The Why

Introduction:​

What if your church could reclaim the heart of education — offering Christ-centered learning to every family, at no cost, without burdening the church budget — while empowering mothers to return home, disciple their children, and still help provide for their households?

 — It’s God’s original design. Modeled after the New Testament church, rooted in discipleship, and aligned with His commands to parents and the Body of Christ, the Psalms 78 Ministry education model restores education to its rightful place: in the hands of God’s people, for the glory of His Kingdom.

Across America, families are longing for help — parents who desire to raise their children in the Lord but feel overwhelmed, isolated, or priced out of Christian education. At the same time, many churches see the growing darkness in culture but struggle to know how to respond in a practical, sustainable way.

Our mission is to help the Body of Christ understand why education matters biblically, how to reclaim it through discipleship and community partnership, and what practical steps they can take to bring this vision to life within their congregation.

We equip pastors, ministry leaders, and families to create faith-based education models that disciple the next generation while supporting today’s parents — regardless of financial means or family structure.

This is not simply an idea; it’s a movement — a call to action rooted in God’s Word and modeled after the early Church, where homes and congregations worked together to teach truth, strengthen families, and make disciples.
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Honoring Faithful Teachers

Before we unpack why, it’s important to know this:
This is not a condemnation of the many faithful Christian teachers serving in public schools. There are wonderful men and women of God in our education system — teachers, counselors, and administrators who minister quietly and courageously beyond the walls of the church.

We honor them, we love them, and we are deeply grateful for their obedience to shine Christ’s light in difficult environments.

This message is not an attack against them — it is a cry to the Body of Christ to rise up and stand beside them by creating another path.
A path where Christian parents have the freedom and support to choose Christ-centered education for their children.
A path where the Church takes its rightful place again — not replacing public education, but redeeming discipleship for those who desire it.

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Biblical Foundation: Education is Discipleship ​

Every educational system is a form of discipleship — and discipleship always produces fruit. When the world teaches children to question God’s Word, redefine truth, and exalt self above Scripture, it sows seeds of rebellion and confusion. But when parents and churches teach children to know, love, and obey the Lord, they plant eternal roots that will bear fruit for generations.

When we honor God’s design — when education begins at home, flows through the church, and is rooted in Scripture — we reclaim the next generation for the Kingdom of God.
We are not merely teaching children how to learn; we are teaching them who to follow.

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
— Proverbs 9:10 (NIV)

Education, biblically, is not about academics alone — it’s about discipleship. From the very beginning, God called parents to train their children in His truth:

“These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children…”
— Deuteronomy 6:6–7

The first classroom was the home. The first teachers were parents. The first textbook was the Word of God.

In early America, this truth was understood. Teachers taught handwriting using Bible verses. Reading lessons came from Scripture. History was told through God’s providence. The New England Primer, America’s first textbook, began with lines like:

“A — In Adam’s fall, we sinned all.”
“B — Heaven to find, the Bible mind.”

Knowledge and faith were inseparable. To learn the truth

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History: When We Drifted from Truth

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But as time went on, the world began to drift.
The Apostle Paul warned of this in 2 Timothy 4:3–4 (NIV):

“For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.”

Are our children being taught with sound doctrine? 

 
We now live in a world where schools are said to be neutral — where faith is set aside in the name of fairness. But what’s so wrong with neutral?

Jesus answered that question Himself:

Jesus Himself said,

“Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.”
— Matthew 12:30 (NIV)

Today, children are taught the Big Bang theory, but not Creation. They are told their gender is a choice, but not that they are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14)

There is no neutral ground when it comes to truth. 

This pattern is not new.
Throughout the Old Testament, God’s people repeatedly turned away from Him — and He repeatedly called them back.

• King Josiah rediscovered the Book of the Law and led a revival (2 Kings 22–23).
   

• Elijah confronted idolatry and called Israel to choose whom they would serve (1 Kings 18:21).
   

• Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls and restored worship, grounding the people again in God’s Word (Nehemiah 8).
   

Every spiritual restoration began when God’s Word was restored to its rightful place — at the center of instruction.

History echoes this truth.

• William Wilberforce fought to abolish slavery because his faith compelled him to defend the dignity of every soul made in God’s image.
   

• Early Christian educators and ministers built schools and universities not to advance humanism, but to train servants of Christ.
   

In every generation, revival has followed repentance — and repentance has followed a return to truth.

We are once again at a crossroads.
The education system that once upheld biblical truth now excludes it.
But God is stirring The Body of Christ to rise — not in anger, but in action.
He is calling parents, pastors, and believers to reclaim their role as disciple-makers.

Because when education returns to the home, flows through the Church, and is rooted in Scripture, we do more than teach children how to learn —
We teach them who to follow.

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Warning and Wisdom: The Danger of Deception

There is no middle ground. Education cannot be “neutral.” Public education systems have made it abundantly clear —  When His name is removed from classrooms, His Word excluded from lessons, and His truth replaced by human ideology.  

