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At CPA, we cultivate a life-giving atmosphere for all. This atmosphere begins with pursuant love, authentic relationship, and reciprocal trust. As a life-giving atmosphere is cultivated, it facilitates shared experience essential to the growth and maturity of faithful servants of God. We desire every student at CPA to experience being known and valued and to experience challenge and failure, coupled with perseverance and success. We desire every student to experience being a part of God’s larger story and to contribute to something greater than themselves. One cannot force belief. We focus on our processes and trust the Holy Spirit to ultimately refine our students’ character in Christ. When the atmosphere, experiences, and skills are vibrant and knowledge is filtered through the narrative of biblical truth, students will be equipped for character growth and develop traits such as courage, humility, integrity, and empathy. As students share an array of critical experiences, CPA instructors seek to prepare students to be culture shapers by teaching these skills: • Christian worldview analysis • Creativity and innovation • Critical thinking & problem solving • Communication and collaboration • Literacy (information, cultural, technology) • Life Skills (flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural awareness, productivity and accountability, leadership, and responsibility)