Statement of Faith for Covenant Christian School
The basis of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, which is the infallible Word of God. The Association is not an ecclesiastical organization. The government of the Association is autonomous. Moreover, the Association is committed to the following basic principles for Christian education.
The Bible. The infallible writings provide the record of God's revelation of Himself in salvation history. The writings of the Old and New Testaments reveal God's will and are absolutely essential for determining the rules and norms for our faith and practice.
Creation. The world, and our calling in it, are rightly understood only in relation to God who by His creation, restoration, and governance directs all things to the coming of His Kingdom and the glorification of His name.
Sin. Human sin brought upon all mankind the curse of God; sin alienates us from our Creator, our neighbors, and the world; sin distorts our view of the true meaning and purpose of life and misdirects human culture.
Jesus Christ. Through our Savior, Jesus Christ who is God incarnate, there is renewal of our educational enterprise. He is the Redeemer of, and the Light and the Way for, our human life in all its range and variety. Only through Him and by the work of the Holy Spirit are we guided in the truth and restored to our original calling.
Schools. The purpose of Christian Schools is to educate children for a life of obedience and to enable them to fulfill their calling in this world as image-bearers of God. This calling is to know God’s Word and his creation, to consecrate the whole of human life to God, to love their fellow humans, and to be stewards in their God-given cultural task.
Parents. The primary responsibility for education rests upon parents to whom children are entrusted by God. Christian parents should accept this obligation in view of the covenantal relationship that God established with believers and their children. They should seek to discharge this obligation through school association and school boards that engage the services of Christian teachers in Christian schools.
Teachers. Christian teachers, both in obedience to God and in cooperation with parents, have a responsibility while educating the child in school.
Pupils. Christian schools must take into account the variety of abilities, needs, and responsibilities of young persons. The endowments and calling of young persons as God’s image-bearers require that such learning goals and such curricula be selected as will best prepare them to live as obedient Christians.
Community. God embraces not only parents and their children, but also the whole Christian community. Christian education contributes directly to the advancement of God’s Kingdom. It is the privilege of parents and also of Christian community to establish and maintain Christian schools, to pray for, to work for, and to give generously to their support.
Educational Freedom. Christian schools, organized and administered in accordance with legitimate standards and provisions as established by the state for day schools should be fully recognized in society as free function according to Christian school principles.