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The meek

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matt 5:3-12)

Judges 7:2 The LORD said to Gideon,

The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel many not boast against me that her own strength has saved her,

여호와께서 기드온에서 이르시되 너를 따르는 백성이 너무 많은 즉 내가 그들의 손에 미디안 사람을 넘겨 주지 아니하리니 이는 이스라엘이 나를 거슬러 스스로 자랑하기를 내 손이 나를 구언하였다 할 까 함이니라,

The exhortation of the LORD

Joshua 1:6-9

"Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them.
Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD you God will be with you wherever you go"

thank you God, my Lord. you are my hope, my healer, protector, redeemer, you are the only one who loves me with life. you are not a man who speaks and not act for that. God. I believe that you will lead me, and fulfill your will through our life.

Heavenly Father,
Please, teach me, help me to focus on you. I am not wise, smart, and power, but I rely on you who are perfect, the mighty God.

Please, be with me and lead me at the every moment.

1 Corinthians 13

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.
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there is tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror, then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remains: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Isaiah 43:5-7

Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 46, Pastoral Epistles by William D. Mounce, Ralph P. Martin and Lynn A. Losie (May 1, 2000)

—2 Timothy 3:16-17 - 

  It thoroughly equips us for every good work.

  Including. . .

1 Peter (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (IVP Numbered)) by Wayne A. Grudem

—1 Peter 2:1-2  - it is essential for our growth   in Christ

how to cultivate Christian mindset

When we “do Christian Education” we must always begin   with Scripture!

The work of Christian Education always starts with His instructions.

THUS, WE MUST STRIVE FOR A BIBLICAL

Analyze issues Theologically by asking 5 questions:

   

  A. What does Scripture have to say on this issue?

  B. What Scripture principles apply?

  C. What have Christian scholars, past and present, said on this issue?

  D. Does the issue go against God’s standards of morality?

  E.  Is the Holy Spirit leading me to a certain point of view on the issue?

Kenneth Gangel, Christian Educators Handbook on Teaching, 77.

MINDSET.

how do we go about cultivating a biblical mindset in life and ministry?
1) know the Scripture intimately
Paslms 119:97-
Romans 12:1,2
2) study culture with the aim of being salt and light

how to cultivate a biblical mindset (Paslms 119:97-

Psalms (Expositor's Bible Commentary, The) by Tremper Longman III, David E. Garland and Willem A. VanGemeren (Nov 27, 2008)

Colossians 1:28-29

Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 44, Colossians-Philemon [Hardcover]

Peter T. O'Brien

Romans 12:1,2 by Leon Morris

The Epistle to the Romans (Pillar New Testament Commentary)

Romans 12:1,2 the Epistle to the romans by Douglas J. Moo

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"This world" literally "this age," is the sin-dominated, death-producing realm in which all peopl, included in Adam's fall, naturally belong.
But it is "to deliever us from the presen evil age" that Christ gave himself (Gal. 1:4); and those who belong to Christ have been transferred from the old realm of sin and death ino the new realm of righteousness and life....
Pauls' command that we "not conform to this wolrd," then, builds on the theology of Rom. 5-8 (and of Rom. 6 especially) and calls on us to resist the pressure to "be squeezed into the mold" of this world and the "pattern" of behavior that typifies it (see 1 Cor. 7:31).

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whereas the verb translated "be transformed" refers to an inward and genuine resemblance.
The tense of the verb is agian present; and in this case the fact that the renewing of the mind is a continuing process justifies us in thinking that Paul uses this tense to stress the need for us to work constantly at our transformation.

"The renewing of your mind" is the means by which this transformation takes place. "Mind" translates a word that Paul uses especially to connote a person's "practical reason," or "moral consciousness." Christians are to adjust their way of thinking about everything in accordance with the "newness" of their life in the Spirit (cf 7:6). This "re-programming" of the mind

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does not take place overnight but is a lifelong process by which our way of thinking is to resemble more and more the way God has resulted in God's giving them over to a "worthless" mind: one that is "unqualified" (adokimos) in assessing the truth about God and the world he has made. Now, Paul asserts, the purpose of our being transformed by the renewing of the mind is that this state might be reversed; that we migth be able to "approve" (dokimazo)the will of God. "Approving" the will of God his moral direction is clear from the way Paul describes it: this will is that which is "good," "acceptable [to God]," and "perfect."

