Spiritual Life
Lancaster Mennonite School believes that the key to a Christ-centered education is having Christ at the center of all learning and activities, not as an add-on in the curriculum. Therefore, the school maintains that spiritual life involves every activity of the school, including student and teacher behavior in and out of the classroom.
While taking a holistic view of spirituality, the school offers many specific and intentional activities to highlight the spiritual dimension of life. Elementary students receive daily Bible instruction using the Journeys with God Bible curriculum and attend a weekly chapel service at their level of understanding. Middle school students generally attend Bible class twice every week, a weekly chapel service, and have extended times for focusing on their relationship with God. All high school students attend daily chapel services and take a theology or Bible class each year. The school provides a Campus Minister and the Lancaster Campus has a committee of students and faculty devoted to cultivating spiritual life on campus. At the same time, the school expects all teachers to integrate a Christian perspective into all subject areas.
Students need not subscribe to a particular creed or doctrinal statement. Faculty need not attend a Mennonite congregation, but agree to teach in harmony with the Confession of Faith from a Mennonite Perspective. This confession of faith emphasizes a personal relationship with God through Christ, salvation through faith, and a commitment to following Christ's example and teachings through the power of the Holy Spirit. The school believes that following Christ involves having his global perspective and commitment to justice for all people in addition to personal morality.
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