Statement of Faith
The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) was founded in 1978 when several regional U.S. school associations joined, becoming a united voice to advance excellence in Christian education. The leaders’ vision was to inspire, challenge, and resource educators and schools. First headquartered in La Habra, California, ACSI moved to an expanded facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1994. Today, ACSI serves 25,000 schools in 108 countries.
As an association we are committed to:
Biblical Fidelity and Prayer
Immerse ourselves in the Holy Scriptures and prayer, both individually and corporately; consistently measure all association actions, programs, and resources against the teachings of the Word of God; and recognize our total dependence on Him.
Biblical Foundation and Focus on Jesus Christ
Serve schools and educators that represent a range of evangelical, Protestant backgrounds; all our schools and educators will hold to the ACSI Statement of Faith.
Members We Serve
Allocate our resources, including time and finances, in such a way as to bring maximum benefit to our members, and respond promptly to constituent needs.
Stewardship
Act with faithfulness and integrity and exercise diligence in program administration, with thoroughness and research-based expertise in the production of resources, and with fiscal accountability, realizing that ACSI ultimately belongs to God and we ultimately answer to Him for all we do with that which He has entrusted to our care.
Diverse Worldwide Constituency
Be authentically international in structure and practice, promoting international, national, and regional organizational leadership for the mutual benefit of all member schools; develop programs, resources, and services with all constituents in mind, utilizing insights learned from colleagues from around the world and evidencing the high value we place on gender, ethnic, age, and cultural differences.
Staff and Their Growth
Establish personnel resource and organizational policies and practices that encourage equitable and competitive wages, support for continuing professional growth, and commitment to collaborative goal setting, accountability, and consistent implementation of evaluation systems.
Public Engagement
Influence public policy and public perception that have an impact on Christian schools and the rights of Christian educators everywhere, seek appropriate representation to protect the rights of parents to be free to choose the educational program that in their view best meets the educational and spiritual needs of their children, and work in collaboration with families, churches, governments, and other leaders and organizations to promote school compliance with all applicable laws and to promote the ability of private individuals or groups to establish and support Christian schools without restriction or reservation.
ACSI Statement of Faith
- We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21).
- We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30).
- We believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33), His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:35), His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26), His miracles (John 2:11), His vicarious and atoning death (1 Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9), His resurrection (John 11:25, 1 Corinthians 15:4), His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19), and His personal return in power and glory (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11).
- We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of human nature; and that men are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ and that only by God’s grace and through faith alone we are saved (John 3:16-19, John 5:24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8–9; Ephesians 2:8–10; Titus 3:5).
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto resurrection of life, and the lost unto the resurrection of condemnation (John 5:28–29).
- We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 12:12–13, Galatians 3:26–28).
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (I Corinthians 3:16, 6:19–20, Romans 8:13–14, Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 5:18).
- We believe that the term marriage has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Genesis 2:18–25). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Corinthians 6:18, 7:2–5; Hebrews 13:4). We believe that God’s command is that there be no sexual intimacy outside of or apart from marriage between a man and a woman.
- We believe that God wonderfully foreordained and immutably created each person as either male or female in conformity with their biological sex. These two distinct yet complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26–27).
Our Statement of Faith is not exhaustive of all of our beliefs. The Bible, as the inspired and infallible Word of God, speaks with absolute authority regarding the proper conduct of mankind and is the unchanging foundation for all belief and behavior. The ACSI Board of Directors holds final interpretive authority on biblical meaning and application with regard to faith, doctrine, policy, practice, and discipline.
The ACSI Children's Tuition Fund and The Center for the Advancement of Christian Education at Dordt University Announce Partnership to Expand Educational Opportunities Through Scholarships
Partnership aims to engage contributors, increase scholarship funding, and help more families access educational opportunities.
The ACSI Children's Tuition Fund (CTF) and The Center for the Advancement of Christian Education (CACE) at Dordt University are glad to announce a partnership to allow greater access to Christian education. Through this collaboration, the organizations will work together to raise awareness, engage prospective contributors, and encourage greater participation in supporting student scholarships.
With the unprecedented Education Freedom Tax Credit launching in January of 2027, students will gain access to Christian education like never before.
The partnership brings together the resources, relationships, and shared commitment of both organizations to help connect contributors with meaningful opportunities to invest in Christian education. By expanding outreach and building awareness, the partnership seeks to grow the pool of available scholarship funding and help more eligible students benefit from educational choice.
“The Education Freedom Tax Credit represents a historic opportunity for Christian education, but realizing its full potential will require organizations across the Christian education community to work together,” explained Temple Weiss, President of the ACSI Education Foundation and Children’s Tuition Fund. “That is why partnerships like this one with Dordt are so important. We have an opportunity to introduce thousands of people to a simple new way to support Christian education through dollars they are already paying in federal taxes. We are incredibly grateful for Dordt’s leadership and willingness to help us seize this opportunity, and we believe this is just the beginning of what this program can mean for Christian education nationwide.”
The ACSI Children's Tuition Fund welcomes the opportunity to build new relationships with individuals, businesses, and community organizations interested in supporting its scholarship mission.
For Dordt, this is a tangible expression of a longstanding partnership between Dordt and ACSI and its dedication to the advancement of Christian education.
“For years, our education department has partnership with ACSI, and we have drawn students from ACSI schools and trained educators and school leaders for ACSI schools,” said Dr. Brandon Huisman, Vice President for Advancement and Marketing at Dordt. “Now the work of CACE, thanks to the generosity of the Sid and Carol Verdoorn Family Foundation, has only enhanced the reach of this partnership.”
An Invitation to Make a Difference
As part of the initiative, the organizations encourage individuals, businesses, and other eligible contributors to learn more about the ACSI Children's Tuition Fund and explore opportunities to support scholarship funding. Contributors are encouraged to visit redirectmytaxes.org to learn about the contribution process, eligibility requirements, and the potential impact of their participation.
By combining outreach efforts and engaging new supporters, CTF and CACE aim to strengthen community involvement and help advance educational opportunities for the students and families they serve.
About CACE:
The Center for the Advancement of Christian Education (CACE) is a vision of the Sid & Carol Verdoorn Foundation, Dordt University, and Christian school thought leaders from around the world. CACE supports Christian schools who are committed to teaching from a Biblical perspective. CACE is dedicated to facilitating a process of sharing best practices in Christian education – collaborating with Christian school thought leaders, innovative practitioners, and Christian education supporters of all shapes and sizes to promote, innovate, advocate, improve, and sustain Christian education at all levels.
About The ACSI Children’s Tuition Fund (CTF):
Children’s Tuition Fund (CTF), a ministry of The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), exists to advance and resource educational freedom for parents who desire a Christ-centered education for their children.
CTF works in partnership with schools, contributors, and parents to bless students by offering relationship-oriented financial assistance through these programs. CTF is also poised to facilitate the Education Freedom Tax Credit that will launch January 2027. As a Scholarship Granting Organization, CTF works directly with contributors (both individuals and businesses) to process and approve tax credits. We aid schools in raising support and identifying qualified families within their community, and ultimately award scholarships to those families.