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 williambrown23@gmail.com
About the Podcast
Loving God, others and ourselves at work and at home. Interviews and ponderings, from a Messianic perspective, and with a focus on men. Formerly the Christian Men at Work Podcast.