What We Believe
Our Mission
Innovative Christ-centered education growing students grounded in academics, faith, and community.
Our Vision
Our vision is to partner with Christian families to educate and inspire their children in the desire to love, serve, and honor God as mature leaders who reach the world for Christ.
Our Portrait of a Graduate
Our aim for who our students are becoming in the areas of academics, faith, and community through their time at JFCA.
Academics
Graduates are responsible, innovative, extensive thinkers who confront academic challenges with resiliency and flexibility. They have learned the value of listening to diverse viewpoints and collaborating for the purpose of synergy. Graduates pursue truth in all areas of their lives and can express and defend their faith thoughtfully and clearly. With a drive for excellence and disciplined time management, they are focused and efficient in their work. Ultimately, they pursue wisdom and understanding to enrich both their own lives and those around them, balancing humility with confidence as they grow intellectually and personally. “Wisdom is the most important thing. So, get wisdom. If it costs everything you have, get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7
Faith
Graduates live out their faith by actively pursuing a relationship with Christ in light of being saved by grace. They embody the fruits of the Spirit through their actions and character. Because of the grace they’ve experienced in Christ, graduates demonstrate compassion and humility in their relationships with others. Out of reverence for God and the recognition of Christ’s redemption, they exhibit integrity in all aspects of their lives. Graduates inspire others to grow spiritually and live out their beliefs authentically as they strive to reach and disciple others for Christ. “You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act.” Matthew 7:16
Community
Graduates demonstrate a commitment to community through their positive influence. Out of the overflow of their relationship with God, they consider the needs of others with a Christ-centered, servant leadership spirit. While ensuring others feel valued and empowered, they nurture meaningful relationships built upon trust, forgiveness, and encouragement. Inspired by a Kingdom vision of community and the desire to leave a positive lasting legacy, graduates lead by example as they invest in the lives of younger students, shaping a stronger, more compassionate community for future Saints. “Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.” Hebrews 10:24
Our Statement of Faith
I. God the Father
We believe, love, and worship the one and only unchanging, sovereign, and loving God, the Creator and Ruler of all things in heaven and earth. God is manifest in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Gen 1:1,26; Ex 20:2-3; Deut 6:4; 1 Chro 29:11-12; Job 38-41; Ps 90:2; Matt 6:9; 1 Peter 1:2
II. Jesus Christ (Son)
Jesus Christ, our Lord, is God in the flesh. He is the Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, fully God, fully man, sinless. He died on the cross in our place for our sins, was buried, resurrected from the dead, ascended into heaven, and now sits at the right hand of God the Father as our Advocate and will return to judge the living and the dead. Matt 1:18 -23; Luke 1:31-33; John 1:1-18; Acts 1:9-11; Acts 2:22-24; 1 Cor 15; Heb 1:1-3; Rev 5:9-14
III. Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, exalting Christ and convicting us of our sins and need for Jesus Christ. He fully lives in every believer from the moment of salvation. He comforts, teaches, and empowers us to live in righteousness. He equips every believer with spiritual gifts for service in the Body of Christ. Matt 1:18; John 14:16-17; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7-14; Acts 1:8; 1 Cor 3:16; 1 Peter 4:10
IV. Bible
The Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God to reveal God and His will to man. The Bible has God as its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error. The Bible is the sole authority for Christian living. Deut 4:1-2; Ps 12:6; Ps 19:7-10; Ps 119:105, 160; Heb 4:12; 2 Tim 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21
V. Man
Man is made in the image of God—created to worship God, to glorify Him, and to have dominion over the earth. Sin separates man from God, and man is eternally doomed unless he receives salvation in Jesus Christ. Gen 1:26; Ps 8:3-6; Acts 17:26-31; Rom 3:10-18, 23
VI. Salvation
Since all persons are separated from God by sin and need forgiveness, God offers the free gift of salvation. Each person must individually accept this gift, repent of sin, and place faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Ex 6:2-8; Matt 16:21-26; John 3:15-16; John 17:3; Rom 3:23; Rom 5:1; Rom 6:23; Eph 2:8-9
VII. Eternal Security of the Believer
We believe our true salvation, provided by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ alone, is eternally secure. It is imperishable, and no man or circumstance can snatch us out of the powerful hand of God because Jesus Christ has made an everlasting covenant with us. 2 Sam 23:5; John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:28; John 14:6; 2 Tim 1:12; Heb 7:25; 1 Peter 1:4; 1 John 5:11-13
VIII. Priesthood of the Believer
Every believer is a minister and has direct access to God through the high priest, Jesus Christ. Eph 3:7; Eph 4:11-16; Heb 4:14 -16; Heb 10:19-22
IX. Family
The family, composed of persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, is ordained by God as the foundational institution of human society. Marriage is a lifetime covenant commitment of one biological man and one biological woman reflecting the union of Christ and His Church. The framework of marriage provides for the intimate expression of companionship and sexual relationship, including procreation, according to biblical standards. Children, from the moment of conception, are to be protected, preserved, and valued as a gift of life from God Almighty. Parents are to love, teach, discipline, and model biblical truth before their children; children are to honor and obey their parents. Gen 2:18-22; Ex 20:12; Lev 20:13; Deut 6:6-7; Ps 127:3-5; Ps 139:13-16; Prov 22:6; Mark 10:6-9; 1 Cor 7:1-16; Eph 5:21-33
X. The Church
Jesus Christ is the head of His Body, the Church. The Body of Christ is composed of believers. The purpose of the Church is to carry out His mission in the world and is best lived out in local, autonomous churches. Matt 16:15-19; Acts 2:41-42, 47; Rom 12:4-8; 1 Cor 12; Eph 4:10-16; Rev 2&3