Our History
HomeForHisGlory, Inc. is an area-wide ministry that exists to serve Christ by serving the local homeschool community.
Our mission is to bring glory to God in all that we do.
Our purpose is to inform and educate homeschool parents, promote individual support groups, strengthen relationships within our homeschool community, as well as serve as an outreach to our local community.
The HomeForHisGlory Yahoo list began in June 1999 and today has over 950 subscribers.
In 2006, we established HomeForHisGlory-Educational Co-op at two campuses. We now have three campuses in the Louisville area.
The goal of HomeForHisGlory, Inc. is to provide valuable resources for the homeschool community in Kentuckiana and to grow our community closer through real life opportunities and events, such as HFHG Live Meetings, Educational Co-ops, Annual Homeschool Fair, Field Trips, Service Projects and Academic Testing.
Our Executive Board
Our President is Dr. Jonathan T. Pennington.
Dr. Jonathan Pennington (www.jonathanpennington.com) is Assistant Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary in Louisville. Before receiving a PhD from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland he earned the Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a B.A. in History and Secondary Education from Northern Illinois University. During college he and his (future) wife Tracy were very involved in Campus Crusade for Christ. During his seminary years Jonathan served for five years as the associate pastor at a church in northern Illinois. He has done extensive teaching, preaching and lecturing throughout the country, including homeschool speaking such as at last year’s Midwest Homeschool convention. In addition to his teaching at the seminary and speaking engagements, he also serves as the worship pastor at Grace Church Louisville. He is the author of several Greek and Hebrew teaching tools, academic articles, devotional materials, and most recently two books entitled Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew and Cosmology and New Testament Theology.
He and his wife Tracy have been blessed with six children (2 girls and 4 boys), ages 13 and under. They have always homeschooled and love to do so! Music is a big part of their family’s culture as are scouting, game-playing, and Legos. While Tracy does the bulk of the weekly homeschooling, Jonathan is directly involved in the children’s Bible, catechism, and virtue instruction as well as Latin and music. He looks forward to serving the Kentuckiana homeschool community through HFHG.
Other members of the HFHG Board are as follows:
- Suellen Barnes serves as the Homeschool Fair coordinator.
- Greg Barnes serves as the HFHG Treasurer.
- Tracy Pennington serves as the HFHG Live Director.
- Bill Ballerstedt serves on the committee.
- Susan Ballerstedt serves as the Educational Co-op Director.
- Karl Halverson serves on the committee.
- Jill Halverson serve as the HFHG Membership Coordinator.
Membership
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When you support the ministry of HomeForHisGlory, you support homeschoolers across Kentuckiana! Many volunteers put in hours and hours of time to provide educational and fun opportunities for all of our children, and for their ministry we are deeply grateful. We, as the Executive Board, have high hopes as we look forward to another great year of HFHG co-ops, fieldtrips, events, and more. We have a lot of education, fun and fellowship planned for the 2010/2011 school year!
Requirements for Membership
You must agree with our statement of faith below
- I believe there is one God who exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
- I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s one and only son, my one and only Savior.
- I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ, born on earth fully human and fully divine, lived a sinless life, died on the cross to pay for my sins, rose bodily from the dead, and ascended into Heaven.
- I believe that I am saved only by the grace of God through faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ.
Membership dues will be $25 for the 2010/2011 school year.
**You must be a HFHG member to participate in a HFHG co-op.
Membership has its perks!
***Participation in large group activities at little or no extra cost
- Quarterly meetings
- Group field trips (with group discount rates!)
- Group service projects
- Elementary Play Dates
- Creation Club
- Christmas Craft Fair
- Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee
- Science Fair
- Walk Through History
- Music Recital/Art Gallery
- Field Day
- Graduations for K, 5th and High School
- Used Book Swap
- Opportunity to participate in co-op program
- Standardized testing
- Quarterly e-newsletter
- Group directory
- Membership card to qualify for education discount at various stores
- Opportunities to minister by helping to plan and implement events
- Ribbons or certificates for group activities
- Getting started packets/meetings for new homeschoolers
- Moms Night Out groups
- Homeschool High School National Honor Society
- HSLDA membership discount ($20 off)
- Office Depot printing discounts
- Enchanted Learning membership
How to become a member of HFHG
There are several ways to become a member of HFHG:
Membership is just $25.00 per year per family.
- Email HFHG@rocketmail.com and let us know you’d like to become a member. We’ll send you payment instructions.
- Sign up for membership when you register for co-op classes.
Any questions? Email us at HFHG@rocketmail.com.
Yahoo Group
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The HFHG Yahoo group is an exciting place to be! There are 800-1000 emails per month on this very active list! There are emails about just about any activity or event related to homeschooling in the Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana areas, plus for sale items, tips on good deals in the area, general “kid” issue discussion, and more. And if there is something you want to know that you can’t find in the archives, just ask! You’ll be sure to get the answers you need.
We would love to see you on our Yahoo group! To join our Yahoo group, you must:
1) agree with our statement of faith:
*I believe there is one God who exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
* I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s one and only son, my one and only Savior.
* I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ, born on earth fully human and fully divine, lived a sinless life, died on the cross to pay for my sins, rose bodily from the dead, and ascended into Heaven.
* I believe that I am saved only by the grace of God through faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ.
2) currently be homeschooling your children, or planning to homeschool your children in the near future.
To join the Yahoo group, click here.
And here’s a TIP: You may want to set your messages to Daily Digest! All of the HFHG emails will be grouped into daily emails instead of getting each one individually in your inbox. The upside: your inbox isn’t overflowing. The downside: there may be a delay before you get an email….so that email that is giving away 2 free tickets to the concert tonight…well, you may miss those.
Volunteer
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Home For His Glory is run entirely by volunteers…homeschooling parent volunteers! If you are looking for an opportunity to serve your homeschool community, we have one for you.
Here is a list of our current committees and their leadership:
- HFHG Live Meetings Director -Tracy Pennington
- Educational Co-op Director -Susan Ballerstedt
- Getting Started – Kelly Conway
- Events – Teri Eisenmenger
- Educational Events – Shanna Clark
- Elementary Activities- Katy Gray
- Field Trip Coordinator – Heather Adams
- Homeschool Fair Coordinator -Suellen Barnes
- Achievement Testing Coordinator – Jill Halverson
- Website Coordinator: Laura Hickerson
Please see the individual committee pages for more information about each committee.
Are you ready to help? Here are the requirements for our volunteers:
- Must have homeschooled for at least one calendar year.
- Must complete a personal statement of faith.
- In order to be a coordinator, you must be on a committee for at least one year (unless agreed upon by the HFHG, Inc. Executive Board).
- Must agree to uphold the HFHG, Inc. Mission Statement and policies set forth in the By-Laws.
Email us at HFHG@rocketmail.com if you’d like to join our volunteers!