Our Purpose (why we exist)

Through Christ, we support and encourage school leaders.

Our Mission (what we are here to do)

To provide a network of Christ-like support and spiritual growth for school leaders.

Our Core Values (The priorities that define us)

• God’s Glory:  To exalt Christ in all we do.

• God’s Grace:  To demonstrate God’s grace in our words and actions.

• God’s Word:  To study, follow, and represent God’s Word, the Bible.

• The Gospel:  To help the lost come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

• Groups:  To provide opportunities for regular, inter-personal, relationships with other believers.

• Good Ideas:  To stay open to creative ideas for outreach and ministry.

Our Distinctives (The practices that set us apart)

• We believe in peace through the assurance of eternal salvation.

• We hold one another accountable through support and encouragement in our relationship with Christ.

• We are a positive voice for school leaders.

• We pray continually for schools and school leaders.

• We reflect the light of Christ in our service to the children, staff, and parents in our schools.

ACA STATEMENT OF FAITH

THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God breathed, the final authority for faith and life. (Matt.5:18; John 16:12-13; 2 Tim.3:16; 2 Peter 1:20- 21 Rev. 22:18-19)

THE GODHEAD

We believe there is but one living and true God who is infinite, eternal and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. He is absolutely separate from and above the world as its Creator, yet everywhere present in the world as the upholder of all things. We further believe that God is one essence, but eternally existent in three persons (Trinity); the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each having precisely the same nature, attributes, and perfections, and each worthy of the same confidence and obedience. (Genesis 1:26; Deut.6:4; Ps.139:8; Isaiah 45:5-7; Matthew 28:19; Mark 10:18; John. 4:24; Acts 17:24-29; 2 Cor. 13:14; Eph.4:6; Matt. 26:70,72,74; Luke 22:32, 61-62; Rom. 7:21-23; Eph.4:30; 1 John 1:9)

THE PERSON AND WORK OF GOD THE FATHER

We believe that God the Father is completely sovereign. As the absolute and highest ruler in the universe He is sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption. He created, through the agency of Jesus Christ, the universe apart from preexisting materials and without means. He continually upholds, directs, and governs all creatures and events. This He does so as in no way to be the author or approver of sin nor to remove the accountability of morally intelligent creatures. He saves from sin all who come to Him through Jesus Christ: and He relates Himself to His own as their Father. (John 1:3; Col.1:16; 1 Chron. 29:11; Ps.103:19; 145:8-9; John 1:18; Rom.11:33; 1 Cor. 8:6; Eph.1:3-6; Heb. 4:13; 1 Pet.1:17)

THE PERSON AND WORK OF GOD THE SON

A. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, the second person of the Trinity, and is of one substance and equal with the Father. He became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful people. (Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2,14)

B. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead. (Rom. 3:24-25; Eph.1:7; 1 Pet.1:3-5; 1 Pet. 2:24)

C. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-11; Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:24; 9:24; 1 John 2:1-2)

THE PERSON AND WORK OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT

A. We believe that the Holy Spirit is an eternal, divine Person, and proceeds from the Father and the Son, being of the same essence, majesty and glory with the Father and the Son. We believe, therefore, that the Holy Spirit is truly God.

B. We believe the Holy Spirit is the Person of the Godhead who in this present age bears witness of Christ, convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment; who regenerates and baptizes into the body of Christ those who believe; and who indwells and seals them until the day of redemption. (John 15:26-27; 16:8-11; Ro. 8:9; 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19; 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 3:6; Eph. 1:13-14)

 C. We believe the Holy Spirit is the Divine Teacher who guides believers into all truth; and, that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit. (John 16:13; 1 John 2:20,27; Eph. 5:18)

FALLEN NATURE OF MANKIND

We believe that mankind was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and, that mankind is totally depraved, and, of itself, utterly unable to remedy its lost condition. (Gen.1:26-27; Rom. 3:22-23; 5:12; Eph. 2:1- 3,12)

SALVATION

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. (Eph. 2:8-10; John 1:12; 3:16; Eph. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:18-19) 

We believe that when an unsaved person exercises faith in Christ in the manner described in the New Testament, that person passes from spiritual death into spiritual life, and from the old creation into the new. Immediately upon being saved, that one is justified from all sin and is accepted, loved as Christ is loved, having his or her portion and place as linked to Him and one with Him forever. As soon as that person is saved, even though spiritual growth continues to take place, they are in possession of every spiritual blessing and absolutely complete in Christ. (John 5:24; 17:23; Acts 13:39; Rom. 5:1; 1 Cor. 3:21; Col. 2:10; 1 John 4:17;5:11-12)

As an appropriate response to God’s offer of salvation, we believe that a convicted believer should actively repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:42)

PRAYER

We believe that God wants people to be in relationship with him through prayer; that He does hear and answer the prayer of faith, in accord with His own will, for the sick and afflicted; (Matt.8:2-3; John 15:7; James 5:13-16; 1 John 5:14-15) 

THE CHURCH

We believe that the Church, which is the Body and espoused Bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up imperfect, sinful people who are striving to follow Christ and love both God and our fellow neighbors with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength (1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph.1:22-23; 5:25-27). We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures. (Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; 1 Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11)

THE PERSONALITY, PURPOSE, AND DESTINY OF SATAN

We believe that Satan is a created being, the author of sin and cause of the Fall of mankind in Eden; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; and, that he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire. (Job 1:6-7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Matthew 4:2-11; 25:41; Revelation 20:10) Satan is assisted in his attempts to disrupt the will of God, by demons (fallen angels). Demonic power is present in our world today and thus the believer will need to stand firm against the spiritual forces of wickedness. God’s children are called to resist evil and to put on the full armor of God, as their means of protection against the devil and his demons. (Eph. 6:10-18; James 4:7; 1 Pet. 5:8-9; 1 John 4:4; 5:18)

THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE

We believe that Matrimony is a divine institution established in God’s Word the Bible to be entered into reverently; in which one man and one woman shall join together and become one flesh; that God expects both husband and wife to be faithful to one another until separated by death; and that what God has joined together man should not separate. (Genesis 2:18, 23, 24; Matthew 19:5-9; Ephesians 5:31-33)

We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity should be engaged in outside of marriage. 

(Hebrews 13:4)

THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE

We believe that God is the Creator and Sustainer of life, thus making human life sacred from conception to His chosen time to take it. We believe that God created human beings, male and female, in the image of God as an expression of God's eternal love, to live in God's perfect will.  As such, human beings are called to be faithful stewards of God's creation and to live in relations with God, each other, and the created world.  (Genesis 1:26,27; Psalm 139:13-16; Acts 17:24-28)