An aspect of most colleges that identify as Christian is one that goes beyond academic success or a social life. This aspect is the emphasis placed on a student’s faith, spirituality, and relationship with God. Specifically at Urshan College, many students will define the origin of their college choice in a meaningful moment with God when He called them to attend. While students come to Urshan College for a general education, many students desire the specifically Apostolic education Urshan has to offer that builds upon the calling to a life of ministry. This is a perfect representation of the mission of Urshan College as an Apostolic institute. Urshan’s mission is to to educate, equip, and empower students to go out and live the lives God has called them to live. …show more content…
Their beliefs and understandings of faith are being challenged and questioned in order to strengthen their understanding. Rather than having the adults in their life tell them what to believe, they are now responsible for forming opinions about everything in their lives. For this reason, it is vital that students stay connected to God during their college years. If they are not firmly grounded in truth, the controversial ideology that college courses may bring will easily sway them. If a spiritual foundation is not there, a student will face a “spiritual struggle: an experience with which many students are familiar, particularly those who concern themselves with deep reflection on faith, purpose, and life
In reading Bill Davis’ book, In All Things Christ Preeminent, it is evident that receiving an education at Covenant College will be a unique spiritual and intellectual experience. With Christ present in all areas of the school, the structure of the college and what it as an institution aspires to accomplish varies greatly from that of the high school I attended. Based on the Christ-like goals, student body, and instruction of Covenant College depicted in In All Things Christ Preeminent, receiving an education from Covenant seems vastly different from my secular experience at LaFayette High School.
Why College Matters To God chapter focuses on your values and principle and growth of christian colleges. It explains how harvard college was founded based on christian tradition educations. They had pastors that focused on other subjects like foreign language, mathematics,history and etc. Few decades later Ivy league universite were found. Students had to memorized the lecture and repeated back to their tutor some. And some students were forced to attend college by their parents. This chapter also focuses on we should read the bible and focus on other subject that god had created. In the old times college were created slowly and then it followed a trade of catholic college. The presidents were christian ministers and professors who were cable
Hawkins and Clinton (2015), stated that using the knowledge of counseling and incorporating it in the theology and spirituality, delivers a deeper counseling session with clients seeking a closer connection to God and a sense of hope (p. 8). Psychological issues apart from spiritual issues are presented in the text. Hawkins and Clinton (2015) argue the “overcoming the faith gap” as an issue, and state that the most challenging part for clients seeking services is doubting the fact that, incorporating theology/spirituality counseling may not fulfill their needs (p.
In Engaging God’s World, Plantinga looks at Christian higher education and how it fits into the world. It is intended to help Christian teenagers, college students and young adults
7. Christian college education equips us to play a role in redeeming God’s creation to the way it was supposed to be. By studying the word of God and applying it to every aspect of our lives we are working hard to bring ourselves back to what God intended us to be. Ostrander points out that part of our task as cultural beings is to redeem
In reading Bill Davis’ book, In All Things Christ Preeminent, it is evident that receiving an education at Covenant College will be a unique spiritual and intellectual experience. With Christ present in all areas of the school, the structure of the college and what it as an institution aspires to accomplish varies greatly from that of the high school I attended. Based on the Christ-like goals, instruction, and student body of Covenant College depicted in In All Things Christ Preeminent, receiving an education from Covenant seems vastly different from my secular experience at LaFayette High School.
“Christ’s call on you as a student is a calling to meet the needs of the Church, both for its own life and the life of the world” (Hauerwas). He urges students to appreciate the four years they spend on a college campus and to use it as a ministry that will ultimately better the kingdom of the Lord. He suggests meeting the needs of the church is by furthering our education. Thus, the Church has a job to do: to explain why belief in the risen Lord actually makes sense” (Hauerwas). It’s very important for Christians to be able to explain logically why we believe. “You may at least make someone think twice before he rejects the risen
God calls us to serve and to do everything with love (1 Peter 4:10, 1 Corinthians 16:14). As a Student Affairs (SA) professional, my main goal is to help students discover their calling and equip them to better serve the world while integrating their faith. Smith (2004), states why it is important to serve as a mentor during a critical adult faith development stage. In The Council for the Advancement of Standards and Higher Education (CAS), CAS has incorporated faith, spirituality and religion into the standards and competencies that they advocate for individuals working as educators in the student affairs field ( Smith, 2004). In the CAS masters-level graduate program for student affairs standards (2004) the authors spoke to the essential need to incorporate spirituality.