Paul's confidence in the mind of the Christian is the result of his understanding of the work of the Spirit, who is actively workingn to effect the renewal in thinking that Paul here assumes (cf. Rom. 8-4-9)
He knows that the renewal of the mind is a process and that as long as we are in these

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bodies we need some revealed, objective standards against which to measure our behavior. Hence Paul makes clear that Christians are not without "law," but are under "the law of Christ" (Gal. 6:2; 1Cor. 9:19). This "law" has its heart in Jesus' own teaching about the will of God, expanded and explicated by his appoined representative, the apostles. But Paul's vision, to which he calls us, is of Christians whose minds are so thoroughly renewed that we know fom within, almost instinctively, what we are to do to please God in any given situation. We need "law"; but it would be to betray Paul's call to us in these verses to substitue external commands for the continuing work of mind-renewal that is at the heart of God's New Covenant work.
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His Faithfulness

Lamentations 3:22-23

Becuase of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

예례미야 애가 3:22-23
여호와의 인자와 긍휼이 무궁하시므로 우리가 진멸되지 아니함이니이다. 이것들이 아침마다 새로우니 주의 성실하심이 크시도이다.
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23.
Lamentations 3:22-23
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23.
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23.
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23.
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23.

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

하나님은 사람이 아니시니, 거짓말을 하지 않으시고, 인생이 아니시니 후회가 없으시도다 어찌 그 말씀하신 바를 행하지 않으시며 하신 말씀을 실행하지 않으시랴

Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
Numbers 23:19

Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

연 2억 들인 혁신학교 성적, 주변 학교보다 부진

혁신학교가 진보주의 교육철학에 근거해 있다면, 전통주의 교육철학에 근거한 교육방법에 근거한 학습의 효과성, 성적향상에 초점, 이 떨어지는 것이 자연스러운 것이라 볼 수 도 있다. 미국의 진보주의 교육사조가 맹위를 떨쳤을 때 공교육은 학력과 학생들의 자유방임적 형태가 늘어나 기독교학교가 상대적으로 학업성취면에서도 상당한 인정을 받았다. 그리하여 기독교학교들이 급격하게 성장하는 원인이 되기도 한다. 단지 문제가 진보주의 교육사조에 있는 것인가? 우리 나라가 진보주의 교육사조로 흘러간다면 학력을 강조하는 것은, 암송이나 집중력있는 학습, 교사주도적 학습, 전통적 교육의 장점을 잃는 다면, 우리나라 공교육도 무너지기 쉽지 않을까? 민주적인 교육철학, 민주라는 용어에 담긴 속임수가 신본주의 교육철학을 위협할 수 있을 것이다.
그렇다면 기독교학교들은 어떻게 될 것인가? 단지 뚜렷한 교육철학이나 기조없는 아이들 중심의 교육은 아이들의 죄성을 방관하게 될 것이다. 기독교 교육자들은 그 균형을 유지하는 데 굉장한 주의를 기울여야 할 것이다.
반대로 기독교 학교라는 이유로, 영원한 것에만 촛점을 둠으로써, 학력을 중요하게 생각하지 않는 다면 그 것 또한 지혜롭지 못한 것일 것이다.

하지만, 혁신학교와 일반학교의 자살율이나 왕따 현상에 대한 조사를 하면 그 결과가 어떻지 궁금하다. 지금의 현 시점에서는 이 결과로 나마 위안을 삼아야 할 지 모른다. 하지만 죄는 더욱 깊이 파고 들어 결국 노예로 삼을 것이다.

하나님이 우리에게 주신 이 현실의 삶을 준비하고 살아가는 것,
영원한 삶, 하나님 나라의 시민으로서의 삶을 준비하는 것은 결코 별개가 아니라는, 지금의 삶에서 부터 시작된다는 것을 잊지 말아야 할 것이다.

年2억 들인 혁신학교 성적, 주변 학교보다 부진

[학급당 학생수 25명까지 줄여도… 성적 향상도, 지역평균의 30%]
옆학교 학생 성적 1점 떨어질 때 혁신학교 학생은 3점 떨어진 셈
진보·좌파 교육감, 文후보 "혁신학교 모델, 전국 확대" 공약조선일보 | 안석배 기자 | 입력 2012.11.30 03:27 | 수정 2012.11.30 06:32

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진보·좌파 교육감들이 추진하는 혁신학교에 학교당 연 최대 2억원 정도의 예산을 투입하고 있지만 학생들 성적은 오히려 떨어진 것으로 나타났다.교육과학기술부가 29일 발표한 2012년 국가 수준 초·중·고 학업 성취도 평가 결과 전국 73개 혁신학교(중·고교)의 성적 향상도가 과목별로 해당 시·도 학교 학생의 30% 수준인 것으로 집계됐다.

