Restoring Active Spiritual Oversight to the Elders of Anchorage Grace Church, Anchorage, Alaska

Abstract

This project was designed to help the elders of Anchorage Grace Church regain active spiritual oversight of Grace Christian School through doctrinal accountability and direct spiritual leadership. Chapter 1 gives the purpose, goals, ministry context, rationale, definitions, limitations and delimitations, and introduces the research methodology. Chapter 2 provides the biblical and theological basis for active elder oversight of the church entrusted to their care, and all its ministries. Chapter 3 examines other church-school settings and independent schools to gather wisdom from each. Discipleship methodologies are also examined and applied to the secondary school level. Chapter 4 is a walk-through of the project, detailing what was accomplished during each of the fifteen weeks. Chapter 5 evaluates the project's purpose, goals, strengths, and weaknesses. It also provides a reflection upon what the author would do differently, theological and personal reflections, and closes with a look to the future.