Senior athletes greeted elementary families for the first day of school today and the kids, on both sides, loved it! Today we have a guest post from Rusty Sugg in our Admissions Office. Rusty reminds us we are all UNITED IN SPIRIT!
UNITED WE STAND
Another school year is upon us
and this year (as it is every year) is different from one preceding it. That’s because the face of SACS changes as
God’s good, sovereign, and faithful hand guides His children into our community
for that appointed season before He guides them on to the next chapter of their
lives. So while people, programs, and
provision ebb and flow accordingly, the mission to which God has called us –
providing a Christ-centered education to equip students for works of service –
remains the constant. It is for this
reason we look forward to each new year with fresh anticipation to see what God
is going to accomplish through this community in the lives of those He’s drawn
to it.
An enjoyable part of
interviewing families who apply to SACS is hearing the “back story” of how they
were drawn here. Approximately 2/3rds of
new applicants come because of conversations they’ve had with people who
currently attend or formerly attended the school. As those current and former families share
their “SACS experience,” prospective families identify with it as representing
what they desire for their children and family.
Jesus said, “And I, if I
be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me” (John
12:32). Prayerfully, it is the manifestation
of Jesus in the life of our school community (both individually and
corporately) that He’s using as the draw for current and future families.
And, of course, just because the
pieces are in place doesn’t mean it automatically happens. If we intend for our children to grow into
Christ-centered people reflecting the servant heart of Christ, that mindset and
behavior must be modeled in each one of us as examples for them to live
into. This is the mechanism at work when
Scripture says, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Cor
11:1) and, “Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from
me--everything you heard from me and saw me doing…“ (Phil 4:9). It’s not enough to proclaim truth, we have to
live into the truth we proclaim if our lives are to have any credibility and
our truth claims any validity.
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