"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew... Continue Reading →
Registration and Enrollment for the 2022-23 School Year at MCA
We have opened the re-enrollment/registration for the 2022-23 school year to currently enrolled families. This includes a $250 per student registration fee and locking in the lowest rate for annual tuition and fees. Since we are anticipating that several grades at MCA will reach their enrollment capacity, we are providing the first opportunities to our... Continue Reading →
An Update on our COVID-19 Status
We made the decision to cancel classes on Tuesday in order to prepare for three days of on-line streaming of our classes or "E-Learning", the new term that has evolved since the pandemic started. There were several reasons for doing so. Returning from Christmas break, many of our families who had travelled out of state... Continue Reading →
It’s Time to Think About the 2022-23 School Year
Our steps are made firm by the Lord when he delights in our way; though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong for the Lord holds us by the hand. Psalm 37:23-24 NRSV We have been given some blessings this year for which we need to be very thankful during this holiday season. Up to... Continue Reading →
We Talk About “School Choice”, but is it Really a Choice?
Over 85% of the school aged students in the United States attend public schools of some kind, whether it is a neighborhood school, magnet school of some kind or a charter school. They are all supported by public funds from one tax budget or another. That's not confirmation of the excellence of those schools, or... Continue Reading →
Midwestern Christian Academy Recommended for ACSI Accreditation
Midwestern Christian Academy has been recommended for accreditation with the commission of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) by the accreditation team that visited our campus November I4-I7. We give all the glory to God for this recognition of our school, and are very grateful to be a part of this ministry. The recommendation... Continue Reading →
Christian School Education in an “Ideological Marketplace”
For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 3:11 We've reached the end of the first full quarter of school. Grades have been averaged, report cards have gone home and teachers are looking at curriculum objectives and their "scope and sequence," developing lesson plans... Continue Reading →
Update from MCA
Carpool Lines Morning and Afternoon We have implemented some changes in our carpool arrangement for mornings to help make the flow of traffic go more smoothly and in order to keep everyone walking across the parking lot safe. In the Morning There is just one lane for drop off. Please pull all the way up... Continue Reading →
Praying Through the Psalms
For two decades, I worked with a short-term mission group called World Changers. It's not connected to the church by that name in Atlanta, this was a mission ministry that helped small churches involve their youth and college students in projects like home repair for low income, older homeowners on fixed incomes, work for community... Continue Reading →
A Unified Mission and Purpose Focused on Christ
Discipline yourselves; keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around looking for someone to devour. I Peter 5:8 NRSV Midwestern Christian Academy has been around since 1956, in pretty much the same location where it is located right now. It has gone through many, many changes over that period of time... Continue Reading →