Millennials are seeking meaning and purpose beyond what society offers. They embrace moral relativism and are overwhelmed by stress. While highly connected online, many feel lonely. A Christian worldview providing absolute truth and community is just what they need. However, few millennials possess a biblical worldview. Christian schools aiming to develop wise, courageous leaders grounded in Scripture can help fill this need and reverse declining spiritual activity among youth.
Discusses the meaning and importance of worldview in general as well as the Christian worldview specifically, and introduces how the Christian worldview can be applied to the joys and challenges of work
Discusses the meaning and importance of worldview in general as well as the Christian worldview specifically, and introduces how the Christian worldview can be applied to the joys and challenges of work
Everyone has a set of beliefs and values that form a framework and set of “lenses” through which the data of life and the world around us is assessed. Our task is to determine what is true and to live in step with that truth.
The Christian Worldview is the one worldview that rings the truest with the known facts of science and life. This class will focus on the latest in this area and review summary “take-aways” that will help Christians defend the faith.
Lecture presented by John Weber
Spirituality is the connection of the human spirit with God's spirit in the contexts of life. What is the spirituality needed to cope with injustice and oppression? Is it different as we seek to create structures that change oppression? What is the role of rage? This is foundational to the video at: https://vimeo.com/240806596
An exploration of how the gospel of Jesus Christ is contextualized. Incorporates concepts particularly from Jackson Wu, also Lesslie Newbigin. An updated version of this is available for download at: http://www.slideshare.net/WernerMischke/contextualization-acmi
Millennials: Understanding the GenerationUrbanBound
Understanding the Millennial mindset can be a tricky thing to do. Understand some of the key things Millennials need in the workforce in order to be happy. For even more information, check out our eBook here: http://resources.urbanbound.com/millennial-mindset-understanding-millennials
Everyone has a set of beliefs and values that form a framework and set of “lenses” through which the data of life and the world around us is assessed. Our task is to determine what is true and to live in step with that truth.
The Christian Worldview is the one worldview that rings the truest with the known facts of science and life. This class will focus on the latest in this area and review summary “take-aways” that will help Christians defend the faith.
Lecture presented by John Weber
Spirituality is the connection of the human spirit with God's spirit in the contexts of life. What is the spirituality needed to cope with injustice and oppression? Is it different as we seek to create structures that change oppression? What is the role of rage? This is foundational to the video at: https://vimeo.com/240806596
An exploration of how the gospel of Jesus Christ is contextualized. Incorporates concepts particularly from Jackson Wu, also Lesslie Newbigin. An updated version of this is available for download at: http://www.slideshare.net/WernerMischke/contextualization-acmi
Millennials: Understanding the GenerationUrbanBound
Understanding the Millennial mindset can be a tricky thing to do. Understand some of the key things Millennials need in the workforce in order to be happy. For even more information, check out our eBook here: http://resources.urbanbound.com/millennial-mindset-understanding-millennials
Christianity and America Analogy - Tresa Weaverjharbin4
This is a class project for HUM422 Christianity and America. The presentation details an analogy for the relationship between Christianity and America.
Focus on how to capture and engage the Millennial Audience, keep them engaged and get your team to the next level of success within your Organization.
We will identify and highlight the new challenges and opportunities that exist in the new work place environments, that exist due in part to Technological Advances and Multi Generations in workplace.
Identify what can be done to increase Productivity, Innovation and Harmony within the organization for growth and progress.
Share ideas for keeping engagement, involvement and momentum within an organization.
Sharing the Gospel in a "Spiritual but not Religious" AgeBrian Beckstrom
A presentation I presented to a group of clergy through Grand View University's Center for Renewal.
Please note primary sources section at end of presentation.
ROLE OF SMALL GROUP LEADER AS A FACILITATOR - LEARN FROM NEHEMIAH AND EZRAPeters Kriss
People is matters, so SMALL GROUP is MATTERS also. Share in SG sometimes is challenging, We have tendency to preach, but please preach something to enhance and make clear to the group about the message and not trying to teach another theme.
These are the slides that I used while at the Leader of Leaders gathering of the Five South Carolina Presbyteries, also known as the South Caroline 5 LOL.
The Youth Challenges are not new. Every generation has ways and means of overcoming their challenges. I would advise the youth not to give up as they will overcome. The decisions they will make through these challenges matters a lot. Learn from the adults around you and discuss with them what you are going through.
This slideshow introduces the cultural need and Church teaching on evangelization. It is the Evangelical Catholic\'s introductory presentation when training Catholic leaders.
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Core Values
Excellence
No name University is an educational enterprise. All of us, individually and collectively, work hard to ensure that our students develop the character, learn the skills, and assimilate the knowledge essential to become morally responsible leaders. The success of our University depends upon a conscientious commitment to our mission, vision, and goals.
Community
No name University develops hospitable Christian learning communities everywhere we serve. We foster a spirit of belonging, unity, and interdependence based on mutual trust and respect to create socially responsible environments that challenge all of us to listen, to learn, to change, and to serve.
