The MAD Society Ink, No.2
The Experience of the Arts: Free From Secular Agendas
Everything being taught comes with either a subtle or blatant perspective (lens) of the teacher. Often it comes with an agenda as well. The perspective from which anything is being taught needs to be evaluated.
I believe there should be safe places (without prominent secular influence) for kids to learn new skills and realize their God-given identities.
Aside from nurturing healthy friendships through fun, one of MAD Society’s ‘agendas’ is to Nurturing God’s Identity in Students Through the Arts. The word and concept of IDENTITY has been challenged a lot. MAD is here to help you and your kids secure the “agenda” the Lord has in mind for us. His agenda is to prosper us and give us abundant life (see Jer. 29:11 and John 10:10). He is the Artist who made us and our identity is in Him.
Will you be the first “lens” your child encounters about difficult subjects, or will it be the world who shapes their lens? The second person that comes along with an opinion about the same topic will appear “wrong” unless convinced otherwise. Will you consider providing you child with a safe place to experience theater so their lens matches yours?
The world is very loud, fast, and efficient, and they want to provide all the lenses for children.
MAD HINT: The Handbooks have pre-made presentations that include sentence repetition with the hope that you (and the students) cultivate a natural sense of what their IDENTITY is in Christ. And let’s not forget the MAD Motto:
We are infinitely valuable masterpieces!
We are leaders who will change the world!
Our words will bless, not harm!
WE HAVE MAD GOALS!!!
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~Bethany Baldwin, Owner & Creator of all things MAD
