Why We Need More Christian School Teachers for Christian Schools

Ken Rathbun

Multiple generations of believing parents have prioritized the Christian school movement for their families. The movement has been around for a good number of years. While Christian schools are not the only way for Christian parents to educate their children, they do bring a number of blessings to many.

However, like any movement, the Christian school movement needs to be replenished. Believers in each generation need to assess its value, count the cost, and take action as they see fit. One of the ways to do so is to encourage more people to pursue training at Christian institutions of higher learning for the purpose of joining the Christian school movement. There are several powerful reasons for doing so.

THE NEED IS GREAT

We give God thanks for several years of increasing enrollment at Faith Baptist Bible College. Our Teacher Education Program is currently the largest program in our institution. Every graduate we produce receives multiple offers for teaching positions. The sad truth is that there are still not enough graduates to supply the requests we get. Just this week I received the news that plans are underway for a new Christian high school to start in a large city several hours from our campus. The news came with an invitation for our graduates to help with this enterprise. This is one of many such requests, and we wish we could supply all of them. But the simple truth is that we cannot. Christian parents should value and champion the Christian school movement. They should consider whether they are called to this field themselves and should encourage their children to do so as well.