Respect
Animated in the spirit of Jesus Christ, we value all individuals’ unique talents, respect their dignity, and strive to foster their commitment to excellence in our work. Our community’s strength depends on the unity and diversity of our people, on the free exchange of ideas, and on learning, living, and working harmoniously.
Personal Development
No name University stresses the development of every person’s mind, spirit, and body for a balanced life. All members of the No name University community must demonstrate their commitment to personal development to help strengthen the character of our community.
Responsible Stewardship
Our Creator blesses us with an abundance of resources. We foster a spirit of service to employ our resources for University and community development. We must be resourceful. We must optimize and apply all of the resources of our community to fulfill no name University’s mission and goals.
Integrity
The commitment of no name University to excellence demands that its members live its mission and deliver on its promise. The faculty, staff, and students pledge to be honest, just, and consistent in word and deed.
SuMMARIZING THE OPTIONS
There was a time when it seemed that religion might just dis-
appear. Throughout the modern period secularism continued
to grow. It appeared that the religions of humankind would be
superseded by science and left behind as historical artifacts, like
Egyptian temples, the Greek gods, and many Christian churches
in Northern Europe today. Certainly the hope of a world with-
out religion continues to motivate some thinkers. Richard Daw-
kins’ ‘Beyond Belief ’ movement and advertising campaigns in
Britain and Canada have precisely this outcome as their goal.
And yet at present the outcome they strive for appears unlikely.
If anything, there has been a resurgence of religious commitment
in many cultures. Any decline in religion in Europe and North
America has been more than compensated for by the rapid
growth of Pentecostal and charismatic movements in churches
around the world. Even non-religious thinkers, such as Jürgen
Habermas, one of Germany’s leading philosophers, now speak
of moving – contrary to their and others’ expectations – into a
‘post-secular society.’1
Religion, then, it appears, is.
Cultivate Ministry (Programming Model)Kenneth Hall
This is a book created with the purpose to represent what a future ministry could look like. It was designed specifically for a youth ministry, but could be used for any kind of ministry whether that be adult, senior or children's ministry.
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The Role of Congregational Leaders in Children, Youth, & Family Ministry
by Dr. Terri Elton, Associate Professor of Children, Youth, and Family (CYF) Ministry & Director of the Center for CYF Ministry, Luther Seminary, Luther Seminary
Church Leaders and Congregations are key assets and partners with families in the faith journey in the 21st Century. Using the Exemplar Youth Ministry (EYM) Study as an element for this discussion, explore how the EYM study identified the value and role of church leaders and the congregation when designing and implementing ministry for children, youth, and families. Explore the EYM assets which support a robust ministry for families of all ages and type.
From the 2012 Southeastern Minnesota Synod, ELCA's Councils as Leaders event.
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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2. Millennial – born between 1980 & mid-2000’s.
◦ 92 million – more numerous than prior generations
◦ Unparalleled prosperity and innovation
Beloit College “Mindset List”
◦ Carter and Reagan are as distant to them as Truman and
Eisenhower are to their parents.
◦ Everyone has always known what the news of the day was before
the “Evening News” came on.
◦ Never used a card catalog to find a book.
◦ Email is just too slow, and they seldom if ever use snail mail
◦ Rap music has always been main stream
◦ Tattoos have always been very chic and highly visible.
◦ Text has always been hyper.
3. Live in Complexity
“Relish mystery, uncertainty, ambiguity. They are not
bothered by contradictions.” unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about
Christianity, Kinnaman & Lyons
“The established generation is more interested in the bottom
line (truth, biblical worldview, right answers) and in getting
there as quickly as possible. For (the Millennials), it’s as much
the journey as the destination.” Bill Perry, founder of Recon (generational college ministry)
Want What Works
Driven much more by pragmatism than their parents.
◦ Strongly connected to moral relativism.
◦ Decline in ethics; “ends justifies the means”
Survey of MBA professors – ethics and integrity
4. Embrace Moral Relativism
Especially true in the realm of personal morality
◦ Twice as likely as Boomers to have had multiple sex partners by
age 18
◦ Substance abuse and cheating are common
◦ Difference in behavior between “Outsiders,” “born-again
believers,” and “evangelicals” is nominal. Barna
Overwhelmingly Stressed Out
½ say they are stressed out (double Boomers’ level)
Feel exceptional pressure in areas that affect others’ view of
them, such as getting good grades. Alsop
5. Extremely Connected
Highly connected via social networking
◦ Changed view of friendship as a result
Value teamwork – even to the point of groupthink. Alsop
Uninhibited
More open about intimate details of their lives
◦ Function of relating online primarily
◦ May well be inhibited in person; unsure how to relate
Very casual about personal matters
◦ See Facebook/Twitter postings
6. Lonely
“Loneliest generation” because their relationships are
superficial and don’t meet the deepest needs of the heart.
Apologetics for a New Generation, Sean McDowell
So accustomed to mediated, online interaction that face-to-
face interaction increasingly intolerable and undesirable –
particularly when discussing a conflict. The Spirituality of the Cell
Phone, Shane Hipps
“Firework” by Katy Perry
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing.
