TOS Mission Statement Update (late)

How did I forget to add this update?

If you missed it, here is the original problem and here are my feelings about it. See, I was slated to submit a "typical day in the life of a homeschooler" article. Funny thing- it was even requested by TOS. However, when I received my paperwork from them outlining the correct format I also recieved this mission statement.

The mission of TOS Magazine is to encourage and support Christian homeschooling families and to evangelize non-Christian homeschooling families.

That was quite the problem for me, considering I *am* one of those non-Christian homeschoolers.

The following is the formal reply from TOS about the issue of the mission statement. I am so PLEASED with their choice! Thank you TOS for making all homeschoolers feel welcome to submit an article. However, I feel I must point out- They apparently aren't interested in my article anymore. ;)

Dear Sheri,

Thanks so much for writing in with your question. Please forgive the delay in response. We have been extremely busy with the Winter Issue and the holidays, as well as changing our website a bit. We do take your question seriously. And in doing so, we have also changed our mission statement to reflect more clearly our mission.

I also wanted to answer your questions. You are right in that we will admit that our magazine does indeed give encouragement and support to Christian homeschoolers. And, we do want to make it clear in our mission statement, our statement of faith, and our philosophy that we are a decidedly Christian publication. And as a Christian publication, our articles in the magazine and everything we publish or produce will most likely reflect just that. So, maybe an important clarification would be that the mission of TOS magazine is not only one of encouragement and support for all homeschooling families, but as a decidedly Christian publication, our articles and publications may at the same time, fulfill the biblical command of evangelizing the non-Christian homeschooler. For it is our goal to glorify God in all that we do and to lift Him up and make Him known.

We do not believe in any way that non-Christian homeschoolers are only useful to evangelize. We are however, a Christian publication and reflect that in all that we do. We do hope that even while being distinctly Christian that we also will support and encourage many types of homeschoolers.

Here is the mission statement taken from our website:
Mission Statement
Our mission is to produce a high quality biblically-based magazine that is a practical resource itself while introducing other products and services to the home educator that will strengthen, support and challenge the family both spiritually and academically as they impact their world for Christ.





Again, forgive the delay in response, and if you have any other questions, please let me know.

Deborah Wuehler
Senior Editor
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