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“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1
1 Corinthians 13:1 emphasizes the need for strong character in our lives. We have embraced the value of character development as the primary purpose in ministry to young people. By explaining what love is, 1 Corinthians 13 vividly describes and categorizes traits of love that must be developed for the child to live a victorious Christian life. Once students develop these character traits, they have a strong foundation upon which to build their lives.
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Servanthood
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Encouragement
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Perseverance
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Social Manners
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Respect
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Self Control
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Obedience
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Truthfulness
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A school wide character accountability system has been instituted that targets these traits, keeps students accountable for their actions, and focuses their attention toward the character that will bear fruit for God’s Kingdom.
Along with this system, students memorize passages of scripture that support the character traits we champion as a school. We believe that when a strong Biblical foundation supports a strong accountability system, we have a great opportunity to see hearts conformed to the likeness of Christ.
Character Core Values
1. We value encouragement as a vehicle God uses to edify the body of Christ. We take a strong stand and promote a positive, encouraging environment in everything that we do.
2. God values people, therefore we value and respect people. Teaching students how to value the things God values is incorporated throughout the program.
3. Jesus took up the towel and basin and washed His disciples’ feet demonstrating servanthood. We are committed to call each student to follow this example and “wash the feet” of their classmates and the people with whom they have relationships. Specific strategies and creative ideas are shared throughout the year for individuals, classes and our entire school to get involved in serving one another, our community, our nation and our world.
4. Learning how to function within society in socially appropriate ways is quickly becoming a lost art. We value good social manners and are committed to modeling and teaching basic social skills within each school day so students can be a blessing in all they do.
5. We value obedience because if students fail to learn how to obey their parents, teachers and people in authority, they will most likely struggle in obeying God’s voice throughout their lives.
6. God desires excellence. In whatever we do, we are called to do our best. We value success and believe it is the by-product of being faithful and persevering to the end. We are committed to help our students nullify the impact of failure and use every experience as an opportunity to learn how to succeed through perseverance.
7. The ability to resist evil, deny selfish actions and to follow righteousness comes as a result of a life given to God. The issue of self-control is an issue of God’s control. As each child deepens his/her walk with God our value of self-control will deepen as a result.
The need for truthfulness is ever increasing within our society. As we examine God’s commitment to truth, we will challenge each child to value a lifestyle of truth that begins with knowing the God of all truth.
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