At least half of my life has been spent in Greater Grace Christian Academy or one of its predecessors. For four years I was a student in the classroom; for many years I was a teacher in a classroom; now I am the principal in the office.
But I never planned to be the principal.
God took me by surprise with this latest adventure of faith. Over the years, I had told many people that I never wanted to be the principal – ever – but when God came calling, He changed my mind in a heartbeat. In a heartbeat…I like the sound of those words. My heart beats a little faster when I think about our school and how much I love it.
This school came along at a time in my young life when I needed to grow spiritually and experience the love of God through a personal relationship with Him, and that is what I discovered in our school. Spirit-filled teachers befriended me and encouraged me to not only do my best academically, but also to follow God and find His heart.
This is my desire for our school and every student – to know God in a personal way and to experience His transforming love the way I did and still do nearly thirty years later. I love our school and I want us all to love this incredible gift of God. I want us all to take pride in our school, to get behind it and support its goal to train up young men and women to be both spiritual and successful in life; the truly successful life is the spiritual life.
"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" (Matthew 16:26).
What is the advantage of filling the mind with knowledge and training the body with skills if the soul sickens because the spirit has no life-giving communion with the Spirit of God? None of any eternal value. Taking a liberty with a well-known line of poetry, I would assert that, "Only one life, 'twill soon be past, only what's done by and through Christ will last."
Why establish a Christian school, why put your child in a Christian school, unless you believe that without Jesus Christ as the center of every part of our lives (including the education part), our lives have no eternal purpose, no eternal value? It is awesome that through the teaching of mathematics and sciences, literature and language, writing, the arts, physical education, and the Bible, we can pass on eternal values to the next generations and help them to discover their eternal purpose in a personal Savior.
I believe in Christian education. I recognize its value and importance in my own life to this day. And I am convinced that Greater Grace Christian Academy is a place where young people can "grow up into Him in all things" and embrace eternal life.
Daniel Dunbar, Principal (09/2007)
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"That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ" (Ephesians 4:14,15)
I am convinced more than ever of the necessity for Christian education. Our teachers, staff and curriculum are dedicated to serving the families of Greater Grace Church and other local churches in the Baltimore area who desire Christian education for their children. Our goal is to come along side the parents in assisting their children in the process of their maturity. GGCA builds a sure Biblical foundation in our students' hearts so that they know who they are, what they are doing and where they are going. All subject matter is designed to equip each student to fit into God's plan. Only by Bible teaching can one learn God's grace, understand his infinite value and be motivated to excellence in life.
GGCA aims at the thought processes by teaching students not what to think but how to think. They learn who Christ is in our Bible classes and experience the His life in and through the teachers, students and activities of the school. Our prayer is that each student will leave GGCA with not only the education, maturity and experience they need for their next step in life, but also an eternal value system so that, by God's grace, they will become adults who make eternal impacts on their generation.
We welcome you to explore our website, contact us or come and visit us. Your children are important to us.
Brian D. Lange, GGCA Pastor (09/2005)
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