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Worldview Assessment & Training

Worldview Assessment & Training. Dan Smithwick Nehemiah Institute. This seminar will give you:. Education: Meaning of “worldview” Information: Trends of worldview Motivation: The why of “worldview” in every classroom Inspiration: You can do it!. Mission statement:. Undoing Dewey.

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Worldview Assessment & Training

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  1. Worldview Assessment & Training Dan Smithwick Nehemiah Institute

  2. This seminar will give you: • Education: Meaning of “worldview” • Information: Trends of worldview • Motivation: The why of “worldview” in every classroom • Inspiration: You can do it!

  3. Mission statement: Undoing Dewey.

  4. 1: Meaning of Worldview

  5. Definitions: • Any ideology, philosophy, theology, movement, or religion that provides an overarching approach to understanding God, the world, and man’s relations to God and the world. Dr. David Noebel Summit Ministries

  6. Definitions: • In simplest terms, a worldview is a set of beliefs about the most important issues in life. Dr. Ronald Nash Reformed Theological Seminary

  7. “Worldview” verses “For my thoughts are not ______ __________, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord.” Isaiah 55:8 “—and bringing into captivity _______ _________to the obedience of Christ.”II Cor. 10:5 your thoughts every thought

  8. Atheism Existentialism Hedonism Humanism Materialism Nihilism Pantheism Polytheism Postmodernism Pragmatism Socialism Theism Common Worldviews

  9. Christian Biblical Theism Anti-Christian Atheism Existentialism Hedonism Humanism Materialism Nihilism Pantheism Pragmatism Postmodernism Socialism War of Worldviews

  10. Worldview Categories Politics How we govern EconomicsHow we prosper Education How we learn ReligionWhat we worship Social Issues How we relate

  11. PEERS Testing A Biblical worldview assessment program designed to assess how one views God, man and world around him.

  12. Limited Government- Purpose of civil government: Limited? or Expansive?

  13. Meaning of Biblical Worldview Education Politics Economics Education Religion Social Issues Objective knowledge

  14. Question the significance of the Word- Politics Economics Education “Religion” Social Issues

  15. Look elsewhere for “real life” issues Politics Economics Education Religion Social Issues Philosophers Scientists Talking Heads Politicians Media Word of God

  16. 2: Results and Trends of worldview understanding

  17. Worldview Categories Score Range • Biblical Theism 70 - 100 • Moderate Christian 30 - 69 • Secular Humanism 0 - 29 • Socialism < 0

  18. Summary test results: (Scale: -100 to +100) Biblical Scholars: (several dozen) 87.8 Humanists: (several dozen) -45.4 Christian school faculty: (500+) 52.9 Christian school students: (15,000+) 27.8 Public school students: (1000+) 7.9

  19. Ministry Leaders Biblical Theism Moderate Christian Secular Humanism

  20. Humanists & New Ager’s Biblical Theism Socialism

  21. Influence on Society? Two bodies of thought Humanists Biblical Scholars

  22. PEERS Trend Analysis Christian youth in public schools Moderate Christian

  23. PEERS Trend Analysis Christian youth in “worldview” schools

  24. PEERS Trend Analysis Traditional Christian schools

  25. Worldview of youth- Shaped more by MTV, than by KJV

  26. Your students?- • What are the dominate factors shaping their worldview? • Do they start with scripture? • Do they have a burden for truth? • Is secular culture shaping their views?

  27. Highest scoring schoolCovenant Academy, Boise, ID

  28. Lowest scoring school

  29. 3: • Worldview in every Classroom

  30. Contributing factors- • Curriculum selection • State of Christian home/church • Education philosophy of faculty

  31. If this is so- Two bodies of thought Humanists Biblical Scholars Humanist Manifesto The Bible

  32. And if this is true- God despises Humanism “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”(Matt 25:46)

  33. Then this is disaster in making. Biblical Theism 90% of Christian youth Humanism/Socialism

  34. Raise the bar-

  35. The end-- “Come, let us build—” Neh. 2:17

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