Mission Statement
At First Baptist Church Forney Christian School, our mission is to glorify God through exceptional education that integrates a distinctly Christian worldview, excellent academics, and robust care for students and families. We nurture each student’s spiritual, intellectual, and personal growth, preparing them to fulfill their God-given potential and serve as compassionate, thoughtful, and effective members of their communities.
Values
Our educational philosophy at First Baptist Church Forney Christian School is founded on the belief that all true knowledge comes from God. We strive to honor Him by developing the mind, heart, and character of each student, preparing them for a life of faithful service to God and others. Key principles and values include:
- Christ-Centered Learning: Teaching every subject from a biblical perspective to help students see God’s hand in all aspects of life and learning.
- Excellence in Academics: Providing high-quality education that challenges and inspires students to do their best, involving parents in reinforcing learning at home.
- Nurturing Environment: Supporting each student and family’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being through prayer and guidance to help children grow in their faith.
- Partnership with Parents: Collaborating with families to support student growth and education, valuing open communication and parental involvement.
- Developing Self-Discipline and Responsibility: Encouraging students to develop self-discipline and responsibility from God’s perspective (1 Timothy 4:7; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27).
- Respect and Love: Teaching students to treat everyone with love and respect as unique individuals created in God’s image (Philippians 2:1-4; Ephesians 5:21).
- Service to Others: Teaching students to become contributing members of society by realizing their need to serve others (Galatians 5:13; Romans 2:10).
- Fundamental Communication Skills: Teaching students to understand and use fundamental processes in communicating and dealing with others, such as reading, writing, speaking, and listening (2 Corinthians 5:20).
- Biblical Foundation: Teaching that the Bible is the inspired and the only inerrant and infallible authoritative Word of God, thus developing attitudes of love and respect toward it (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21).
- Good Study Habits: Teaching and encouraging students to use good study skills and habits (2 Timothy 2:3-7).
- Creative and Critical Thinking: Teaching students creative and critical thinking based on the proper use of biblical criteria for evaluation (2 Timothy 3:14-17).
- Biblical Relationship Skills: Teaching students biblical skills for personal and social relationships (Psalm 119:9; Ephesians 4:12).
- Personal Relationship with God: Teaching each student to develop a personal relationship with God (Philippians 3:10; 4:7).
- Stewardship of God’s World: Teaching students an understanding of and an appreciation for God’s world, developing an awareness of man’s role in his environment and his God-given responsibility to subdue, use, and preserve it properly (Psalm 8:6; Hebrews 2:6-8).

