3 Worldviews with Bill Brown-CMAW039

What You'll Hear: Bill became a Christian during his senior year of high school when he got invited to a speaker and some pizza He majored in math and wanted to become an astronaut He got married He started teaching theology at Bryan College He later went to become President at Bryan and then Cedarville University The best part was the ongoing discipleship of the students Most churches don't prepare students well for what they're going to experience at university Many students either walk away from their faith completely or they begin to compartmentalize their faith There are some great ministries on campuses that lead students to Christ Universities will often hire people who are against religion The biggest challenge for Christian universities is the cost of education We all have a worldview, or you could say a worldview has us God has put eternity in our hearts We get messages about worldview constantly, so we need to be thinking about what those messages are saying, and respond appropriately All worldviews are in 1 of 3 groups, and they answer 4 ultimate questions 1. Where did everything come from? 2. Why am I here? 3. How am I supposed to live 4. What happens when we die? You have to answer these questions Naturalism says there is nothing spiritual and includes atheism Theism says there is one personal eternal God who created the universe, and includes Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Transcendentalism says everything is spiritual and everyone is reincarnated, and includes Hinduism, new age, and in movies like Star Wars Technology has dominated trends in worldviews, including pornography, sexting, and gender identity Young people come the conclusion that nothing matters except themselves A big trend is apethy Post-modernism is a reaction against the modern world and says science has been used as a weapon It's morphed because of technology, it says there is no absolute truth and no ultimate meaning The attitude now is "I just don't care", there's nothing you can do to make someone love or to care We should appeal to the fact that everyone is made in God's image We need to rely on the Holy Spirit with speaking with people that don't care We need to reflect God with our lives by living a life of joy and hope, reaching out to serve and treat people with dignity Our lives should generate a spark of interest from others We need to know not just what we're saved from but what we're saved for The Colson Fellows Program allows participants to learn about a Christian worldview through intensive study over a year Contact [email protected]

What You'll Hear: Bill became a Christian during his senior year of high school when he got invited to a speaker and some pizza He majored in math and wanted to become an astronaut He got married He started teaching theology at Bryan College He later went to become President at Bryan and then Cedarville University The best part was the ongoing discipleship of the students Most churches don't prepare students well for what they're going to experience at university Many students either walk away from their faith completely or they begin to compartmentalize their faith There are some great ministries on campuses that lead students to Christ Universities will often hire people who are against religion The biggest challenge for Christian universities is the cost of education We all have a worldview, or you could say a worldview has us God has put eternity in our hearts We get messages about worldview constantly, so we need to be thinking about what those messages are saying, and respond appropriately All worldviews are in 1 of 3 groups, and they answer 4 ultimate questions 1. Where did everything come from? 2. Why am I here? 3. How am I supposed to live 4. What happens when we die? You have to answer these questions Naturalism says there is nothing spiritual and includes atheism Theism says there is one personal eternal God who created the universe, and includes Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Transcendentalism says everything is spiritual and everyone is reincarnated, and includes Hinduism, new age, and in movies like Star Wars Technology has dominated trends in worldviews, including pornography, sexting, and gender identity Young people come the conclusion that nothing matters except themselves A big trend is apethy Post-modernism is a reaction against the modern world and says science has been used as a weapon It's morphed because of technology, it says there is no absolute truth and no ultimate meaning The attitude now is "I just don't care", there's nothing you can do to make someone love or to care We should appeal to the fact that everyone is made in God's image We need to rely on the Holy Spirit with speaking with people that don't care We need to reflect God with our lives by living a life of joy and hope, reaching out to serve and treat people with dignity Our lives should generate a spark of interest from others We need to know not just what we're saved from but what we're saved for The Colson Fellows Program allows participants to learn about a Christian worldview through intensive study over a year Contact [email protected]