Jesus issued a serious warning to anyone who leads children astray:

“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in Me—to stumble,
it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck
and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” — Matthew 18:6

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When schools teach philosophies that deny God’s truth or confuse a child’s understanding of who they are, it is not just educationally harmful — it is spiritually dangerous.
Christ calls His followers to protect, guide, and disciple children in truth — not allow systems to lead them away from Him.

Pastor Voddie Baucham captures this truth plainly:

“We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans.”

When Christian families delegate all education to secular systems, children are shaped by a worldview that denies God as Creator and Christ as Lord.

Scripture tells us that creation itself testifies to the Creator. The evidence of God surrounds us — from the stars in the heavens to the order of the human body — so that no one can say, ‘I did not know.’ (Romans 1:20)”

One of the ways God designed us to learn was through His creation.
Job reminds us of this truth:

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
Or let the fish in the sea inform you.
Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?”
— Job 12:7–9 (NIV)

From the beginning, God intended His creation to be a classroom

But man has tried to rewrite what God has revealed.
Instead of teaching children to see the Creator’s hand in all things, the world teaches them to see creation as an accident — a product of time, chance, and self-origin.
What God gave us as revelation, man has turned into speculation.

This is why education can never be neutral. When God’s design for learning is replaced with human reasoning that removes Him from the story, it no longer points children toward truth — it points them away from it.

As believers, we are called to be discerning about the influences shaping our children’s hearts and minds. When education is rooted in ideas that leave God out, it can lead them away from His truth. Scripture invites us to something higher:

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
— 2 Corinthians 10:5

Every subject — history, science, math — represents thoughts that must be taken captive to Christ.

“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.”
— Colossians 2:8 (NIV)

In many classrooms today, children are taught that dinosaurs lived millions of years before humans and that the Earth is billions of years old, with no acknowledgment of God as Creator.

When the story of creation is replaced by human reasoning that leaves God out, it becomes exactly what Paul warned against: a hollow and deceptive philosophy that depends on human tradition rather than on Christ .

Apologist Ken Ham reminds us:

“Our public schools arbitrarily define science as explaining the world by natural processes alone. In essence, a religion of naturalism is being imposed on millions of students.”

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 Access: For Every Child

While parents are called to lead in education, the Body of Christ is called to support them in fulfilling this role.

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2

No family should have to bear the weight of Christian education alone. The early Church “had everything in common” and “shared as anyone had need” (Acts 2:44–47). That same spirit of community must extend today — helping families disciple and educate their children together.

“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service…”
— Ephesians 4:11–13

When parents educate their children in faith, the Church’s role is to equip, encourage, and stand beside them — through teaching, mentoring, sharing resources, and prayer.

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The heart of Christ is for all His people — not only those with financial means. Christian education must never become a privilege reserved for the wealthy.

“Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food… what good is it?”
— James 2:15–17

If we withhold educational discipleship from families due to cost, we fracture the unity of the Body. Every child may receive the option of a faith-based formation, not just those who can afford it.

In Florida, the average annual tuition at private schools is approximately $10,600. For many working families, single parents, and grandparents raising children, that cost is simply out of reach.

Beyond finances lies a deeper calling:
Across America, millions of children are growing up without fathers present in the home. The Church cannot ignore this reality.

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…”
— James 1:27 (NIV)

When we create Christ-centered educational communities, we are not only teaching reading and math — we are fulfilling this command. 

As Ken Ham rightly observes:

“There is no neutrality. Every education is religious — it either starts with God’s Word or man’s word.”

Every child deserves the opportunity to be taught from God’s Word — not secular humanism. If Christian education becomes a luxury, we allow the culture to shape the next generation.

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
— Romans 12:2 (NIV)

Christian education is not merely about transferring knowledge — it’s about transforming hearts. Every subject becomes a tool for discipleship, guiding children to see God’s hand in every part of life.

“Education is discipleship. Whomever we allow to educate our children will disciple them.”
— Voddie Baucham

“We’re not losing the culture because the Church isn’t relevant, but because we’ve raised generations who no longer believe God’s Word as the absolute authority.”
— Ken Ham

The Church’s response must be action, not condemnation — building communities where faith-based education is available to all, not just the few. When we educate children through Christ, we are not only changing their future — we are advancing the Kingdom of God.

It has often been said, “He who shapes the hearts and minds of the young, shapes the future.”
Throughout history, the enemy has understood the power of education — the ability to form beliefs, values, and loyalties. Similarly, the Church must recognize that teaching is a spiritual endeavor. We are called to reclaim education for the Kingdom of God, ensuring that every child learns to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and mind (Deut. 6:5–7). 

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The Body of Christ Unites:

It’s time for the Body of Christ to do more than fight to put prayer back in schools.
Let’s take a bold step of faith — let’s take our children out of systems that do not seek God and put them in an environment that encourages it. 

The Bible gives us this promise:

“And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists
and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”
— Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)

Let’s raise up our own generation of students who walk in prayer, live in truth, and know their Creator personally.
Let’s not reform what is broken — let’s rebuild what God designed.

When parents and churches unite to disciple children through education that begins at home, flows through the Church, and is rooted in Scripture, we don’t just take them out of a system —
we bring them back into God’s design.

 “We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.”

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