혁신학교는 2009년 경기도에 처음 도입됐으며 이후 서울과 경기, 광주, 강원, 전북, 전남 등 진보·좌파 교육감들이 확대 운영해 현재 354개 초·중·고교가 지정돼 있다. 오는 12월 19일 실시되는 서울시교육감 선거에 출마한 이수호 진보 단일 후보는 "혁신학교를 61개에서 150개까지 확대하겠다"는 공약을 내세웠으며, 문재인 민주통합당 대선 후보도 "혁신학교 모델을 전국으로 확산하겠다"고 밝히고 있다.

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◇학력 향상, 인근 학교 30% 수준

고교 국어 성적은 혁신학교 학생의 평균 향상도가 -0.64%인 반면 해당 지역 평균은 0.07%였다. 과거 2~3년 전 학생들이 본 학업 성취도 시험을 기준으로 기대되는 점수와 같은 점수가 나오면 성취도는 0%가 된다. 기대 점수보다 좋으면 플러스(+), 좋지 않으면 마이너스(-)이고 이 수치가 클수록 향상 또는 하락 폭이 크다는 뜻이다. 그런데 해당 지역 학생들은 기대 이상의 성적을 받은 반면 혁신학교 학생들은 기대 이하의 성적을 받은 것이다.고교 수학은 혁신학교가 -1.28%, 해당 시·도 평균은 -0.38%였고 영어는 혁신학교 -1.02%, 해당 시·도 평균 -0.27%였다. 영어·수학은 인근 지역 고교의 성적 향상도가 혁신학교의 3배 수준인 것이다. 교과부 관계자는 "인근 고교의 학생 성적이 1점 떨어졌다면 혁신학교 학생 성적은 3점 떨어졌다는 뜻으로 이해하면 된다"고 말했다.

한국교총 김동석 대변인은 "혁신학교에 학급당 학생 수를 25명으로 줄이고 재정 지원을 늘렸음에도 학업 성취도가 떨어진 것은 이해할 수 없다"면서 "그간 혁신학교가 성공 모델이라는 진보 교육감과 전교조 주장이 허구임이 드러났다"고 말했다.

◇충북·울산, 기초학력 미달 적어

올해 학업 성취도 평가는 지난 6월 전국 초등학교 6학년, 중학교 3학년, 고교 2학년 학생 172만명을 대상으로 실시했다. 초6과 고2는 국어·수학·영어 세 과목, 중학생은 사회와 과학을 추가해 다섯 과목을 평가했다. 평가 결과는 보통학력 이상, 기초학력, 기초학력 미달 3단계로 나타난다.

평가 결과 전국 초·중·고교 기초학력 미달 학생 비율은 2.3%로 지난해 2.6%, 2010년 3.7%에 비교해 계속 줄어드는 것으로 나타났다. 학업 성취도 평가를 처음 실시한 2008년 기초학력 미달 학생은 7.2%였다.

도농(道農) 간 학력 격차도 점점 줄어들고 있다. 대도시와 읍·면 지역 기초학력 미달 학생 비율 차이는 2008년 3.3%포인트에서 올해는 3.1%포인트로 줄었다. 서울 강남·북 간 기초학력 미달 비율 차이는 2008년 5.5%포인트였지만 2012년 2.1%포인트로 줄었다. 교과부 관계자는 "학교·지역별로 학력 낙오자를 줄여나가자는 분위기가 확산되면서 나타난 결과"라고 말했다. 기초학력 미달 비율이 가장 낮은 지역은 충북(0.8%)과 울산(1%)이었다. 반면 서울과 경기는 기초학력 미달 학생이 각각 3.3%와 3.2%로 전국에서 가장 높았다. 학생들의 성적이 얼마나 올랐는지를 보여주는 성적 향상도를 학교 유형별로 보면 자율형사립고(1.18%), 자율형공립고(0.05%), 일반고(-0.02%), 특목고(-0.53%) 순이었다. 학업 성취도 평가 결과는 30일 0시부터 학교알리미(www.schoolinfo.go.kr)에서 볼 수 있다.

☞보통이상 학력

국가가 정한 교육과정 성취 목표의 50% 이상을 달성한 수준을 뜻한다. 성취도가 20~50%면 '기초학력', 20% 미만이면 '기초학력 미달'로 분류한다. '기초학력 미달'은 진급하면 수업을 따라갈 수 없는 학력수준이다.

