Worldview at the Abbey is a Christian gap year program associated with Worldview Academy summer camps. Bill Jack, Jeff Baldwin, August Huckabee, and Hannah Hall founded the Abbey in 2014, and the curriculum centers around a Socratic teaching of classical texts in general education classes such as literature, political science, history, and economics, as well as teaching rhetoric, and apologetics from a Christian worldview. Along with classroom teaching, students engage in community service and leadership initiatives throughout the year to solidify the teaching in the classroom.
“If you have not suffered, you simply have not lived long enough,” my friend, Bill, once remarked. He merely echoed Jesus’ admonition in John 16:33, “In the world you will have tribulation…” Suffering and pain are inevitable and so ugly that we instinctively wince and are repulsed even by the very thought. People have responded to the problem of pain in a limited number of ways.
Read More“One of the focuses of the Abbey program is teaching our students to become more Christ-like leaders. We do this by focusing their attention on the idea of being servant leaders. Christ’s entire ministry is predicated on His willingness to put on flesh.”
Read MoreRecently a friend of mine challenged me to find a quote that inspires young Christians to live the adventure of the Christian life. Doing so was harder than I thought it would be.
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Read MoreIdeas are important at Worldview at the Abbey. They are discussed in class, debated over meals, all as we try to take seriously Paul’s admonition in 2 Corinthians 10:5, “take every thought captive to obey Christ.” This simple admonition is a reminder that ideas influence us. They will shape our thoughts, words, and actions once they have been adopted and allowed to root into our minds. However not all ideas are straightforward, and some are even hidden from view unless carefully discerned.
Read More“Part of embracing a Christian worldview, and one of the key habits we teach at Worldview at the Abbey, is the call to engage our culture for Christ. We are called to be ambassadors everywhere we go and in everything we do. While I imagine that few Christians will reject this idea in principle, acting on it can be difficult and demoralizing at times.”
Read MoreMy visit at the dentist ended with the receptionist turning to her coworker and proclaiming, “What’s with this music! (speaking of the muzak that permeates the background of workspaces throughout America) Where is the Christmas music? We need Christmas music!” I concurred but with the caveat, “Just as long as every third song is not Mariah Carey singing, ‘All I Want for Christmas is You.’” We all chuckled.
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