Community Baptist Church - South Bend IN

As the moral fabric of our society continues to unravel, so the problems that our education systems face continue to escalate. This year our local public schools made the news headlines with unparalleled frequency. In addition to budget issues, many of the reports have focused on violence, inappropriate teacher and student relationships, and declining education levels. Administrators are at a loss as they attempt to deal with these surfacing issues without the capability of repairing the real problem: the foundation. Since core Biblical truth has been removed from schools, the problems have continued to increase in both quantity and magnitude. As these schools steer further from truth, the problems will continue to intensify.

My thankfulness for and commitment to Christian education is greater now than ever before. As parents fill out reenrollment papers this month, I would like to share eleven reasons I am excited to have my own children enrolled in CBCS:

1. The sound Biblical instruction and training our children receive, as opposed to the secularism that is prevalent in our society and schools today

2. The safe, protected environment

3. The faculty and staff who genuinely love our children and want what is best for them

4. The overall “spirit” of our student body (It is far different than the average school.)

5. Opportunities abound: academic, social, musical, athletic, speech, ministry, etc.

6. Godly role models (faculty, staff, and coaches) that complement parental examples at home

7. A staff that attempts to co-labor with parents to instill character in the lives of our students, which unfortunately is not taking place in many schools today

8. Extra-curricular programs, which are compatible rather than conflicting with church and family schedules

9. Social development that is guided by Biblical principles (Difficulties will arise anytime you have people together; but we attempt to train students to handle conflict according to God’s instruction. This will benefit them throughout their lives.)

10. A quality education (We often receive comments from our graduates stating how well-prepared they were for college. This fact is also exhibited by our students’ performances on achievement tests and college entrance exams.)

11. The overall spiritual progress seen in many of our students from their younger years to the time they graduate, as the truths of living a Christ-centered life become a reality