America is a nation built on the foundation of freedom and equality. Today, America is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world, but also one of the most religiously dived. Eboo Patel, author of the novel Sacred Ground, is an activist for the integration of pluralism into American culture. Throughout the novel he expresses his ideas for more interfaith programs to broaden the knowledge of the younger generation with the hope of eliminating bigotry amongst various religions. Patel’s crucial message is that many people often misjudge or jump to conclusions, in this case about religions, which they don’t know much about. College is a place to break these barriers because it is a time for self-exploration and new ideas to be formed.
The word “Christian” in Colorado Christian University is more than just a belief shared amongst the Faculty and Student Body. It is the foundation on which all aspects of the educational experience are built. Beginning with a strong Statement of Faith, which aligns with core beliefs of the National Association of Evangelicals, the University proclaims its belief “in the Bible as being the only authoritative Word of God, that God exists in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, as well as belief in the salvation and resurrection that is only found in Christ Jesus” (Statement of Faith at Colorado Christian University, n.d.).
The ethos of Southwestern Christian University is a wonderful blend of academia and solid Christian influence. Southwestern Christian University (hereafter referred to as SCU) unapologetically advances its "vision for a Christian liberal arts education pursued from the perspective of the Biblical Christian worldview" (Wenyika). In a world "swamped" with education that has been secularized to the point of "Godlessness", SCU stands as a beam of light shining through the darkness to educate and encourage students to be excellent both in Godly character and in daily living. As an online student of SCU, I am honored to be a "torchbearer" among those like myself who have chosen to make Jesus the "Lord" over both, life and education.
This study seeks to add to the knowledge base pertaining to the role of spirituality and religion in the educational experiences and outcomes of African American (male) students (Jett, 2010). It is important to have values of any kind that mean something personally for an individual including spirituality and religion, this can help guide young adult male further into completion of a college degree. Although the four A.A. men in the study are spiritually grounded, they do not share the same religious affiliations or denominations (Jett, 2010).
After recently moving to the University of Central Florida, I began to feel like a little fish who was swimming in an even bigger pond than before. As loneliness set it, I started to have second thoughts in regards to why I was in a place where I felt like I didn 't belong. Turning to prayer, I asked that God would surround me around college students who held the same beliefs as myself, allowing me feel apart of a family again. Fortunately, I was directed to Cru. Cru is an international ministry that is planted on college campuses all around the world. Their vision is to help individuals discover, build, and evangelize the gospel of Jesus Christ based on the principles of Faith, Growth and
Educators need to understand the impact of religion on the lives of their students. According to Gallup poll data, nearly 95% of teens believe in God and 86% believe that Jesus Christ is either God or the Son of God (Gallup & Lindsay, 1999 as cited in Ream, 2003). These and other similar statistics demonstrate the importance of considering religion when dealing with young people. Ream
What is faith? Faith is something different to everyone. If you asked a hundred different people, it is possible that you would get many diverse answers. Religious faith and non-religious faith are two very distinct terms. Faith holds an extremely complex meaning when discussing it in the context of religion. Faith is a belief. That holds true to every religious and non-religious person. Every faith involves a decision. It is not about what we claim to believe, but what we actually do believe, that is true faith. Throughout this paper, I am going to discuss Christian faith, how it pertains to daily life and Christianity as a whole. I also intend to delve into George W. Forell's discussion of Christian faith and analyze and