Illinois Christian Home Educators https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:37:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Illinois Christian Home Educators https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 SPOTLIGHT: The Homeschool Act https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/03/spotlight-the-homeschool-act/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:00:48 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=29085 Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

The Homeschool Act, also known as HB 2827, poses a grave danger to all homeschooling families across Illinois.

If passed, this bill would stifle the freedoms of homeschooling families through heavy regulations. If these regulations are not followed, families would face hefty fines and possible jail time.

Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE) is an organization that is passionately leading the charge against this dangerous legislation, and Kirk Smith, executive director of ICHE, sits down to discuss the consequences of the bill and how to oppose it.… Continue Reading

]]> 29085 SPOTLIGHT: Overflowing With Hope: A Conversation With Kirk Smith https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/06/spotlight-overflowing-with-hope-a-conversation-with-kirk-smith/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:00:29 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23741 Written by Jenna Smith

In this edition of Illinois Family Spotlight, Monte Larrick has an interesting conversation with Kirk Smith, executive director of the Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE). Over the weekend of May 20th, ICHE hosted their annual homeschool conference at Olivet Nazarene University where families were not only encouraged to educate their children academically, but educate them spiritually.

When asked about the difference between public school and home school, Smith points out that children in government systems are often being taught anti-Christian morals and deceptive worldly philosophies.… Continue Reading

]]> 23741 SPOTLIGHT: Culture Proofing Your Kids https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/07/spotlight-culture-proofing-your-kids/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:00:47 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=20695 Written by David E. Smith

In this episode of Spotlight, Self Evident’s Jenna Smith interviews Will and Meeke Addison. This power couple hosts a a daily radio/podcast program focused on Marriage, Family and the Church titled “Airing the Addisons” on American Family Radio.

Will and Meeke were keynote speakers at this year’s Illinois Christian Home Educators conference, where they spoke on the vital importance of discipling your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and the opportunities homeschooling provides: “We see [homeschooling] as an opportunity to pour in our children and make them culture proof.”… Continue Reading

]]> 20695 “It’s Not Education, It’s Perversion” (Illinois Family Spotlight #256) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-256/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:21:37 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?post_type=podcast&p=17682 Kirk Smith, executive director of Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE), wonders what will be the straw that finally breaks the camel’s back – the backs of Christian parents, even the backs of moral, non-Christian parents – when it comes to deciding to leave the cesspool of government schools? Will it be the recently passed legislation that requires availability of feminine hygiene products in both female and male school restrooms or will it be the mandate to teach hardcore sex education to public school students as early as kindergarten?… Continue Reading

]]> 17682 SPOTLIGHT: Always Late to the Party https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/spotlight-always-late-to-the-party/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:00:09 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=11972 Written by Benjamin Smith

The 2019 Illinois Christian Home Educators Family Conference (ICHE) in Bourbonnais was the setting for Monte Larrick’s recent interview with ICHE executive director, Kirk Smith. At the start, Smith details the reasons for a new venue and new focus – the importance of the family unit – for the conference.

The conversation moves on to the problem of government overstepping their jurisdiction in public, private, and home education and the imperative for families and the Church to proactively engage in the culture wars.… Continue Reading

]]> 11972 “Raising the Next Generation of Culture Warriors” (Illinois Family Spotlight #103) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-103/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:00:16 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?post_type=podcast&p=9483 This edition of Spotlight features Monte Larrick’s interview with Kirk Smith, the Executive Director of Illinois Christian Home Educators.

They explore the growth of home education throughout the nation, homeschooling in the great state of Illinois, how christian home education is changing public schools, Smith’s concern with the evolution of homeschooling in Illinois, and how ICHE can help you begin to home educate your child.

They also consider the claim that christian home educators’ goal is to bring up a generation of culture warriors for Jesus Christ, and how homeschooling benefits the state of Illinois.… Continue Reading

]]> 9483 SPOTLIGHT: Homeschooling in the State of Illinois https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/spotlight-homeschooling-in-the-state-of-illinois/ Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:00:06 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=7642 Written by Benjamin Smith

In the spotlight this week is Kirk Smith, the Executive Director of the Illinois Christian Home Educators. Kirk graduated from Greenville College, teaching and coaching for two years at the high school level before founding the House of Prayer church in Albion, IL, which he pastored for almost 25 years. Kirk and his wife Joely live in Bone Gap with their 11 children who range in age from toddler to young adult.… Continue Reading

]]> 7642 Homeschooling in the State of Illinois (Spotlight #043) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/spotlight-043/ Tue, 06 Jun 2017 05:15:50 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?post_type=podcast&p=7629 Written by Benjamin Smith

In the spotlight this week is Kirk Smith, the Executive Director of the Illinois Christian Home Educators. Kirk graduated from Greenville College, teaching and coaching for two years at the high school level before founding the House of Prayer church in Albion, IL, which he pastored for almost 25 years. Kirk and his wife Joely live in Bone Gap with their 11 children who range in age from toddler to young adult.… Continue Reading

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