☞학교 학력 향상도

올해 학업 성취도 평가를 본 고 2, 중 3 학생들이 중 3, 초등 6학년 때치른 학업성취도 성적과 비교해 얼마나 성적이 오르거나 내렸는지 보기 위해 도입한 개념. 2~3년 전의 성적을 토대로 기대 점수를 산출한 뒤 올해 실제로 얻은 점수와 비교해 측정한다.

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advice for parents on how to deal with bullying

 

FRIDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- When kids have academic problems, report cards make that clear to parents. And if a kid skins a knee or breaks a bone, parents know what to do.
But detecting that a child is being bullied, and then knowing how to react, may not be so clear-cut.
Kids often are reluctant to tell their parents they're being bullied, making it difficult to know that they're having trouble with other kids at school or online.
One thing that's very clear, however, is that bullying is not a rare occurrence. About one in five kids reports being bullied at school in the past 12 months, and another 16 percent have been harassed online, according to a survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC also found that 6 percent of children and teens didn't go to school at least once in the previous month because they were concerned for their safety.
Bullying "eats away at a young person's self-esteem," said Dan Rauzi, a national bullying expert and senior director of technology programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. "It can cause them to not want to go to school or get on the bus, they may not want to go online and it affects learning in school."
Bullying also interferes with a child's social, emotional and academic development, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sometimes the harassment is so severe that bullying victims commit suicide, the academy reports.
So, what signs should a parent be watching for?
A child who's being bullied may be more anxious and fearful, perhaps wanting to avoid school and social settings, according to Victor Gardner, a child and adolescent psychologist with the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.
Children may complain of headaches, stomachaches and nausea, he said. Or, they may develop low self-esteem and lack confidence. Grades may drop, too. If the bullying is occurring online, the child might stop participating in favorite online activities.
Some signs are more obvious, such as unexplained bruising, torn clothing, missing items -- such as books, electronics or jewelry -- and noticeable changes in eating habits. For instance, bullying experts say that kids might eat a great deal when coming home from school because they didn't eat lunch because of some type of bullying.
"If you notice behavioral changes -- a previously happy child now seems sullen, angry and upset -- ask what's going on," Rauzi said. "Don't take the standard 'Nothing' or 'I'm fine' response. One of the reasons that young people don't tell adults what's going on is that they don't think anything will happen."
Ideally, parents will have had discussions about bullying with their children before it occurs, Gardner said. "When children are going off to a new school or a sleep-away camp, or they're showing an increased interest in going online, be open and honest with them about the things that could happen," he said. "Tell them when it's appropriate to speak up and who to tell. If you have that talk, and review it when school starts, it helps to encourage the lines of communication."
Knowing what steps to take to stop a bully can be somewhat trickier. For starters, kids often don't want their parents to get involved at all.
In this case, Gardner said, let the child know that you're glad he or she told you what was going on and that you'd like to talk about what your child has done to try to reduce the bullying behavior. Help the child assess whether those steps are working, and let your child know that anytime it becomes overwhelming, you're willing to step in.
He suggests asking your child what he or she thinks the next steps should be if the bullying doesn't subside. Does your child want to talk to a counselor? Would he or she like to have both sets of parents and children meet with school officials?
Rauzi said it's also important to distinguish between bullying and youth conflict.
"You can engage in conflict with your peers, and that's not necessarily bullying," Rauzi said. "Bullying is not just a one-shot deal. Getting picked on repeatedly is bullying. If there's an imbalance of power, one kid is physically bigger or more socially connected or more tech savvy, that's bullying. But, it's important that parents know the difference and they shouldn't jump into every youth conflict situation," he noted.
"We can help them work through a conflict," he said, "but bullying needs adult intervention."
Rauzi said it's also good to keep in mind that children and teens are pretty resilient. If the bullying stops and kids can re-establish their social networks, they probably won't have lasting damage from bullying.
Of course, that's not always the case. As Gardner said, "adults need to remember that bullying isn't just a case of 'kids will be kids.'"
Gardner pointed out that "there can be significant and life-threatening consequences when bullying occurs, and children need the support of their parents and school, and they need to intervene as soon as possible."
More information
Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center has more about bullying.
A companion article details one teen's stand against bullies.
SOURCES: Dan Rauzi, senior director, technology programs, Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Victor Gardner, Psy.D., child and adolescent psychologist, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit

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Voters approve closing Calvin Christian Elementary School at end of school year

By Kym Reinstadler | The Grand Rapids Press The Grand Rapids Press
on December 07, 2009 at 11:23 PM, updated December 07, 2009 at 11:26 PM

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Emily Zoladz | The Grand Rapids PressCalvin Christian Elementary School third-grader Nehema Kariuki, 8, of Wyoming, studies Monday as student teacher Lisa Van Drunen, of Jenison, talks with Isaac Wind, 9, also of Wyoming.

