The qualities we target:
Christ-like Integrity
• Respectful toward Authority
– Teachable: Heeds corrections promptly and cheerfully
– Self-control: Behaves appropriately
• Gracious toward Peers
– Kindness: Speaks and acts considerately
– Service: Looks for opportunities to serve and bless others
– Peacemaking: Speaks directly and graciously when offended
• Faithful toward Tasks
– Diligence: Works hard to complete tasks thoroughly
– Responsibility: Faithfully takes ownership of learning
– Perseverance: Responds to challenges with determination and contentment
Biblically Discerning
• Employ the Bible as the ultimate standard for thoughts, desires, and actions.
• Confront unbiblical ideas and behavior with truth and love.
• Choose the wise path in spite of sinful, selfish inclinations.
• Love the Lord Jesus Christ in a way that is reflected in every area of life.
• Courageously communicate a biblical perspective to current issues.
Rigorously Educated
• Possess a well-rounded knowledge of the liberal arts and sciences.
• Defend logical conclusions, recognizing invalid reasoning and false assumptions
• Equipped to enjoy reading and learning as lifelong disciplines.
Graciously Eloquent
• Employ engaging, articulate, and persuasive written and oral communication
• Defend beliefs confidently, courageously, and graciously.
• Seek to bless others with communication.
Appreciating Heritage
• Value the worthy contributions of those who have gone before us in our family, community, Church, nation, and Western Civilization
• Display a historically informed grasp of literature, music, and the arts.
• Consult the past to understand and describe the present.
