What is the Revere Ride? It starts with establishing what kind of person you intend to become. Students will be challenged to develop the following four traits and apply them to every area of life.

1. Grounded

To be grounded is to know what you believe, why you believe it, and how to defend why you believe what you believe. In a world of uncertainty, Revere is not uncertain on its theology, doctrine, political theory, and the path that leads to both a Godly and a good life. 

At Revere, we exist to teach students what is true because God says it is true. We apply this truth to every area of life, beginning with our theology (understanding of God), our doctrine (beliefs of our faith), and all of life's practical expressions of these two.  Most students enter college with their thought-pendulum swinging wildly. Our aim is to stabilize these thoughts by teaching our students clear, Biblical truths. 

A grounded student is ready to make a difference. 

2. Prioritized

A student who has been properly grounded will be able to discern what is most important in life. We call this skill being properly prioritized. In certain seasons of life, family, church, and work priorities may be perfectly balanced. In other seasons, certain elements may need to take precedent and disrupt this balance. The Bible never teaches a balanced-life. It does teach us to pursue one that properly prioritized. 

“Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33

Revere teaches students how to seek the Kingdom of God first, thus allowing all that is good to be added unto them. 

A prioritized student has learned the value of personal and corporate worship, their marriage, raising kids, friendships, working hard, staying healthy, continuing to learn, and how all of these things are pointed to the Kingdom of God. 

A prioritized student also understands how to leverage their talents for the Kingdom, how to thrive during difficult seasons, how to manage their money, resources, and time and can better identify what is productive versus what is a distraction. 

A prioritized student is a dangerous graduate because they’ve learned how to leverage all they are and all they have for the Kingdom. 

3. Industrious

A grounded and prioritized student knows when it’s time to get to work. Through content, experience, and relationships, our students will learn the value of working hard. They will become industrious.

This industrious nature will be caught as they watch their professors, mentors, and school faculty, but will also be modeled by those with whom they intern. This industry will be applied to their studies and attendance (as both will have high expectations set) as well as their volunteerism and work engagement.

Like Paul Revere, students will be expected to work-hard while maintaining good grades, volunteer engagement, and employment. It should be said of Revere students that other college students don’t understand how they get so much done, how they have become so efficient, and how they’ve accomplished so much at such a young age. 

Industriousness is both educational and experiential. Industriousness is both innate and learned. Students with natural industriousness will be encouraged to continue to increase their capacity. Students who struggle will be encouraged and equipped to grow, but will be expected to take personal responsibility for their ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Industrious people change the world and we expect nothing less from our graduates. 

4. Engaged

What happens when you have a grounded, prioritized, and industrious graduate? They engage. 

Passivity was the first sin of man. We aim to eliminate it amongst our graduates by teaching them how and when to engage. 

Engagement looks different in every stage and sphere of life. We desire graduates who engage in worship with the Lord, engage in service to their church, engage in care for their spouse, engage with and train their children, and engage culture with the truth of the gospel. 

We don’t just receive culture. We reform it.