WYOMING -- The end of the school year means the end of the road for Calvin Christian Elementary School. More than half the 1,300 members of the Calvin Christian Schools Association cast ballots Monday night, approving by a 460-288 margin the board's recommendation to close the school in June.
The closing will not immediately impact Calvin Christian Middle and Calvin Christian High schools, which are operated by the same association.
"It would have been better if it had been a unanimous decision," said Paul Streelman, board president. "Unfortunately, that's not the way these things tend to go.
"This is not a recommendation that anybody on the board wanted to make. But we see closing our elementary school and transitioning students to Grandville Christian School as our best opportunity to preserve the option of a Christian education for families in Wyoming and Grandville."
Fall enrollment at Calvin Christian Elementary, 601 36th St. SW, is 134 kindergarten through sixth-grade students, creating a $215,270 operating deficit.
With enrollment projected at 118 next year, the association's board would have to increase annual tuition from $5,270 to $7,900 to break even, which is beyond the reach of most families, Streelman said.
Enrollment at the school had plunged 58 percent the past two decades, and 21 percent the last two years.
The board chose not to seek wage and benefit concessions from the school's 12 teachers because multiple years of cuts might be necessary.
The board also believed enrollment would drop if it cut transportation. A survey revealed some parents would be adverse to multi-grade classes, Streelman said.
Other West Michigan Christian schools have already consolidated to weather tough economic times which squeeze cash-strapped families out of parochial education.
In 2006, Kelloggsville and Cutlerville Christian schools combined into Legacy Christian School.
This fall, Holland Christian Schools merged its two middle schools at its south Holland campus.
Grand Rapids Christian Schools will consolidate four elementary schools into one new school next year.
Grandville Christian School is the largest feeder school for Calvin Christian Middle and Calvin Christian High schools, 3750 Ivanrest SW, where enrollment has declined but not to the level at which tuition cannot cover fixed costs, Streelman said.
Grandville Christian's currently has 343 students, with its enrollment fairly stable the last seven years.
Grandville Christian has agreed to consider Calvin Christian teachers first if it needs to hire more staff because of increased enrollment, Streelman said.
Calvin Christian Schools Association has agreed to help as many of its students and staff as possible to transfer to Grandville Christian, including providing its former Calvin Christian Elementary students with transportation to Grandville Christian the first year.
Calvin Christian School opened in 1955 as Godwin Christian School.
The association's board has been studying declining enrollment and rising tuition since March 2000, Streelman said.
E-mail Kym Reinstadler: kreinstadler@grpress.com

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Families may also be focusing on using the money that would have normally been spent on private education and saving it towards future college education. College education costs show no sign of decreasing or even stabilizing in the near future. ...

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This is the trend. As more families get squeezed by the cost of life in general and government's big appetite for their money, there is precious little left for Christian education. Most likely, Calvin Christian Association will soon be discussing the need to close the middle and high school as there are simply not sufficient revenues to continue. The message is clear, life will be dramatically changing as we move forward so now is the time to adjust. With the lost of education options, there will be a greater influx of children into the public schools so at least one group will be happy. Unfortunately for many schools there is not enough state funds to help as the basic education grants are decreasing and voteers are less inclined to continue to support higher taxes. Life REALLY is changing!...

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littlehelper

It seems like times are rougher now, but I know of quite a number within the older generation who struggled for years to put their 5 and more kids through Christian education from K-12. Many of the young families these days aren't having large families (usually 3 or less children), which should in some way help to balance out the difference between the current higher cost for Christian education and the previous generation's larger families.

The main point is that younger generations have to value Christian education as something special, beyond the normal public education system, and worthy of their financial sacrifice. They have to see it as an extended arm of their own family in bringing Christ to their children in all aspects of life. There is a misconception that sending children from a Christian family into public school is somehow sending them to the mission field. Yes, witnessing can and does occur at young ages, but parents cannot expect their children to be little missionaries when their children are still learning to sort out right from wrong, recognize and accept Christian values, and determine how they themselves fit into this world. The reformed perspective tries to instill from an early age the need for Christians to be agents of renewal in a fallen world. It is hard to grasp that concept within the confines of public education. I say this having been a product of the public education system.

Christian education cannot be allowed to go by the wayside. Its principles are Biblical and solid; the only issue is keeping the financing for it affordable.