Mission Minded

Education is something near and dear to my heart.  It is also near and dear to the hearts of those people involved with making E3 Christian Academy a reality for 2017 and 2018. As a team, we have spent much time talking, planning and praying over the school year ahead of us and the students we are blessed to work with.

 Our desire is to help the students receive a quality education with a Biblical worldview. It is mastery based so they are not pushed through without a clear understanding of the concepts they are learning. It is individualized so that we can meet their educational needs right where they are. It is a perfect mixture of a self-directed, project oriented, experiential learning and teacher led academia. And all of that has great value and is necessary for the well-rounded education the students need.

But, there is a deeper mission than simply providing a Texas Scope and Sequence driven curriculum and hands-on empirical type learning!  Our highest calling is to address the needs of the spiritual nature with each student who walks through these doors. Our passion is to make an impact eternally on the hearts of these kids. If they can ace the SAT’s and be accepted into the most prestigious universities our country has to offer but they don’t know Jesus, we have failed in our true pursuit as the leaders of this school.

Oh, I understand it is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, draw and lead one to salvation. I am not confused about that. But, it is our job to provide an atmosphere in which the Spirit can move and provide an opportunity for the Lord to do a work only He can do. It is our job to let our light so shine that passion for the Lord is caught and not taught. It is our job to walk in such integrity that the excuse of hypocrisy is made null and void. It is our job to love unconditionally with grace and mercy as an overflow in our walk with the Lord to the students. It is our job to represent Him well so that they see the genuineness of a believer who is sold out to the God they serve. We, as a team, take that role seriously. It is our mission and we are mission minded.

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:13-16

Lord, I ask that you first work in me. Make my heart pliable and ready to be shaped and molded by Your will. Let my love and passion for You be evident so that You would receive all glory and I would be a walking testimony of  Your grace and mercy.  May our team here at E3 walk in a manner worthy of the calling You have placed on us. May we be used as instruments of Your love and truth. Begin now working on the hearts of the students and staff alike.  May this be a year of pure dedication and commitment. May it be a year where following You takes on a whole new meaning. May we have hearts ready to seek You because we know if we seek You we will find You! Amen.