Mission Statement
Partnering with Christ-centered families to educate and develop fully equipped disciples.
The Early Years
In 1998, Lucas Christian Church (LLC, currently Resonate Life Church) formed a team to research what it would take to start a school. During this planning phase, a small group of teachers and students were drawn together and began “Classes at Lucas” in August, 1999. These classes served the middle school and high school home school families of the church and community by providing qualified teachers to teach subject content on one or two days per week while the students studied at home for the remainder of the week. The classes were tremendously successful and confirmed to the church body that a school of this nature was what God desired.
Through prayer and research, the leadership team discovered the educational model known as university-model schooling in use at Grace Preparatory Academy in Arlington, TX, which LCA emulated. LCA became a charter member of National Association of University-Model Schools (NAUMS) in 2004 and was a pioneer of this hybrid model of schooling.
"They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of His splendor." Isaiah 61:3
God Provided The Land
In February of 2006, LCA became autonomous from Lucas Christian Church (now Resonate Life Church) and began to prayerfully seek God’s plan for a permanent home. In July 2009, LCA purchased sixteen acres adjoining the church property. In 2010, Kohl’s Department Stores announced the Kohl’s Cares for Kids® Facebook contest. In this contest, the top twenty vote-getting schools in the nation would be awarded $500,000 by Kohl’s. This amount was just more than the $499,000 needed to pay off the sixteen acres LCA had purchased.
“Little school, BIG God!” became LCA’s cry as the Lord opened doors for the school to get votes from all over Texas — at concerts, in restaurants, shopping centers, and universities. When the results were tallied, LCA was the number two school in the nation with over 157,000 votes and won $500,000, which was used to pay off the land. On August 9, 2014, LCA moved into its 43,000 square foot school building.
Partnering with ACSI
In 2018, LCA leadership and board came to the prayerful decision to withdraw from NAUMS in favor of membership with the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and became an accredited school in June 2020.
Looking Ahead
LCA has been known for its Christ-centered, academically rigorous curriculum, vibrant student life, and tight-knit community. Families and students opted-in by their commitment to the workload and the partnership of being a co-teacher. As a hybrid-model school, the partnership with parents is critical to the success of the student.
LCA’s board, in partnership with the leadership team, has developed a strategic plan with six initiatives that will drive LCA’s priorities over the next 3-5 years. These initiatives are to:
- Cultivate an environment of academic excellence through a biblical worldview and a rigorous curriculum.
- Make and grow disciples through intentional partnerships between the school and families.
- Make and grow disciples by providing students opportunities to belong in community, to grow spiritually, and to serve others.
- Create a Christ-centered, consistent, and competitive athletic program across both secondary and elementary.
- Enable students, through the fine arts, to discover, develop, and deploy their God-given gifts and talents in order to glorify the Lord.
- Exhibit biblically-based financial stewardship and create a formal development program.
