Pursuit of Excellence
Excellence is the standard that guides all that we do, because God does what He does with excellence. We will undertake no program, project or initiative unless it can be accomplished in an excellent manner with excellent results. However, excellence does not mean bigger, better, or more. It means the most appropriate use of God given resources to best accomplish His purposes with CHA as outlined in the Scriptures, the school Mission Statement and the analysis of godly leaders. We are here to accomplish God’s excellent plan under his mighty control.
Psalm 90:17; Colossians 3:23-24; Genesis 1:4, 10; Genesis 5:23; Ephesians 5:1
Perspective and Balance
As a community, we must encourage dependence upon God in every area of our lives to give us His perspective and His definition of balance. God has created us to worship Him in every area of life through praise, prayer, service, work, study, play, rest and through our families and relationships. There is a proper time for each of these pursuits and CHA must encourage God-centered balance and perspective in the lives of its students, families and staff.
Ecclesiastes 3:1; Matthew 6:33
Partnership
CHA is part of a three-sided partnership linking family, church and school, each of which has a distinct role, a defined expertise and appropriate parameters. With consistent values, beliefs and actions, we work together to form a foundation that gives parents the best opportunity to raise a child to be a lifetime follower of Jesus Christ.
Proverbs 2:2; Deuteronomy 6:4-8; Proverbs 22:6
Purpose
It is the purpose of CHA to “offer an exemplary education based on biblical values to the children of Christian families, equipping them to be lifetime followers of Jesus Christ.” Our purpose then is clear: it is to help develop the next generation of spiritual leadership and to equip them to understand how to integrate their faith and knowledge with their daily lives. First of all, God has created each of us to glorify him. Moreover, God has created each of us with a unique set of abilities, talents and passions to enable us to fulfill our purpose. We seek to help identify and maximize each child’s and each employee’s unique, God-given potential and to encourage parents to share their abilities and talents with the school.
Psalm 19:1; I Corinthians 10:31
Privilege
We consider it a privilege to be involved in Christian education on a daily basis. We seek to serve one another in the CHA community in humility and with a passion and commitment to excellence.
Romans 12:11; Colossians 3:12; Ephesians 4:11; Titus 2:1, 8
Priority
It must be the priority of Christian parents and educators to nurture a young person’s authentic relationship with Jesus Christ. It is also essential that we pass on to the next generation the accumulated wisdom of our Christian faith and knowledge of the world around us. We must ensure that our students acquire not only knowledge (acquisition of information) and understanding (knowledge of right and wrong,) but most importantly, wisdom (the making of God honoring choices).
Deuteronomy 11:18-21; Proverbs 1:7-9; Matthew 28:19-20; Ephesians 1:18-19a
Updated and approved by the Board of Directors, 8/18/09