The U.S. Pastor Council is a nonprofit, bi-partisan coalition of pastors based in Texas representing over one thousand churches including some of the largest churches in Texas such as Second Baptist Church, Grace Community Church, and First Baptist Church. Representing a diverse collection of ethnic, denominational, and cultural backgrounds, the U.S. Pastor Council is dedicated to assisting with the establishment of other new Pastor Councils and addressing issues of social, cultural, policy significance from a Christian perspective. A large portion of the coalition, including many pastors are deeply involved in K-12 education. This is particularly true in regards to private Christian education and issues opportunity and affordability.
The final oral arguments for the current school finance litigation were heard before the Texas Supreme Court on September 1st 2015. This amicus brief explains how our state can make education more productive for Texas children.