STARTING A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Pastor Information Letter

Are we effectively passing the baton of faith in and obedience to Christ to the next generation? God commands us to impress His laws, His ways and His truth upon our children so they will not forget Him or turn away from Him (Deut. 6:4-7, Psalms 78:5-7, Proverbs 22:6). If just one generation fails in this regard, the next generation “turns to other gods” instead. His judgment and chastisement always follow such failures.

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1600 Hours: Secular vs. Sacred

From age 5 to 18 years, children spend 16,000 hours in school and about 1,600 hours in church. Research indicates that 88% leave the church within four years of graduation. Many never return. Children need 16,000 hours of Kingdom Education to help them become true disciples of Christ.

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A Call to Action

Typically, the discipleship training offered in churches reaches only a small percentage of the members and fewer still children and youth. What training is attended by members in any numbers tends be an evangelistic message. As a result, the extent of most discipleship is a mile wide and an inch deep.

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Ten Commandments for Christian Education

You shall teach your children about me, my truth, my world and my principles.

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A New Public School System

Why is the influence of the Body of Christ declining in our culture when Jesus promised that the gates of hell would not prevail against us? Why is Christianity constantly on the defense in so many of today’s cultural battles? Why do successive generations seem more and more removed from truth, viewing church as increasingly irrelevant?

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General Timeline for Starting a Kingdom School

Immediately
1. Set up prayer team.
2. Begin search for headmaster, employ search consultant.
3. Create corporate entity for school and file for non-profit status.

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Roadmap for Starting a Christian School

Starting a Christian school is a challenging task; however, following a well-designed process will lead to a good beginning and a strong school.

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Alarming Facts

Over the last 40 years, cultural and educational influences on our children and their worldview have experienced unprecedented spiritual and moral decay. In spite of these profound negative changes, our strategy for reaching and discipling children for Christ in most Southern Baptist churches remains essentially unchanged from the 1960s.

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Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools is "...uniting home, church and school in Jesus Christ."
Psalm 78:1-7 Colossians 2:8