Contributing Factors To Developing The Christian School As A Community Of Grace Case Study
1. Outline the contributing factors to developing the Christian school as a community of grace in light of the authors you are reading.
2. How important is the development of such a community in achieving the vision and mission of the Christian school in which you are working or have worked?
1. Outline the contributing factors to developing the Christian school as a community of grace in light of the authors you are reading. In a Christian community, according to Keller, T. (2010) is ``the people of God created by faith, they are the body of Christ thus members of one another and they have the fellowship of the Holy Spirit``. Through the community building practices, they ``affirm, share and serve one another``. The presence of Christian …show more content…
(2007). Thus, in developing a Christian school that is a community of grace it is important that within its school calendar and activities there are to be regular celebrations to show the gratitude of God`s blessings. They are thankful for their achievements, physical and material wealth. They are also thankful for the spiritual blessings such as ``the gift of salvation and the power of the Holy Spirit enabling them to overcome their sinful nature…`` The evidence of gratitude will be through relationships and conversations of the stakeholders in the various areas such as at home, at school, at church and in and around the community. The community displays and expresses appreciation in spite of the circumstances and has an apparent `attitude of …show more content…
The development of a community of grace is important as it will achieve the vision and mission of Gateway Primary School, where I teach. The mission and vision of the school recognises and puts emphasis on the community. The mission of Gateway School Trust is ``as a Bible based Christian educational community, is to glorify God through serving our nation and impacting our world``. The vision of the school is ``for all members of our community to have a personal faith in Christ with, well rounded character equipped to reach their full potential``. Smith, J. (2009) states that `` a Christian education shapes us , forms us , moulds us to be certain kind of people whose hearts and passions and desires are aimed at the Kingdom of God``. It is important that as Gateway Primary school is striving to become a community of grace it is grateful, mission driven, inviting, accepting and
2. How important is the development of such a community in achieving the vision and mission of the Christian school in which you are working or have worked?
1. Outline the contributing factors to developing the Christian school as a community of grace in light of the authors you are reading. In a Christian community, according to Keller, T. (2010) is ``the people of God created by faith, they are the body of Christ thus members of one another and they have the fellowship of the Holy Spirit``. Through the community building practices, they ``affirm, share and serve one another``. The presence of Christian …show more content…
(2007). Thus, in developing a Christian school that is a community of grace it is important that within its school calendar and activities there are to be regular celebrations to show the gratitude of God`s blessings. They are thankful for their achievements, physical and material wealth. They are also thankful for the spiritual blessings such as ``the gift of salvation and the power of the Holy Spirit enabling them to overcome their sinful nature…`` The evidence of gratitude will be through relationships and conversations of the stakeholders in the various areas such as at home, at school, at church and in and around the community. The community displays and expresses appreciation in spite of the circumstances and has an apparent `attitude of …show more content…
The development of a community of grace is important as it will achieve the vision and mission of Gateway Primary School, where I teach. The mission and vision of the school recognises and puts emphasis on the community. The mission of Gateway School Trust is ``as a Bible based Christian educational community, is to glorify God through serving our nation and impacting our world``. The vision of the school is ``for all members of our community to have a personal faith in Christ with, well rounded character equipped to reach their full potential``. Smith, J. (2009) states that `` a Christian education shapes us , forms us , moulds us to be certain kind of people whose hearts and passions and desires are aimed at the Kingdom of God``. It is important that as Gateway Primary school is striving to become a community of grace it is grateful, mission driven, inviting, accepting and