Grace Institute: Relating to You World

Relating To Your World Grace Institute for Biblical Leadership Spring 2007

Class Description

Whether we are 5th century monks holed up in a cave or 21 st century evangelicals in suburban America, Christians tend to cloister together rather than reach out to the world around them. While the sense of community we establish in our churches and fellowships is critical to the development of our faith, it is often to the detriment of our relationship to the larger community to which we belong.

Instead of interacting and befriending our neighbors, we try to influence them through hard sell, used cars salesmen tactics, mass media advertising, or the political process. The result has been that Christians are increasingly alienated from the world in which Jesus commanded us to have an influence.

In the Spring 2007 of the Grace Institute we are going to explore how as Christians we can better relate to our world. This class will help us to gain a better understanding of the community and world in which we live, and how we can have the influence that Jesus intended. The course will cover the following topics:

• The importance of relating to the world.
• The importance of understanding differing world views
• Exploring world religions
• Exploring different philosophical approaches to life
• Answering tough questions about the Christian faith.
• Practical methods for reaching out to our world.

Details

• Course Instructor: Ken Carson
• Course Time: Wednesdays: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• Course Cost: $10.00 recommended donation.
• Course Notes : On the World Wide Web at http://www.gcfweb.org/institute