In my last post I began a series considering a concept from the book Good to Great. My friend Justin and I sat down to consider what is the simple organizing idea for Christian education. In order to do that Collins recommends answering three subsequent questions and look for where the answers intersect. In this post I want to share what we came up with for the first question:
Simply put we are passionate about our students and helping them live up to their potential. What is this potential? As I see it, this potential is the image of God in them. What does that mean? That means that our students display what God is like and stand in his place on earth. We are passionate about helping them reveal God accurately. In a way, we are drawing out who God is and what God is like in them. This is a BIG responsibility and honor.
In this vein I want to share a quote that emphasizes the importance of the individual in any institution. I see this as relevant because in our answer we feel deeply passionate about the individual student and unlocking their singular potential. Here's the quote:
"The kingdom of God begins its reconstruction with the indivdual. It never submerges the individual in the social mass. It never suppresses or blurs the needs, the interests, the obligations and the destinies of the individual in his relations to God or to men. Christian world order in its zeal to renovate and reconstruct the orders of society must ensure that the needs of the individual are fully met and his interests fully guarded and promoted" (John Murray, The Christian World Order).
Amen! In other words, we must regard each student with the dignity and honor they deserve as image bearers of God.
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