Westminster Christian Academy Names Barrett Mosbacker as Next Head of School

Westminster Christian Academy recently announced that its board of directors has chosen Barrett Mosbacker as Westminster’s next head of school. Dr. Mosbacker, who currently serves at Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Alabama, will succeed the school’s current interim head of school team, effective June 1, 2017.

“On behalf of the entire board, I want to say how pleased we are with the diligent and thorough work of the search committee over the last six months, and with their recommendation of Dr. Barrett Mosbacker as Westminster’s next head of school,” says President of the Board of Directors Mike Ottsen. “We are deeply impressed by Barrett’s passion for Christian education, his enthusiasm and work ethic, and the many ways that God has blessed the work of Barrett’s hands over the past 25 years. We are eager to see how God will use him as a blessing to Westminster.”

Mosbacker has served as superintendent of Briarwood Christian School for over 10 years. He has 28 years of experience in Christian education beginning in 1989, when he founded Covenant Day School in Matthews, North Carolina, providing leadership in nearly all areas of the school’s operation and development. Following a 13 year tenure at Covenant Day School, Dr. Mosbacker served as headmaster at Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 2006, he assumed leadership of Briarwood.

He holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a master’s from Covenant College. Dr. Mosbacker has completed 40 hours in systematic theology from Reformed Theological Seminary. He has served as a member of the Association of Christian Schools International, teaches as an adjunct professor in the graduate program’s School of Business Management at Covenant College, and has served as an educational consultant for over 20 years, assisting Christian schools nationally and internationally with strategic planning and school development.

"I am thrilled and humbled to be joining the Westminster community,” says Mosbacker. “My wife and I look forward to forging wonderful Christian relationships with the students, staff, and parents at Westminster as we partner together to prepare our young men and women to serve Christ in college and career for His glory and the advancement of His kingdom."

Westminster Christian Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school serving 1,010 students in grades 7–12. Westminster provides a diverse student body with knowledge in the traditional liberal arts and the wisdom and skills to apply that knowledge, encouraging students to embrace a biblical worldview and integrate it into every area of life. For more information, visit www.wcastl.org.