The Value of a Lutheran Education

Many times people use the argument that Lutheran schools simply exist to shield children from the real world.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  Lutheran schools exist not to shield children from the world but to equip them with the “one thing needful” which will make living as God’s people in this world possible.

Several years ago the Youth Research Center did a study entitled “A Study of Generations”.  From the data available, Milo Brekke wrote the book “How Different Are People Who Attended Lutheran Schools” in which he compiled information from this study.  I would like to share some of this data with you as we celebrate National Lutheran School Week.  As a side note, the research proved that the more years a person attended a Lutheran school, the more significant the difference became.

Those who attend Lutheran schools:

Report more frequent experiences with God in their personal lives.

Exhibit a more consistent belief in the divinity of Jesus.

Profess a greater clarity on the way of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

Display greater Biblical knowledge.

Repent of their sins sooner.

Engage in a much fuller devotional life.

Do more witnessing to others about Jesus.

Give a higher value to relationships with God and with other persons.

Show more respect for authority.

Live out stronger tendencies to be more forgiving with others.

Are less swayed by their peers

Reveal less tendency to be anxious about their faith.

     It is my prayer that we here at Clover Trinity Lutheran Church and Clover Christian School might remember to thank our Lord for His gift to us of Lutheran education – not only in our words but by our continued commitment and support for Lutheran education from pre-school through college.  And finally, I pray that we might continue to work together as a congregation in assisting families in the awesome responsibility to bring up their children “in the training and instruction of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4).  To God be the glory.

                                                           Your Servant in Christ,