When we began the strategic planning process – seeking the wisdom and perspective of school leaders, employees, and parents – we did not envision how dramatically our world would change. Throughout the spring of 2020, as we navigated new waters and simultaneously put the finishing touches on this plan, we took time to responsibly ask ourselves, should we still be doing this and are the elements of the Strategic Plan still appropriate?
As we went through this final analysis, the answer was a resounding: yes! Primarily, this is because our Strategic Plan doesn’t point us in a different direction, so much as it illuminates new ways of thinking about our work. Bellevue Christian has always been, still is, and will always be a school that believes that the primary purpose of Christian education is discipleship. It is not college matriculation or vocational preparation, though that certainly occurs. It is not developing artists or athletes, though that certainly occurs. It is not even reading, analyzing or coding, although those things certainly occur. We do these things – we learn, we play, we consider our future – so that we may grow closer to God and embrace His purpose for our lives.
Our new Strategic Plan, “Renewing Our Vision,“ affirms the history of Bellevue Christian School and gives us a roadmap to improve upon the execution of our mission. In addition to an ambitious framework of programmatic and operational goals, it also introduces five BCS Core Values which will guide our work with students. These are the values that we relentlessly pursue in our graduates, as well as in ourselves.
As much as our world has changed in six months, we recognize that God continues to call us to Him. We know, from Ecclesiastes, that what has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. We also know, from Hebrews, that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
As we launch this ambitious plan, may we never lose sight of these truths and of God’s love for us.
Kevin Dunning, Head of School