homeschoolers need to be aware of leaders within the homeschooling movement

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homeschoolers need to be aware of leaders within the homeschooling movement

July 25, 2007 at 2:46 am · Filed under Uncategorized

Don Veinot, co-founder of Midwest Christian Outreach, along with his wife, Joy, has recently uploaded the current issue of their Journal. Included in the lead article is an analysis of homeschooling leader, Doug Phillips, and his ministry, Vision Forum, as well as references to the book Mr. Veinot wrote after thoroughly researching Bill Gothard’s ministry. This article is a must-read for every homeschooler. According to Midwest Christian Outreach, in their 12 years of ministry, this is their most requested article to date.

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Julie wrote @ July 25, 2007 at 7:43 am

I quit getting Vision Forum stuff because of these issues.

I am not an egalitarian, but a complentarian along the lines of Wayne Gruden and John Piper. I believe women are subject to their husbands and that the office of pastor/bishop/overseer is reserved for men. BUT, my husband does not demean me or think I shouldn’t someday pursue graduate school. He wants our daughter educated in more than just homemaking skills, important as those are. Again, I just think Vision Forum is overreacting to the feminism of our day. Besides, who wants to pay a hundred bucks for a “beautiful girlhood doll”? That’s just ridiculous.

And while I’m glad I’m an American, my citizenship is in heaven (Phil 3:20).

Vision Forum makes preferences into biblical mandates and that’s WRONG. Their assertion that you should never split up the family isn’t practical. If that’s true, then neither the parents nor the children should associate with anyone their own age. Again, it’s an overreaction to the immediate splitting up of the family once they walk through the doors of the church. They are so family-focused, so inwardly-driven that they’ve turned their family into their god.

We desperately need balance!

thatmom wrote @ July 25, 2007 at 3:02 pm

Julie,

I, too, have been concerned for a long time about the direction Vision Forum has gone and would not purchase anything published by them for any reason unless it was to review a book. (I must admit I love the tee pee but it is too pricey.) The Journal article really hit on some issues that I think needed to be addressed.

You might enjoy some of the discussion on the http://www.truewomanhood.wordpress.com site. I know you have described yourself as a “recovering feminist” as are some of the ladies who have been commenting. It has been a lively discussion and we always seek to look at the Word of God to challenge our thinking. I think you would have some great thoughts to add to the conversation.

We have had hundreds of comments regarding the Botkin sisters’ book that VF publiishes and the interview they did with Kevin Swanson. It has been quite interesting.

Sarah wrote @ July 25, 2007 at 11:55 pm

Karen, you are courageous. Thank you for posting this, in spite of the nastiness that will no doubt be sent in your direction because of it.

Susie wrote @ July 27, 2007 at 4:04 am

I can get the article to load, but it won’t scroll down so I can read it. Grrr!

Can anyone give me some highlights?

Susie

thatmom wrote @ July 27, 2007 at 5:40 pm

Susie,

I sent you the pdf of that journal article this morning. If you had any problems accessing it, let me know and I will try something else.

It was encouraging to read it and see that others with much credability are seeing the problemns and are addressing them.

thatmom wrote @ July 27, 2007 at 5:40 pm

If anyone else has trouble reading that article online, let me know and I will see if I can help. Just send me a note or leave a message here.

Deanne wrote @ July 31, 2007 at 11:21 pm

Thank you Karen for posting this PDF file. It was excellently written! I look forward to the September pod casts.
Love Deanne

Lynnea wrote @ August 13, 2007 at 3:51 am

I can’t seem to even get the website to load. Could you send me the file? About two years ago I felt convicted to get rid of and stop reading Vision Forum articles, tapes, etc., so I’d be interested to read this article.

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