The Context
We believe that learning occurs in the midst of culture. While the end goal of our education is captured in the mission statement, the means by which we achieve that mission are informed and shaped first by the unchanging Word of God and second by the ever-changing culture. Thus our philosophy of education emerges from the belief that God has spoken within and to cultural contexts that must continually be engaged, understood, and utilized in order to educate students to be effective in reaching the changing global community with the changeless message of Jesus Christ.
The academic departments work together to foster a community of higher learning and to formulate the undergraduate curriculum. While contributing unique components to the curriculum, they also intentionally work together to ensure that students understand the Scriptures, the world in which they live, and the means to take the Word of God effectively to that world.