Family-School Covenant
According to the Bible, parents are responsible for the training of their children (Deut. 6:1-7; Prov. 22:6; Eph. 6:1-4). Community Christian Academy serves as partners with parents in providing an excellent education consistent with biblical truth. Harmony between home and school provides the best environment for godly training to take place. We seek to nurture development of the following essential character traits in the lives of our students.
INTEGRITY - Maintaining a lifestyle that is above reproach. A Christian should be honest, moral and trustworthy in all dealings (Titus 1:8; Job 27:5; Prov. 11:3, 20:11; 1 Kings 9:4; Ps. 15).
RESPECT - An attitude that highly esteems those in properly placed authority. Parents, teachers, employers, governmental authority and church leaders have been placed in our lives by God. God gave us a biblical command to honor them for our own good (13:1-7; Heb. 13:7; 1 Peter 2:13-21; 1 Thess. 5:12-13).
OBEDIENCE - The outworking of the attitude of respect. We are to obey God and all those He has placed over us in our lives. When we obey, we show our love and respect for God and the authorities He has ordained. Our lives then will be long and fruitful as He has promised (John 14:21; Eph. 6:1-4; 13:1-7; Prov. 6:23).
SELF-DISCIPLINE - The ability to control one's thoughts and actions. The goal is to have a life under control—self-disciplined by the Spirit of God (Gal. 5:22-26; Job 5:17; Prov. 16:32, 25:28; 1 Tim. 4:7, 8).
GODLY LIVING - A lifestyle that exhibits the fruit of the Spirit and flees from the acts of our sinful nature. Our standards are found in God's Word and our desire must be one with God and His holiness (Gal. 5:16-26; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Peter 1:13-16, 2:9-10; 1 Cor. 6:12-20; Prov. 23:29-35; Phil. 4:8; 8:6-8).
WISDOM - Understanding what is true from God's perspective, and doing what is right. Wisdom comes from God and our respect for Him. It is developed in our lives by our proper response to correction. If we do not respond to correction with a teachable spirit, the Bible calls us fools and unable to attain wisdom (Prov. 1:7, 20-33; Prov. 2:1-22; Prov. 4:7).
RESPONSIBILITY - Being dependable and accountable in all relationships and tasks. We are accountable to each other to love, encourage, confront, comfort and forgive. Furthermore, initiative, intellectual integrity and excellence should be the marks of all tasks we attempt (1 Cor. 13; Matt. 18:15-17; Gal. 6:1-5; Eph. 5:29-32; Eccl. 9:10).
THANKFULNESS - Developing an attitude of gratefulness. We are to be thankful for everything God brings into our lives. Knowing that God's dealings in our lives are intended for our "good" will help create an attitude of gratefulness for the things others do for us (Phil. 4:6, 7; 1 Thess. 5:18; Col. 2:7; Eph. 5:20).
SERVICE - A spirit of humility in focusing on the needs of others. Christ is our example in living a life that is not self-centered but rather seeking ways to serve not rule (Eph. 5:21; Phil. 2:3-11; James 4:6,10).
ETERNAL VALUES - A focus that is upward. The key is to live each day with the realization that only what is done for eternity counts (James 4:14; Matt. 6:33; Matt. 6:19-21).
The Peacemaker's Pledge
A Commitment to Biblical Conflict Resolution As people reconciled to God by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we believe that we are called to respond to conflict in a way that is remarkably different from the way the world deals with conflict. We also believe that conflict provides opportunities to glorify God, serve other people, and grow to be like Christ. Therefore, in response to God's love and in reliance on His grace, we commit ourselves to respond to conflict according to the following principles.
GLORIFY GOD Instead of focusing on our own desires or dwelling on what others may do. We will seek to please and honor God----by depending on His wisdom, power, and love: by faithfully obeying His commands: and by seeking to maintain a loving, merciful, and forgiving attitude.
GET THE LOG OUT OF YOUR OWN EYE Instead of attacking others or dwelling on their wrongs, we will take responsibility for our own contribution to conflicts—-confessing our sins, asking God to help us change any attitudes and habits that lead to conflict, and seeking to repair any harm we have caused.
GO AND SHOW YOUR BROTHER HIS FAULT Instead of pretending that conflict doesn't exist or talking about others behind their backs, we will choose to overlook minor offenses, or we will talk directly and graciously with those whose offenses seem too serious to overlook, When a conflict with another Christian cannot be resolved in private, we will ask others in the body of Christ to help us settle the matter in a biblical manner.
GO AND BE RECONCILED Instead of accepting premature compromise or allowing relationships to wither, we will actively pursue genuine peace and reconciliation-—forgiving others as God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven us, and seeking just and mutually beneficial solutions to our differences
By God's Grace, we apply these principles as a matter of stewardship, realizing that conflict is an assignment not an accident. We will remember that success, in God's eyes, is not a matter of specific results but of faithful, dependent obedience. And we will pray that our service as peacemakers brings praise to our Lord and leads others to know His infinite love.
