About Considering Homeschooling

January 15, 2005

Considering Homeschooling is a national Christian ministry that introduces Believers to the blessings of private biblical homeschooling. We believe the Lord Jesus is restoring Christian families and saving the souls of children through biblical homeschooling and that God wants Christians to know the truth about the bad fruit of public school.

Considering Homeschooling was founded by Charles and Kathy Lowers in the spring of 2001. After watching fellow Christian activists try to save others, but lose their own children through preschool and public education, Charles and Kathy asked God to show them a way to help rescue Christian children. God impressed the name and vision of "Considering Homeschooling" on their hearts. We started as a mom's meeting, but we soon realized that the heart of the ministry and a requirement for revival was the restoration of the Christian family -- calling fathers to assume their God-given role as the head of the family.

For generations in the United States, Christians have delegated the raising of their children to the government, with terrible consequences. On the other hand, homeschooling Christians have seen good fruit from their efforts.

Researcher Dr. Brian Ray found that 94% of homeschooled adults responding to his survey strongly agreed with the statement, "My religious beliefs are basically the same as those of my parents" and 93% continue to attend church. But various ministries have found that a shocking 75% to 85% of Christian children sent to public school drop out of church and do not hold a Christian worldview after high school graduation. (Homeschoolers Grown Up: What do the Facts Show?, 2004.)

Considering Homeschooling encourages Christian parents -- who are able to provide a safe, educational, Biblical home environment for their children -- to homeschool.

Considering Homeschooling seeks to strengthen the private Biblical homeschooling movement by encouraging Christian families to homeschool from a Biblical worldview and free from government control. We bridge families who make a decision to homeschool to established Christian homeschooling organizations in their communities.

Considering Homeschooling is a national ministry that seeks to connect the new generation of Christian parents (those with babies, toddlers, preschoolers, those with children in public school, and even those with their oldest child in the womb) with private biblical homeschool groups who are open to them.

Most importantly, this ministry must be a movement of prayer. We cannot expect a revival of the Christian family without giving everything to Jesus Christ, showing our dependence on the Almighty by beseeching Him to spare us and our country from the judgment we deserve.

Mission Statement

The mission of Considering Homeschooling is to impact the world for Jesus Christ by encouraging Christians to homeschool from a biblical worldview, especially starting when their children are babies, toddlers, preschoolers; and equipping individuals, families, churches, homeschool groups and other organizations to engage in homeschool evangelism.

Statement of Faith

We believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior, that the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is the inspired and infallible Word of God.

We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension and His personal return in power and glory, and the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

We believe salvation is a gift of God's grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ's death on the cross, and not based on church affiliation or good works (Ephesians 2: 8-9) Those who are truly born again will manifest good works as a result of being saved. (Galatians 5:22-25, Ephesians 2:10)

We believe that children are a gift from the Lord (Psalm 127:3) and the Bible commands parents to raise their children in the Lord (Proverbs 22:6), and that the most Biblical institution for teaching children is the family, with parents as the main teachers (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). We believe homeschooling is doable by most Christian families; it is not a special calling of an elite few. However, we realize that due to serious reasons, some believers cannot home educate and this is where the church can minister via Christian schools.

We believe that since the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding (Proverbs 9:10) that children should not be put under the authority and mentorship of teachers who have no fear or knowledge of the Lord and thus are unwise (Proverbs 13:20), nor should they be surrounded by unbelievers as peers (1 Corinthians 15:33).

As the public school system undermines the Christian faith, we do not believe public school is an option for Christians. We also oppose government funded homeschool programs for many reasons, including that they usurp the father's God-given headship over the family and focus the homeschool on humanist goals and curriculum.

We believe all believers in Jesus should live a life in accordance with the Bible, and which brings glory to God. We believe that homosexuality is an abomination to the Lord (Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:26-27) and that a marriage between one man and one woman is the only place God permits a sexual relationship.

The Considering Homeschooling national website is: www.consideringhomeschooling.com

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