We need an education revolution to see culture transformed
from Christian Concerned:
Education Team Administrator Emily Bourne reports on Christian Concern’s recent sold-out Education Revolution Conference, and what it could mean for the future of education in this country.
Over 200 people gathered in Central London on Saturday for a conference.
On its own, that statement is not particularly groundbreaking. But when we consider the purpose of the conference – to inspire and equip those seeking to be catalysts for Christian culture building through education in this nation – it could be revolutionary. At Christian Concern, we don’t just want to fight injustice, we want to see culture transformed.
The amount of interest in this event meant we sold out of our first venue and needed to move to one with larger capacity – Westminster Chapel. With people travelling from across the whole of the UK (including Cornwall, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Wight and the Orkney Islands), there was an unprecedented level of commitment and energy in the room, all focussed on ensuring that our children have the opportunity to access genuinely Christ-centred education initiatives and to be inspired by faithful Christian teachers.
The urgent need
Schools are increasingly a battleground for many of the culture wars being fought today.
Many parents and teachers are contacting us with grave concerns about what is taught in schools on matters of gender and sexuality. This is reflected in a number of our active legal cases, such as ‘Hannah’, Bernard Randall, Izzy Montague, Kristie Higgs and Joshua Sutcliffe.
Partly because of these kind of issues, Christian Concern decided four years ago to strategically invest in the area of education by developing and growing an Education Department which can offer advice and support to parents, church leaders and teachers.
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