Statement of Faith
The 91黑料网 (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.
ACSI Announces Key Promotions in IT Department
ACSI is pleased to announce two senior promotions in the IT Department, including the appointment of Beth English as Vice President of Business Systems & Master Data and John Shook as Senior Director of Information Technology Infrastructure. Both assumed their positions July 1.
Beth is looking forward to her new role as the Vice President of Business Systems & Master Data.
“I am excited about this new role and the opportunity to collaborate with our teams across ACSI,” she said. “I look forward to strengthening our business systems and master data, helping to create solutions that impact our teams and schools globally.”
She has been with ACSI in the Information Technology Department for four years, where she has focused on managing corporate business systems, third-party software integrations, and system enhancements to support organizational operations.
Roger Cressey, ACSI Chief Information and Technology Officer, reflected on why he is confident Beth is well-suited for this role.
“Beth has an innate capability to translate business requirements and processes into technical solutions. She will continue to own business systems within ACSI but will also take on responsibility for developing and maintaining a global master data program for ACSI. This will entail the alignment of all systems used by ACSI to one version of truth in respect of metadata and data needed throughout the organization."
John Shook’s relationship with ACSI spans more than 26 years, including 14 years on staff as Systems Administrator, Senior Systems Administrator, and Director of IT Infrastructure, preceded by 12 years as an IT consultant running his own business.
In his new role, John will provide strategic leadership for ACSI's enterprise infrastructure, overseeing infrastructure operations, technical risk management, and the organization's technology foundation. As he leads the infrastructure team, he will ensure secure, reliable, and scalable IT systems while supporting ACSI's global technology strategy.
John reflected on the opportunity to serve in this position.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to continue serving ACSI in this new capacity,” he said. “As our organization continues to navigate change, I remain committed to supporting our mission, serving our people well, and building on the work of those who have contributed so much to ACSI over the years."
Roger shared that John has a unique skillset that fits this position.
“John Shook has been a foundational member of ACSI’s IT team, bringing natural attention to detail and extensive knowledge of our technology systems and their growth over the years. His deep expertise and well-rounded skill set make him an outstanding choice for the role of Senior Director of Information Technology Infrastructure.”