Christian Schools as Communities of Gratefulness

Christian Schools as Communities of Gratefulness

by Quentin J. Schultze from Christian Educators Journal

A few years ago the Calvin College faculty redesigned the “core” curriculum, which serves as our foundation for Christian liberal arts education. One of the most important changes was requiring that core courses cultivate virtues such as patience, wisdom, and courage. Not long after we had approved the new core, a faculty member noticed that we had forgotten one critically important virtue: gratefulness. This was particularly ironic because one of the college’s confessional documents, the Heidelberg Catechism, highlights gratitude to God as the prime motive for Christian service. A Christians’ hard work is not meant to be an end in itself, but a joyful response to the message of salvation.

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