LCS Talks

Season 7, Episode 4: When Loss Shapes a Community: Remembering Emile Schön, Kyle Vanderkooi, and Dave Alexander

As part of The Story of LCS podcast mini-series, our latest episode reflects on how moments of profound loss have shaped our school. Through conversations with Pim and Margreet Schön, and Juanita Alexander, we remember the life and faith of Dave Alexander, and reflect on grief, faith, and the ways God has remained faithful through every season.
Their stories are an important part of the LCS story, reminding us that even in sorrow, God continues to sustain, strengthen, and carry His people.

The Story of LCS | Season 7, Special Episode - Where is God When A Family Experiences Loss? The Hansen Siblings’ Story & Aaron’s Legacy of Faith

At the conclusion of our fourth episode, we recognized that we could not capture every story of loss within our community. This special bonus episode centres on one family’s journey, serving as an acknowledgement to all who carry the weight of absence within our community. We hope this conversation serves as an invitation to experience the nearness of God, the One who draws close to families walking through grief in our community.

Thank you Andrew, Matt, Emma & Joel for joining us.

The Story of LCS | Season 7, Episode 4 - When Loss Shapes a Community: Remembering Emile Schön, Kyle Vanderkooi, and Dave Alexander

When a Christian school experiences significant loss, how does the community rally together and have faith? As LCS continued to grow, it also experienced considerable loss, and this episode deals directly with death within the LCS community.

We spoke with Margreet and Pim Schön, parents of Emile Schön, who passed away with Kyle Vanderkooi on November 3, 2001, in a tragic car accident. We also hear from Juanita Alexander, wife of former Band Director, Dave Alexander, who passed away from ALS in 2020.

Their stories of faith encourage the community to understand parts within LCS’ story that must be told to see God faithful even in loss.

The Story of LCS | Season 7, Episode 3

God’s Faithfulness Across Generations: How the Middle/High School Was Built, the First Grade 12 Grad Class, and the Mission Continues to Expand (1995-1999)

Listen as a family to Episode 3 (1994-1999) of our mini-series on God's faithfulness across LCS' 70 year history. In this episode, you’ll hear some new voices including Peter Van Huizen, Peter Roukema, Brenda Wind, and Danny Nagtegaal as they share about how we got the current Middle/High school building and some stories about the first Grade 12 grad class in 1999.

The Story of LCS | Season 7, Episode 2

God’s Faithfulness Across Generations: The Plotlines Split, Seeds Sewn, and the True Cost of Legacy and Expansion 

In this second episode of our mini-series on God’s faithfulness across LCS’s 70-year history, we explore the origin story of Langley Christian School from 1981 to 1995, when the literal and figurative plotlines split at the elementary campus. We trace how Shannon Heights Christian School eventually returned to Langley Christian in name and identity. In this episode, you’ll hear from Wilma Van Brummelen and Leo Smit as they recount God’s work within the elementary program during this pivotal season.

Episode 2 invites listeners to reflect on how members of the community navigated change, held fast to God’s vision for the school, and listened for how to be faithful amid uncertainty and transition.

The Story of LCS | Season 7, Episode 1 - God’s Faithfulness Across Generations: Humble Beginnings, Sacrificial Generosity, and the Faith of the Founders

In this opening episode, we explore the origin story of Langley Christian School from 1953 when the school society started up to 1981 when it grew to over 200 students. It’s a school built on the sacrificial generosity and quiet obedience of the founding families and everything that followed. Immigrant families with limited resources but a big kingdom vision chose faithfulness over certainty, believing their decisions would bless generations they would never meet.

Episode 1 invites listeners to slow down and pay attention to the deep roots of this community. For those who have been part of Langley Christian for decades, it is an invitation to look back and see what God has done. For those listening from the outside, it is an invitation into a living story of faith, change, and God’s unfolding mission across generations.

Something special is coming to the LCS Talks Podcast. It’s a story of God’s faithfulness across Langley Christian School's 70 year history. Join us to learn more about the sacrificial generosity of families that founded the school, the stories of loss, and transformational hope leading to a big kingdom vision. It’s a story of a school that started in 1955 with 17 students, but has grown more into God’s faithful purposes. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any of the episodes.

Bonus Episode | This is a special episode recorded this summer on CAMP LCS' impact in the community. 375 campers, 126 student leaders, 3 weeks. Kevin connected with Regan Davis and Cody Friesen LCS Summer Program and Camp Directors, as well as three amazing student leaders: Vienna, Ryan, and Kaylee.

Tune in to hear more about how Camp LCS has been a place of equipping students and members of our community in a courageous and purposeful faith.

Have you thought about your summer plans for next year? This could be the best summer ever for you or your family.

Check out our website at www.langleychristian.com/camp-lcs.

Season 6, Special Episode 2: Legacy & Generosity for Future Generations

What does it mean to participate in the legacy God is already building through our community of faith? In this episode, Kevin and Adam sit down with Lillian Cazacu, a trusted notary public to discuss wills, estate planning, and legacy gifts. As LCS enters a significant capital campaign, this conversation encourages families to think intentionally about how generosity today can shape the future for generations to come.  Our listeners will leave this conversation more equipped to steward their resources in a way that honors God and blesses others far beyond what they thought was possible.

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Season 6, Special Episode 1: Faithfulness in Financial Planning with Adam Bornn

In this super practical mini-series, Kevin and Adam are joined by Adam Bornn of Parallel Wealth to explore how Christian families can develop biblically grounded financial planning habits. As a Christian learning community committed to forming faith, raising leaders to be generous, and stewarding God-given finances well, this series offers families the opportunity to gain wisdom from a member of our community who is modeling the calling in his own life so others can thrive. This is an episode that could change your family for generations. 

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