Freedom

The word conjures many images from our nation’s history: freedom from religious persecution, freedom from colonial tyranny, and freedom from slavery, to name a few.

The word means: release from bondage. Yet, in this land of freedom, many urban school children remain in the bondage of failing school systems or the perception of personal failure due to the effects of racism, poverty, materialism, broken families, drug addiction, and paternalism.

This condition is a symptom of a deeper bondage to sin. Jesus Christ said, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4:18-19, NIV).

When students practically experience the love of Christ at school, they become truly free: free to reach their unique potential as image-bearers of Christ and free to live like Christ to love God, love others, and love themselves, building God’s kingdom.

Drawing from a rich history and unique vision, students at The Freedom School learn: “where the spirit of the lord is, there is freedom” (2 Corinthians 3:17).