Kingdom Education Today’s Worldview Crisis glen@kingdomeducation.org
Kingdom Education Kingdom education is the multi-faceted process of preparing children for life and eternity where God reigns in the entire process.
WORLDVIEW PROGRESSION Worldview Philosophy of Education Integration of Ideas
WHAT WORLDVIEW ARE WE GIVING TO THE NEXT GENERATION?
FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE #1 First Creation Ordinance Genesis 1:11-12, 21, 24-25 What One Plants — One Harvests!
FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE #2 You can only give what you possess!
WORLDVIEW DEVELOPMENT • Develops between 15-18 months and 13 yrs of age • By age 13 develop lifelong characteristics: • Moral foundations • Theological foundations • Faith commitments • Priorities and habits
Purpose of Parenting Children have a very spiritual reason for their existence … [Parents] are to transfer a theo- centric, God-centered worldview; that’s why He said raise them in the Lord. Let the glasses they wear, we call that a worldview, a lens through which you view life, be constructed by the parents as they have gotten it from the Lord. Dr. Tony Evans
Purpose of Parenting But if parents haven’t gotten anything, they can’t give anything. We are to transfer to them what we have gotten from the Lord. Dr. Tony Evans
The Impact of the Home Only 5% of parents of 5-to-13 year old children have a biblical worldview 95% of parents of 5- to-13 year old children have a non- biblical worldview
PARENT RESPONSIBILITY Christian parents: 87% believe they are responsible for the spiritual & moral development of their children. Only 33% claimed the church & faith influenced their parenting ideas and actions. Only 50% mentioned anything related to their faith as having a significant influence on how they raised their children.
The Impact of the Church The Monday morning question: How many did we have? The 2nd question seldom asked: How often do they come? The reality: Average child attends 1.4 times per month!
The Impact of the School Only 3% of children are in Christian schools/ homeschools 9% of children are in secular private education 88% of children are in secular public education
CONCLUSIONS • A child develops his/her worldview between 15-18 months and 13 yrs of age • The primary parenting generation for this age group is the Millennial generation • Millennial generation is fast becoming the primary teaching generation in Christian schools • Only 1 out of 25 Millennials possess a biblical worldview • One can only give (plant) what one possesses and will harvest what one plants
TIME FOR A CHANGE! Joshua challenged the Israelites to choose what “god” they were going to follow Its time to select a god and follow him, to select a worldview and allow it to remake you.
Kingdom Education Today’s Worldview Crisis glen@kingdomeducation.org
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