Christian Colleges?

I am proud to be a graduate of one of our Christian Colleges. When I graduated from York College I felt like I received an excellent Christian education, as well as was mentored by some outstanding faculty and staff during my years at York. I was so impressed with York that I returned as a teacher and coach for two additional years and still support the school in several ways.

I have supported Christian education and will continue to encourage our young people to look at what our Christian Universities can offer for them academically as well as in ministry opportunities.

Lately I have become concerned with the direction and decisions being made at some of our sister institutions.

As an educator, I know we need to allow our students room for growth and accessibility of differing views and opinions but we must uphold the values and Biblical principles that our institutions were built upon.

We, as Christians, need to take an active part in making sure that our Christian Colleges and Universities not take the easy road of worldly thought and philosophy in trying to “make everyone feel good and happy”. Sometimes university and college presidents need not look at the dollar or who is going to donate as the deciding factor but look at God’s Word as the final answer.

It is sad that 95% of members of the Church have no idea what is being taught on our Christian University campuses. Who is teaching courses, and what is allowing to be introduced to our students? Some of our Christian universities have gone away from the traditions that they were founded upon and have become more or less state university schools.

If you are a graduate of one of our Christian colleges or you are examining which school your child or grandchild might attend, I encourage you to examine and question the administrators of our universities and make sure they are still using God’s Word as the measuring device for their institution.