{"id":1381,"date":"2016-06-29T20:31:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T00:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2019-07-18T15:22:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T19:22:06","slug":"an-individuals-journey-with-the-principle-approach-part-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/an-individuals-journey-with-the-principle-approach-part-v\/","title":{"rendered":"An Individual’s Journey with the Principle Approach, Part V"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Individual’s Journey with the Principle Approach<\/strong>
\nFifth in a Series<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Ruth J. Smith
\nPilgrimInstitute.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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This is the fifth in a series. To read the earlier sections, check here for Part I<\/span><\/a>, Part II<\/span><\/a>, Part III<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> and Part IV<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Over a period of several years, God had impressed upon our hearts a desire to present to others the life-changing truths of America\u2019s Providential history and the Biblical principles of our nation\u2019s founding.<\/p>\n

In the 1970\u2019s, homeschooling<\/span><\/span> was just beginning to gain interest, so our thoughts turned to Christian schools. Christian school conferences were being held around the nation, and it seemed that this venue would be a great opportunity for sharing the ideas of American Christian education<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

We sought the opportunity to teach workshops at these conferences. The first opportunity that was opened for me was in Chicago. Although I was enjoying the teaching of students, from elementary to high school, I had no desire to teach adults. But we never know what God\u2019s plan is for our lives. I prepared for that first workshop with great trepidation. Perhaps there would be only a few at the workshop, which would be great. But, to my surprise, the workshop room was packed, with people standing at the back and some even sitting on the floor at the front of the room. I am not certain how effective that workshop was, but I listened to that tape many times to determine how I could improve my presentation.<\/p>\n

A number of opportunities opened for workshops at various Christian school conferences. However, we soon concluded that this did not appear to be the best use of our energy, resources, and time. As we were teaching the idea that you should be teaching to the heart of the student, dealing from the internal to the external, our sense was that we were just dropping little ideas in the midst of many other approaches to Christian education.<\/p>\n

After much reflection, discussion and prayer, we concluded that we could better use our resources through offering training through a separate ministry.<\/p>\n

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Birth of a Ministry<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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An Individual’s Journey with the Principle Approach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0In December of 1979, the Pilgrim Institute<\/span><\/a><\/span> ministry was born, through the efforts of three families living in central Iowa \u2013 Allen and Ruth Smith<\/span><\/a><\/span>, Glen<\/span><\/a><\/span> and Mary Jaspers, and Pete and JoNete Hall. The Pilgrim Institute was formally established to preserve America\u2019s Providential history and restore American Christian education.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0The joy of remembering our nation\u2019s miraculous beginnings and rich Biblical heritage has always been the focus of the ministry efforts.\u00a0 Consider these statements from a 1980 newsletter:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBiblical self-government views each individual as God\u2019s property.\u00a0 A Biblical form of civil government should insure that that indiv<\/em><\/span>idual enjoy the opportunity to practice everything required of him by the Word of God\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> \u201cTo save a nation, then, we must restore those institutions ordained of God: the home, the church,<\/em> and civil government.\u00a0 By the Word of God, the citizens of that nation must be taught the sovereignty of God over man and nations, the providence of God as<\/em> nations rise and fall, and\u00a0 finally, Christian character exemplified through self-government\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Training Institutes<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>In the summer of 1980, the first\u00a0 week-long trainin<\/span><\/a>g<\/span> Institute took place, drawing 27 students from 10 states.\u00a0 The following participant comments reflect the life-changing nature of\u00a0 that first Institute:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThis comprehensive in-depth training institute has revealed to me the precious need to return to the Rudiments of our American Christian History and Government…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThis Institute has totally changed my view of education and government\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Since the first training Institute in 1980, introductory and advanced courses have been offered to introduce parents, concerned citizens, pastors, Christian leaders, and educators to the challenge of restoring Biblical principles in every sphere of society.\u00a0 These conferences have been offered in over 40 states, reaching individuals from across the nation and from other countries.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Have you participated in one of these training institutes?\u00a0 We would love to hear from you. Please share in the comments below. What course did you attend? How has it affected your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Individual’s Journey with the Principle Approach Fifth in a Series Ruth J. Smith PilgrimInstitute.org This is the fifth in a series. To read the earlier sections, check here for Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV. Over a period of several years, God had impressed upon our hearts a desire to present […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3,104,15],"tags":[11,16,9,26],"class_list":["post-1381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-americas-christian-history","category-american-christian-education","category-blog","category-ministry-musings","tag-homeschooling","tag-pilgrim-institute","tag-principle-approach","tag-providential-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}