Students Inspired by GA Rep Melvin Everson

Junior and Senior High students at GACS didn’t realize when they headed for chapel this morning, Thursday, February 25th, that they were in for a real treat! Georgia Representative Melvin Everson was on the stage awaiting their arrival.

Representative Everson, also a Baptist minister, was sworn in on October 5, 2005 to represent all of Snellville, GA and parts of other Gwinnett County cities. Everson admits that it’s a tall task to serve thousands of county constituents and well as the 1200-member church congregation that he shepherds; however, as he admits, service is not always easy nor does it always deliver immediate rewards, but it is necessary for the good of our country, our state, our nation, and the world.

Melvin J. Everson was the seventh of ten children born in Abbeville, Ga on September 24, 1957, to the late Northern and Willa B. Everson. Two of his siblings are now deceased; however, the others have accomplish educational degrees and launched professional careers that are quite impressive, considering the fact that their father was educated only through fifth grade. As Everson proudly shares, “My father insisted upon our doing our best; failure was not an option.”

Enjoy more of Everson’s biographical information in his own words online.

Everson, who holds a degree in Criminology from Albany State University, challenged students at GACS to do their part to make the world a better place. He urged students “not to stop in the halls of Greater Atlanta Christian School,” but to take the great foundations they have received here and “find a service that you are compelled to work in and give it your all!”

A twenty-three-year retiree from the U. S. military, Representative Everson added, “I believe in Georgia and I believe in the United States of America. God continues to bless America, but he also calls us to serve.” He shared that he is humbled to be a public servant to the people in the state of Georgia.

Thank you, Representative Everson, for taking the time to challenge students at GACS. Thank you for sharing your life story as well as your values and beliefs. You have inspired us all!

Gabe Lyons: Moving from UNchristian to Christian

On Thursday, February 11th, students in Junior and Senior High heard Gabe Lyons speak about how current negative perceptions of Christians can be changed to portray Christ in a more positive manner.

CHELSEA MITCHELL INTERVIEWS GABE LYONS

When Worlds Collide Much Can be Gained

On Thursday, October 29, 2009, chapel at GAC contained a rare mix of topics: the school’s technological advances in addition to Dr. Chi Ekwenye’s personal struggles and the general poverty in Nigeria.

At first glance the juxtaposition of these two topics, a progressive learning environment and the embodiment of humble service, are not in any way compatible. Questions come to mind about these two completely different worlds. How can we reconcile Christ-like humility with the view that we must have the best of the best to stay ahead of everyone else?

From that momentous chapel, the answer, in my mind, is clear. That answer, to paraphrase Dr. Chi, lies in the simple fact that what matters most is not the quantity of what we have but what we choose to do with what we have received. Every person at GAC is extremely blessed with amazing opportunities, and students in grades six through twelve next school year will have the unique opportunity of learning in a Digital Learning Environment.

Rather than using these new tools for selfish gain, we will use them to growing academically and spiritually, preparing us to be “world changers.” Every little thing we do for others makes a huge difference. If we can be challenged with 21st century technology while learning, our growth could possibly put us in a better position to help others after we leave GAC. The time and money required to transition to this new, digital environment next year will be well worth it.