Mission & Values
At Family Life Academy, everything we do is built on a foundation of faith in Jesus Christ. Our mission, our values, and our daily practices are rooted in Biblical truth and a desire to see children flourish academically, spiritually, and personally.
We believe that education is more than textbooks and classrooms - it’s discipleship.
The sections below share the guiding statements that define our beliefs and approach to education. These aren’t just words on paper – they are the convictions that drive our classrooms, shape our community, and inspire us to walk alongside families every single day.
Our Mission
To provide children and families with foundational Christian truths as the basis for all learning and to do this in a nurturing environment that is founded upon Biblical values. While striving for academic excellence, we will model and instruct from a Christian worldview, with creativity and integrity.
Statement of Faith
We believe that there is one God, the creator, and the preserver of all things, omniscient and omnipotent, infinite in being and perfection. He exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who are of one essence and equal in power and in glory.
The Person and Work of Jesus Christ
We believe that God has revealed Himself to man in the person of Jesus Christ, the Savior foretold in the Old Testament. He is fully God and fully man, the eternal, and only begotten Son of God, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, sinless in His life, making atonement by His death on the cross, and vindicated by God in His bodily resurrection. He ascended to His Father’s right hand, and we await His visible return to the world according to His promise.
The Holy Spirit
We believe that God is present in the world today in the person of the Holy Spirit who draws us to faith in Jesus Christ and who bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. He indwells the believer, which empowers him to manifest the likeness and character of Christ. He gives spiritual gifts to the church for our mutual edification.
The Authority of Scripture
We believe that the sixty-six canonical books of the Bible as originally written are inspired of God, hence without error. They constitute the only infallible guide in faith and practice.
The Nature and Fall of Man
We believe that man was created by God and in His image, free as to choice and responsible to his Creator. Tempted by Satan, he separated himself from God by voluntary transgression. As a consequence, all men are born with a sinful nature and have need of reconciliation with the Holy God.
The Atonement of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ provided this reconciliation by His death on the cross for our sins. That death was a substitutionary sacrifice and all who place their faith in Him are justified by His shed blood and the resurrection.
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
We believe that the most important event since creation was the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. All the teachings of Christianity derive their validity from this historical fact and without it our faith is in vain.
The Church and Its Mission
We believe that all who have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit belong to the one true church, the body of Christ. The church’s objectives are to take the good news to all men and to provide nourishment for spiritual growth. Believers in the fellowship share in teaching the scriptures, observing the ordinances of water baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and communion with one another.
The Return of Christ and His Kingdom
We believe in the personal return of Christ to earth in sovereign power and glory to establish His righteous rule and look for a new heaven and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
The Final Judgment and Eternal Separation
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men and that those who are not justified by faith in Christ are ultimately separated from God forever, which is the second death.
The Hope of Eternal Life with God
We believe that those who are justified by faith in Christ will be like Him and will live with God and enjoy Him forever.
Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.) Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen 2:18-25.) We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4.) We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of marriage between a man and a woman.
We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God. (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10.)
We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of Christ Community Church as the local Body of Christ, and to provide a Biblical role model to the Christ Community Church members and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by Christ Community Church in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality. (Matt 5:16; Phil 2:14-16; 1 Thess 5:22.)
We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus. (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11.)
We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31.) Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of Christ Community Church.
Sanctity of Human Life
We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. (Ps 139.)
The statement of faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For purposes of Christ Community Church’s faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our Elder Board is Christ Community Church’s final interpretive authority on the Bible’s meaning and application.
Philosophy of Education
The philosophy of education at Family Life Academy is based on a Christ-centered view that all truth is God’s truth, and that the Bible is the inspired and only infallible, authoritative Word of God containing the truth. Further, that God is the creator and sustainer of all there is. We should therefore pay attention, be interested in, and desire to know our role in what He has made. We understand that “to have the mind of Christ” (I Cor 2:16) is to be obedient to God’s revelation. Therefore, we must seek to understand His revelation to the fullest.
Parents, Children, and Christian Education
We know that children are a gift of God to a husband and wife; however, it is a gift which includes responsibilities. Bringing up and educating a child is primarily the responsibility of parents. Family Life Academy exists, therefore, to assist in that education, without replacing the family’s role.
Our responsibility to the student encompasses the spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional areas. We, therefore, avoid the strictly compartmentalized teaching of “Bible” and weave Biblical truth throughout the comprehensive curriculum.
