The case for Christ-centred schools
21 September 2021
Christian parents are waking up to significant issues with
schools and curriculum, and all the statistics show that our
children are becoming increasingly distanced from the truth
of the gospel. Now, many parents are looking for
alternatives, which is causing some church leaders and groups of parents to look to start their own schools.
Sadly, schools which encourage children into Christian
beliefs are becoming increasingly hard to find. Even
many so-called ‘Christian’ schools, or schools with a
‘Christian ethos’ have often adopted ideologies that
run contrary to Scripture.
“Education is always for the glorification of a
kingdom,” says Steve Beegoo. “The question is:
which kingdom is the school
glorifying?”
In this Gospel Issues seminar from September 2021,
Steve, our Head of Education, took us through
whether there really is a case for Christ-centred,
Christian schools? Steve has been working with
11 different groups, from Aberdeen to Devon, that
want to start up new Christian schools. But is there
really a case for taking this radical step? Is it
reasonable to expect our children to be salt and
light in the world with the schools they are currently
in? Should we carry on as we are and hope for the
best, or is there another way?
We were joined by our chief executive Andrea
Williams and Head of Public Policy for a live
Q&A straight after.
