Christian School(CS) Websites – Worldview / Philosophy
Great article and school with a focused purpose of having an intentional Christian worldview.
My wife and I went to the Reagan Library for a Worldview Conference put on by Precept Mkt. / BJUP a couple years ago where Glen Schultz spoke. Dr. Schultz looked at every Christian school’s website represented at that conference; he challenged us to make our mission and philosophy clear with a proper Biblical worldview driving it. As one looks at various Christian school’s websites it is sad but not shocking to see the lack of a stated mission – much less a Biblical approach that comes as a result of this philosophy.
Some Christian schools are intentional in their philosophy and mission, while some others are good but maybe not as clear or even antiquated – maybe because the administration is not allowed to change the “traditions” of the school.
Here is an example from one such website (a former school):
XXX CS was founded to help parents carry out the scriptural command to “train up a child in the way he should go.” (Proverbs 22:6) Christian education is a joint venture. When the Christian home works together with the Christian school and the Church, the child is most likely to receive the full blessings of a Christian education.
XXX CS exists to equip man for duty to God. Ecclesiastes 12:13 states, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”
The goal of XXX CS is for each student to have eternity set in his heart. As Ecclesiastes 9:10 states, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” Therefore, XXX CS strives to help each student to achieve his or her best in Biblical, spiritual, academic, citizenship, and relational goals through its curriculum and instructional methods, that each student may know God’s will for his or her life and pursue it.
The staff of XXX CS welcomes the opportunity of working with you and your children this year. We will endeavor to uphold the highest spiritual and academic standards possible here at XXX CS
Your child is important to us; therefore, we must be guided by a common purpose. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6)
Tim Rowe - ABC 