Ministerium at Regents
“Service to the wider community has been a part of the school's fabric from its founding. "Ministerium" is embedded in our crest and put into practice by students at all grade levels. As they wrap gifts for children in need, gather coats, serve meals to friends without a home, or work at a local food bank, Regents students learn what it means to be the hands and feet of Christ.”
Ministerium has been a part of Regents since its founding. Similar to other experiential learning in the form of living history days, student serve others to reinforce our curriculum.
To be the hands and feet of Jesus, we look beyond the borders of our campus to help the vulnerable. This means stepping out of our comfort zones, listening with empathy, acting with compassion, and offering our time and talents selflessly. Our desire is to develop not only academic excellence, but students who reflect integrity, empathy, and compassion for our neighbors and our world.
In the Grammar School, each grade has a ministerium theme corresponding to their developmental stage and curriculum. In the School of Logic, several school days per year are designated as service days where homerooms serve together. School of Rhetoric students serve in the Austin community through opportunities provided by the Service Council, and 9th and 10th grade class trips serve marginalized people in Waco and San Antonio.
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Serving Our World
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Serving the Elderly
Kindergarten classes visit nursing homes to sing, recite, and bring Valentines. Logic students serve our neighbors with yardwork as well as spending time with guests at memory loss respite programs. Rhetoric students serve neighbors aging in place as well as those being served by our partner organizations.
“Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God.” Leviticus 19:32
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Serving Families & Babies
First graders practice empathy as they collect diapers and board books for pregnancy resource centers. Third graders collect supplies for foster families. Logic students do yardwork and organize resource closets at various agencies. Rhetoric students also work at resource centers, as well as other organizations serving children at risk.
“Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. “ Mark 10:13
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Serving the Unhoused & Food Insecure
Fourth graders apply geometry to tiny homes at Community First! Village and create gifts for residents. Sixth graders apply science lessons working in community gardens and food banks. Logic and Rhetoric students visit Community First! Village, serve in soup kitchens, and work in local gardens. Rhetoric students also serve with Mobile Loaves and Fishes, and conduct interviews to produce statistical data for organizations’ use in impact reports and grant applications.
“If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.” Isaiah 58:10
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Student Stories
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Sarah GraceSarah Grace traveled to Zambia to work with vulnerable children, and taught them the gospel and how Jesus has saved every one of them. Her favorite part was the joy the children had in their lives and in their knowledge of Christ. With the help of her Regents friends' sponsorships, the children are now provided with free medical care, education, clothes, and food. She cannot wait to return and watch how much their faith has grown through this year. |
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Coley and CoulterRegents’ mission statement calls us to equip students to know, love, and practice that which is true, good, and beautiful, so they may live in service to God and others. This commitment to service takes many forms, including military service. Over the years, several graduates have chosen to serve their country through military careers, with many earning appointments to prestigious service academies. Among them, Coley and Coulter are proudly serving at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. |
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GrantCamp Blessing is a favorite volunteer service opportunity of Regents students in the summer. Grant is a counselor and buddy serving alongside a special needs camper and earning the right to be trusted and love someone as Christ loved us. The Regents SOR Service Council is a student-run and student-led volunteer service organization that leads students to serve collectively more than 20,000 hours each year. |
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Dupree and SawyerDupree and Sawyer work weekly with Embrace Special Needs ministry at their church, where the family serves together. Dupree teaches, while Sawyer helps children to listen and learn the lessons. They’ve both discovered their gifting and joy caring well for others, and even have served with the ministry in the Middle East. They’ve started a fundraiser called Embrace The Race, which is run each year in honor of Sawyer’s birthday to raise money to support the ministry. |