Christian educators must understand that since the premise, the purpose, and the process of education are all Christ-centered, the place of education must be Christ-centered as well. The primary responsibility of education rests with parents (Deut. 4:9-10; 6:1-9). The school is to complement what is being taught in the home and church. Historically, even going back to the Dutch educational system, Christians followed the Biblical principle of the “3-legged stool” – home, church, & school. The Bible commands believers to assemble for the purpose of exhorting one another (Heb. 10:25) and discusses the roles of pastors and teachers within the church who are given “for the perfecting of the saints” (Eph. 4:11-12).  Without the support of parents and the church, educators are limited in what they can accomplish.

Therefore, Christians need to 1) rear their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord and maintain a home that follows the Bible in every situation, 2) be faithfully involved in a good Bible-believing church, and 3) train children in a good Bible-believing school away from the pervasive secular humanistic doctrine and ungodly influence of public schools.

I can give several specific examples (names) of families that are successfully accomplishing this biblical family role. BUT every one of them is doing the three above mentioned steps. There can be exceptions of course–homeschool (as long as Christian) or public school kids surviving in the school system—but in my opinion, the public system is not optimal and the students will need to be constantly debriefed. The rewriting of history and lack of teaching historical truth is an issue for another day.

Education must start & end with God. PRAYER is the key to all of our Christian endeavors. Our families must focus on God–pray, attend a good church, and minimize bad Influences–which again is why I advocate Christian school education over public education.