Abide Master Plan

REFLECTION QUESTIONS: We invite you to consider where you are and where you want to be in the context of the following questions. 1. How does (or how can) my school community reflect Christ? 2. What is my school’s reputation in the local community (and what could it be)? 3. What service activities that fulfil my school’s mission, are provided to the local or global community? What additional activities could be added? 4. How do we (and how might we) share the distinctive Seventh-day Adventist message with our local or global community? Sharing biblical truth and showing love to those around us in practical ways lies at the heart of what it means to abide in Christ and live as a Christian. For your school to be both salt and light (Matt. 5:13-16), Jesus appeals to you—do not lose your flavour nor hide yourself. You are a city on a hill (Matt. 5:14) that can shine brightly to the dark corners around you. Reaching out, both practically and spiritually (after having first reached up to God, and across to each other), is what we are called to do as a school. When staff and students work together to serve others, the world changes, and in the process, so do the individuals in your school. We are given this advice: “I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me — the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” (Acts 20:24, NIV) “It is in service that our greatest joy and our highest education will be found.” (Ellen White, Education , p. 309) “A major task of Christian education is to ‘help students unwrap their God-given gifts’ so that they can find their place in service to others.” (George Knight, Educating for Eternity , p. 77) Extravagant Outreach: Sharing Jesus with others 9