Everyday, it seems society plummets further into moral decay as truth becomes relative and biblical values are pushed by the wayside. In such times, the importance of Christian higher education and the development of Christian thinkers cannot be overestimated.
Yet, more than ever before, Christian colleges and universities are faced with innumerable challenges as they strive to prepare students to pursue biblical truth and to embody a Gospel witness in a fallen world.
In a society consumed with political correctness, the authority of Scripture becomes meaningless at best. As culture becomes increasingly hostile to biblical values, Christian institutions’ commitments on issues of gender and sexuality, human origins, and the sanctity of life — from conception to death — are constantly challenged.
Scripture warns that such challenges are to be expected; Jesus promises his disciples that in this world we “will have tribulation” (John 16:33), and the Apostle Paul assures readers that “all who desire to live a godly live in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Timothy 3:12).
However, such challenging times also present an opportunity for Christian colleges to proclaim the fullness of Christ by being a voice of truth, compassion and reconciliation in a divided world.
Rather than conforming to pressures of the world (Romans 12:2), Christian colleges and universities are tasked with developing Christian thinkers through the integration of faith and learning.
Here are five challenges facing Christian higher education today — and what administrators and scholars within Christian academies…
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