Abide Master Plan

VAL UES ABI DIN G I N J ESU S, STUDENTS AND STAFF CAN BEAR FRUIT BY … ABU NDA NT DIS CIPLIN G: Be co mi ng li ke J es us Love Selfles sne ss Kin dn e ss Joy Integr ity • Pri oritising pe rso nal time with Jesus thro ugh meaningf ul Bib l e study and prayer • Being int ent ional abo ut nurturing th e conv ersion of students, teaching and non-teac hin g s ta f f, and families • Providing opportunities for fa ith talk (stude nts, f ami lies, tea che rs, le ade rs) • Modell ing personal an d p ublic repent anc e and sur ren der • Planning rel ev a nt worship (home/scho ol/chu rch ) • Enc ouraging vib ran t a nd authen tic spiri tua lity e xpress ed in variou s ways (spiritual hea lth) • Pa r tnerin g w ith ch urc h a nd home in t he disciples hip process BOL D GOD LIN ESS : Gr o w in g c h a r a c t e r a nd id en ti ty Love Wis dom Kindne ss Justic e Res pec t Discernment Res pon sibility Tenacity • Lov ing Go d , self and oth ers • Spe aki ng and li vin g boldly in fai th • Sup porting cultural discern men t • See king evidence o f l ive d-o ut values • Showing rede mpt ive di sci pli ne • Providing a saf e p lac e a nd opport uni ties to learn through failure • Developing spiritual gifts • Modelling Christ’s c h ara cte r in all interacti ons INT ENT ION AL CON NEC TIN G: Bu il di ng co mm un it y Love Respec t Tea mwo rk Caring Patien ce Forgivene ss • Showing grac e i n i nte rac tio ns wit h s tudent /te ach er/lea der /family m embers • Seeking and showing belonging to all , a nd partnering with the local church for their suppor t i n t his area • Encouraging stu dent lead ers hip • Int ent ionally connect ing with the local community ( chu rch an d wider) • Planni ng spirit ual events as life reference points • Inv olv ing fa mil ies in school planning and activities • Strengthening grac e-fi lled communi cat ion to enhance relationships • Ensuring the sc hool i s a welco min g p lac e f or all st aff , s tud ent s and school fa milies DE L IBERATE L EA R N I NG: S e ek in g wi sd o m th ro ug h a bi blical len s Thi nking Quality Innovatio n Creativity Com mit ment Res olv e Cou rag e Responsib ili ty Foc us Teamwo rk • Seeing all l ear nin g thro ugh a biblic al worldview • Hav ing a holistic, Christ-cent ere d a ppr oach to content se lection • Seeking e xcelle nce in knowledge ( throug h visible an d v a ri ed expressions of learning) • Embracing 21 st century lear nin g ( Innovatio n , cri tic al and creative thinking strate gie s, collaboration etc.) • Settin g a nd expressing c le ar goal s a nd exp ect ations • Sharin g a nd rec eiving feedback and comm unicat ing success • Being ope n a nd honest in their questioning an d searching • Planning and engaging in meaningf ul assessmen t t o b uild both know led ge and faith (formative, su mmative) • Lea rning in nat ure • Supporting study-life balance and wholistic h eal th • Pre par ing students for the world of work/service • Giv ing st ude nts a voice EXT RAV AGA NT OUT R EA CH: Sh ar i ng Je su s w i th o ther s Ser vic e Responsibility Tea mwo rk Boldness Res pec t • Sel fles sly s e rving • Contributing me aningfull y to t he local and gl obal c om m uni ties • Partic ipatin g i n f rie nds hip evangelism • Bei ng sensit ive to th e needs o f othe rs • Sha rin g the Sevent h-d ay Adventist me s sa ge in new and contextualised ways • Fur the r b uil din g of char act er development • Lea ding b y example • Identi fyi ng per so nal spi ritual gifts, and usi ng the s e gif ts to ser ve others ABIDE: A Spiritual Master Plan for Adventist Schools // Bear Fruit 15