7. Biblical Worldview possessing a belief of the following:
◦ moral decisions are based on God’s Word;
◦ moral truth is absolute;
◦ God rules the universe;
◦ Satan is real;
◦ Jesus lived a sinless life;
◦ a person cannot earn salvation through works;
◦ Christians have a responsibility to share their faith; and
◦ the Bible is accurate in all its teachings.
9% of born-again Christians have a biblical worldview.
2% of born-again teenagers have a biblical worldview.
8. Absolute Truth
Only 25% of born-again Christians make moral and ethical
decisions on basis of Bible
◦ Of this 25%, about ½ believed that moral truth was absolute and
unchanging
◦ Bottom line: 14% (1 of every 7) of born-again Christians rely on
the Bible as their compass and believe moral truth is absolute
Involvement during college
Only 20% of college students maintain a level of spiritual
activity consistent with their high school experiences
◦ Indicates church activity may be primarily social for them
9. Spiritual Activity in born-again Teens (1997 v 2009)
Sunday School participation – 35% to 30%
Giving any of their own money – 35% to 26%
Prayer – 81% to 71%
Sharing Their Faith – 63% to 45%
◦ However, teen church attendance and youth group
involvement have not changed much in recent years.
10. National Study of Youth and Religion Christian Smith
◦ 11-year research project – most extensive sociological research
project on youth and religion ever undertaken
◦ Conducted jointly with Notre Dame and UNC
General Findings
Religious faith & practice doesn’t mean much to most teens.
Religious faith and practice doesn’t connect to the rest of
their lives. (compartmentalization)
Religion is considered benignly positive but it operates in the
background of their lives, with little influence on the
remainder of their lives.
Most “religious” teens are not familiar with, or articulate
about, the basics of the Christian gospel.
11. Changes in Christianity for Millennials
A God exists who created and orders the world and watches
over human life on earth.
◦ Not personally involved in one’s affairs – especially affairs in which
one does not want God involved (sin/compartmentalize)
God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as
taught in the Bible and by most world religions.
The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about
oneself.
God does not need to be particularly involved in one’s life
except when he is needed to resolve a problem.
Good people go to heaven when they die.
12. “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your
hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when
you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you
lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your
hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the
doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:9
Defines our responsibility as parents in education of our children.
Move from agrarian society means less time to fulfill our obligation.
Choice of educational partner becomes critical, both academic and
worldview.
◦ 15,000 hours spent at school - K-12
13. Christian Worldview
Is the worldview (perspective) being taught consistent with
yours?
◦ Three-legged stool to teach and disciple – Church, Home and
School should send the same message to your child.
◦ Avoids compartmentalization by integrating Christ and Scripture
in all activities – academics, art, athletics, clubs, etc.
History, Math, Science, Art – God is in all
◦ 84% of Christian young adults admit that they have no idea how
the Bible applies to their field or professional interests. Barna
◦ Young adults who are interested in creative or science-oriented
careers often disconnect from their faith or from the church.
14. Christian Worldview
All schools teach a worldview.
Foundation of Christian school is Scripture and the person of
Jesus Christ
◦ Teach students to become thinking Christians in all areas;
analyze issues from eternal perspective, whether science,
economics or any other subject
A “neutral” worldview equates to an agnostic worldview
◦ Can easily lead to compartmentalization of faith
◦ “Only 9% of born-again teens believe in moral absolutes. Where
are they being fed the truth-is-relative propaganda? Public
schools.” The Barna Research Group
◦ “The school system that ignores God teaches its pupils to ignore
God.” Gordon H. Clark
15. Christian Worldview
Education is about preparing children for life; Christian
education is about preparing children for a Christian life
Teaches and models that Christianity is a daily lifestyle that defines
and permeates who we are
Pray regularly with classmates and teachers
Christian classmates to encourage and hold student accountable in
the classroom, on the field/court, and in life
Bible classes/studies/Chapel teach knowledge and life application
Focus on training to be servant-leaders
Culture of service and missional mindset; both local and global
Holistic education – body, mind and heart
16. In the book of Daniel, we read the account of the three captive
Hebrew young people. These young people are described as
being wise, widely read in literature and science, quick to
comprehend and able to learn. These young people had received
an excellent education within the context of honoring Jehovah.
When it was demanded of them that they worship the god of the
prevailing culture, no compromise could be found in their hearts.
They remained true to the God of their fathers. In the end, they
assumed leadership roles in the midst of a society that did not
understand them, but needed what they had to offer.
We believe that our graduates must ultimately take their place as
Christian leaders in an increasingly secular world, whatever their
chosen profession or field of expertise. It is our aim that PCA
students will exhibit the virtues of
wisdom, courage, compassion, honesty, self-
discipline, responsibility, friendship, hard
work, perseverance, loyalty and faith in our culture in the same way
Daniel and his companions did to their captors.
Pantego Christian Academy’s Philosophy of Education Summary