Spiritual Learning Plan and Outcomes

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The education program of Peace Church provides a progressive and linear plan that guides and equips students of all ages as they grow and develop in their faith. Following this plan, we expect our students, both children and adults, to exhibit specific, quantifiable, and age-appropriate expected outcomes.

Each learning opportunity offered at Peace Church is part of an integrated and sequential plan to teach the full scope of content necessary to accomplish our learning outcomes. The sequence of material follows a six-stage faith journey. We will be able to assess the success of our education ministry using specific outcomes related to the scope of our education content.

Below, you will find a chart that aligns our spiritual learning outcomes with our faith journey stages, establishing age-appropriate expectations for education in our church.

To learn more about opportunities that can help achieve these outcomes, see our Learning Progression Plan.

FAITH JOURNEY	LEARNING OUTCOMES	SCOPE OF CONTENT
STAGE 1 Meeting God	Understand and commit to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.	God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)
STAGE 2 Joining God's Family	Understand the worth of every human being as created in the image of God. Know, understand, and apply God's word in daily life. Can articulate and defend their Christian worldview while having a basic understanding of opposing worldviews. Possess apologetic skills to defend their faith Be aware of the faith journey structure. Be aware of the fruits of the Spirit	The Bible The Church Christian Worldview Alternative Worldviews Reformed Doctrine
STAGE 3 Participating with God's Family	Publicly declare their faith to the church family Be aware of spiritual gifts and how they have been called to use those gifts Personally respond to carry out the Great Commission locally and around the world in a culturally sensitive manner.	Basic Apologetics Evangelism
STAGE 4 Seasons of Doubt and Frustration	Recognize distress as God’s way of leading us to more surrender and dependence	Surrender
GOAL: We wish to see all students achieve outcomes to this point by the time they graduate from high school
The Wall Surrendering More of Life to God	Recognize a specific part of life that has not been surrendered completely into God’s control
STAGE 5 Learning that God's Love is Worth Any Loss	Experience God’s love independent from external circumstances
STAGE 6 Living Completely Dependent on God's Love	Exhibit an ability to genuinely love others regardless of their response Able to describe and communicate the stages of the faith journey Giving cheerfully and generously Helping people know Jesus for the first time as their Lord and Savior

Faith Journey Stages from “The Critical Journey”, by Janet Hagberg and Robert Guelich

Outcomes based partly on learning outcomes developed by Isaac Newton Christian Academy

FAITH JOURNEY

LEARNING OUTCOMES

SCOPE OF CONTENT

STAGE 1 Meeting God

Understand and commit to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

STAGE 2 Joining God's Family

Understand the worth of every human being as created in the image of God.

Know, understand, and apply God's word in daily life.

Can articulate and defend their Christian worldview while having a basic understanding of opposing worldviews.

Possess apologetic skills to defend their faith

Be aware of the faith journey structure.

Be aware of the fruits of the Spirit

The Bible

The Church

Christian Worldview

Alternative Worldviews

Reformed Doctrine

STAGE 3 Participating with God's Family

Publicly declare their faith to the church family

Be aware of spiritual gifts and how they have been called to use those gifts

Personally respond to carry out the Great Commission locally and around the world in a culturally sensitive manner.

Basic Apologetics

Evangelism

STAGE 4 Seasons of Doubt and Frustration

Recognize distress as God’s way of leading us to more surrender and dependence

Surrender

GOAL: We wish to see all students achieve outcomes to this point by the time they graduate from high school

The Wall Surrendering More of Life to God

Recognize a specific part of life that has not been surrendered completely into God’s control

STAGE 5 Learning that God's Love is Worth Any Loss

Experience God’s love independent from external circumstances

STAGE 6 Living Completely Dependent on God's Love

Exhibit an ability to genuinely love others regardless of their response

Able to describe and communicate the stages of the faith journey

Giving cheerfully and generously

Helping people know Jesus for the first time as their Lord and Savior