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Abstract

Christian education seeks to transform the lives of its students, preparing them to serve both in their present life and in the life to come. At the center of this process are the students and how they currently think, act, and make sense of the world around them i.e., their worldview. Thus, preparing students for service both here and in the hereafter requires that students become aware of and take control of their worldview systematically and deliberately. Ultimately, this facilitates their ability to form a lasting and transformative relationship with God. Here I present a biblical foundation for why students must discover, evaluate, and modify their worldview to accomplish the goals of Christian education. In addition, I outline some practical steps that Christian universities and colleges can use to systematically implement intentional worldview discussions both across programs and throughout a student’s academic journey. Specifically, I address the following four questions: 1) How do we know God wants to have a relationship with us? 2) What is the nature of the relationship that God wants with us? 3) What is required of us if we are to accept this relationship? And, most importantly for our discussion of Christian education, 4) what must we as educators and educational institutes do to guide our students through this process? I believe that an integrated worldview curriculum is important if we are to accomplish our goal of teaching and training our students to not only discover themselves but to pursue a transformative and lasting relationship with God.

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