My Educational Theology 5: Summary & Conclusion

In summary, if the role of the parents has historically been to socialize and train their children vocationally; and if part of the historic role of the church is to train their children in their religious beliefs; and if western society and specifically American society has historically created a separate institution to assist in accomplishing these things, then a role of Christian education is to be the delegates of the Christian family. As delegates, the Christian school assists the parents in the socialization and vocational training of their children so that they enter the post high school world as productive godly Christian citizens in the world of business and in their calling to raise a family. The role of Christian education is to provide religious training so that the local community of believers have young people who are strong in the tenants of their common faith in Jesus Christ and are equipped and trained in how to serve and participate in the local church as the local church works to advance the Kingdom of God on this earth.

Christian education is the servant partner of the Christian family and the local church. Christian schools are to serve the community of local churches by preparing, equipping and training Christian young people who can think, create, analyze, process and produce from God’s perspective. Christian schools train up young people who are well trained in the Spiritual Disciplines and the accurate study of Scripture as well as vocationally and liberally trained as productive Christian citizens. The church looks to Christian schools to produce their best and brightest preachers, teachers, evangelists, prophets, apostles, artist, leaders, and servants. The church looks to Christian schools to produce the most excellent of business leaders and in a democracy to produce critical thinking politicians. All so that the work place is governed by the prosperous principals of the Gospel of Christ and the government is run by Scriptural principles resulting in peace and prosperity. Finally, the young men and women from Christian schools marry, have kids and raise up godly men and women to fuel a new generation.

In the future, I will post the rest of my theology of youth ministry:

• #6: Mentoring
• #7: The Value of Youth
• #8: Culturally Relevant Ministry
• #9: Wrapping It All Up