The money quote.
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One of the reasons that we don’t see more Christian schools is due to there being so many government school teachers sitting in the pews. The ministers are too afraid to offend them.
Follow the money.
We started a Christian school in our little church in the middle of nowhere with 13 kids. We’ve had as many as 100, but it’s costly. We have decided, once again, to try and figure out a way that any child who wants a christian education can go to our school. It’s tough though making ends meet. Our teachers are dedicated and not at all well paid. The classes are small and it’s just a wonderful place to learn. I wish I could convince my son to send his daughter there. I’d even help pay for it. Sigh.
The ministers should try to engage them...into starting a church school. He or she is well within pastoral rights to suggest it. The minister is charged with looking after the whole flock--children included.
I can't tell you how many public school teachers have stated to me that they would want to open their own Christian schools, but they don't have the money or the backing from the churches. That needs to change.
We have wasted too much money on attorneys fighting the public schools about prayer in schools, Ten Commandments and other religious issues--that money would have been better spent starting a church schools and paying teachers what they are worth.
Or because 99.5% of all Christian schools lose money (despite being subsidized in most cases with little/no building costs being footed by the school's budget).