 Over the summer, many of our students participated in the “Crazy Saturday Night Market” in late July. Applying skills learned in their Marketing class, students (along with adult vendors) presented their blossoming businesses to curious customers. The results were as crazy as the event title suggests. Many sold out of their designed creations, pocketing profit and seed money for future growth. Valuable lessons were learned in how to meet the needs of the market.
Crosshill Christian School is God’s response to His design for discipleship training. He has placed in the hearts of families the desire to partner with a school community that pursues Him in all things. Over the years, God has required His school leaders to prepare room for His expected arrivals. Much like our student entrepreneurs, proper (and sometimes divine) planning has allowed God's campus and community to grow in unison. The chart below describes the journey of His school over several years. The blue bars represent the growing number of families God has drawn to His campus. The red line describes the steps of strategic expansion that provided room to receive those families. While many variables may begin to limit continued capacity expansion, the ongoing development of the campus remains a priority in pursuing fulfillment of our mission. In addition to our current turf project, work continues behind our high school building to provide additional classrooms, office space, and a weight room. With a completion date by next fall, this addition will enhance the delivery of quality curriculum and support to meet the needs of our secondary students and staff. In 2009, I joined the Crosshill Christian team and enrolled my oldest child in First Grade. We were excited to commit to a community that would extend the values and convictions in our home throughout her school day. Still maturing as parents, we were eager to partner with others who helped support the growth of families who follow Jesus. My daughter is now starting her Master's degree and her first professional job. Though still maturing as a follower of Jesus, her view of this world through the lens of God’s design and plans for redemption continues to guide her path.
This year, our youngest will enter his final year of high school. The only schooling he has experienced is within the CCS community. This is an experience I long to have enjoyed as a youth myself, and am grateful that God has provided for him. Our school often describes discipleship with the phrase Discover-Develop-Deploy. As he chooses his final annual mission trip destination with our high school, this blueprint appears to have been successfully transferred. He is asking, “Which trip will help me draw closer to Jesus? Where will I be challenged to grow in my faith? How can God use me?” The greatest gifts we can give our children are the powerful truths about their identity and purpose in Christ. Each of us is made in the image of our Creator, redeemed by grace through the blood of Jesus, and empowered by faith in a sovereign and personal God. These truths also provide clarity for the direction and decisions of our school. As God draws families to our campus, we desire to prepare a place that fulfills God’s purpose for His campus. And we are having so much fun doing it! This summer, my family spent a week visiting some relatives in Michigan. When we arrived, it was apparent that our hosts had been expecting us. Full of love and hospitality, they received us with joy and anticipation. Just about every detail of our stay had been prepared, from daily excursions to reserved times for relaxation.
I am reminded of a time in the early church when God orchestrated a divine appointment between the apostle Peter and a Gentile named Cornelius (Acts 10). Through the leading of the Holy Spirit, Cornelius called together his relatives and close friends in anticipation of Peter's visit. Peter shared the Good News of the Gospel, and Cornelius and his family and friends received salvation and were promptly baptized. This past spring and summer, our CCS Leadership Team has connected with hundreds of families interested in joining our Crosshill community. Our team has committed ourselves to listening to God's direction for the mission of training disciples. Nothing is more fulfilling than encountering families who have been looking for this community that God has directed and developed. When sharing our mission and campus with such a family, I often think to myself (and exclaim), "We've been expecting you!" We are excited to welcome around 95 new students to our student body this fall. These families are attracted to the school's mission and to its current families! We are working and waiting with great anticipation, expecting a fruitful school year as our community gathers this fall. |
Adam Kronberger
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