It is our greatest desire that graduates of First Baptist Academy:
LOVE
First and foremost we want our graduates to be immersed in the love of God being taught through Jesus’s example of how to love others. Luke 10:27 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and, your neighbor as yourself.
Love for God
- Understand what it means to be an authentic follower of Jesus
- Have a loving personal relationship with Jesus
Love Others the Way God Does
- Genuinely love others through attitudes, service, and sacrifice
- Have a passion for the salvation of others
Love for the Word of God
- Understand that the Bible is the authoritative word of God
- Develop a Biblical Worldview allowing them to discern truth
- Have a working knowledge of scripture which enables them to defend and live out their personal faith
LEARN
We strive to provide our students with rigorous academia that not only promotes learning within our walls, but a hunger for learning that stays with our graduates for a lifetime. Proverbs 1:5,7 A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel… The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Academic Excellence
- Possess a love and desire for learning that will inspire them to become lifelong learners
- Develop and utilize higher-level thinking skills such as critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and independent thinking skills, that will transfer to all life experiences
Individual Purpose
- Appreciate their God-given design and utilize all that God has given them for His kingdom with courage and confidence
- Steadfastly persevere through difficult challenges by learning and growing through them
- Pursue godly decision-making
LEAD
Through love and education, we pray our graduates will lead their generations and positively affect their communities with the love of God. I Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Authentic Servanthood
- Demonstrate God’s love to others by actively engaging in service to others
- Develop Christlike leadership skills and lead by example
- Develop a desire to serve in a local church community
- Desire to seek out godly counsel
- Demonstrate godly character through compassion, kindness and empathy, while developing relationships and working alongside others