Why Christian Music Education?-part 2

 

Why Christian Music Education?-part 2

Perhaps I should define the terms “educational preference” and “educational conviction”.  Educational preference, as it will be used in this discussion, is defined as a greater liking for one type of school over another.  The term educational conviction is the strong belief that it is the responsibility of Christians to train their own, and that this can  be done most effectively through a Christ centered education in the context of a Christian school. With these definitions the reader can see clearly why many Christians feel convicted that a Christian education is a must.

It is puzzling to me that a number of Christians feel strongly that we must have Bible colleges and Christian universities, but that our children should attend public schools.  Certainly, if our college age young people need a CE, our children who are in the process of making life-long decisions need the shelter and philosophical support of a Christian school.  For these reasons I contend that a CE is a necessity and not merely a preference if our children and young people are going to develop a Christocentric whole-life philosophy.  Anyone who denies the power of a Christian teacher’s long-term influence on their students does not understand the philosophical power of teacher/student relationships.