion for teaching is not innate, it has to be developed and maintained. In fact, it needs to be adapted to the teachers’ value system. According to Gilliland (2007) he states that “Passion is the burning desire to make a difference for students and persist and persevere to define your level of effectiveness. Passion means being able to take the frustration, the road blocks, the disappointments and the endless stress and still want to come to work each day determined to turn vision into reality (Gilliland, 2007). Teaching with passion allows the Christian teacher to teach, inspire and still hold people accountable. Hence the question comes to mind, what makes a passionate teacher different from an ordinary teacher? Without a passionate commitment, educators cannot last in a leadership role needed to surpass the resources available to meet them. Being a successful teacher is not a thing you acquire or achieve. Rather, it is a journey you take your whole career” (Gilliland, 2007). This is a journey of commitment, sacrifice, and zeal. It is what allows Christian teaching to be empowered for a student’s intellect to be improved in body, mind and soul. Day (1999a, b) states that teachers with a passion for teaching are those who are committed, enthusiastic and intellectually and emotionally energetic in their work with children, young people and adults alike. This is of greater importance for Christian teachers who should be “called” to teach.

Christian teaching is not just about imparting information. It involves emotions, social relationships, character and much more (Poe, 2004). It involves a Christian life that can be valued and emulated by students. Christian teaching is not only about giving students room to learn how to think for themselves, but creating leaders for the future.  This is highly necessary in today’s world to conquer these difficult and challenging times of teaching. Thus the converse is true, once the a teacher gets easily frustrated, lacks passion and commitment in teaching then the question that needs to be asked is; am I committed to Christian teaching?

Christian teaching can be an exciting and rewarding experience. It requires standards that must encompass the principles and guidelines accepted by the world but far exceeded the worlds. It is therefore not considered unreasonable to entrust the responsibility of teaching innocent children, youth or adults to persons without insisting on educators possessing the required academic background and/or relevant teacher education. To be a successful Christian educator, you need to have intense passion for teaching and teaching with success. The Christian teacher should be far above excitement and inspiration but must be selfless in service. Christian teachers must believe in the mystery of good teaching until it becomes a part of them. As they explore new avenues for successful teaching and shared with others, the insight and energy of mystery will begin to inform and reform their practice. Christian teachers face the same dilemma as other teachers in every walk of life (Poe 2004). Soon they discover and develop methods of teaching that emerge from their own integrity, but they never reduce their teaching to just strategies and technique. The Christian teacher teaches with the view of making the student develop into a wholistic individual. Christian teaching is empowerment of an individual’s intellect to improve body, mind and soul.