| Biblical Worldview Seminar
for Youth and Youth Workers
(June 22-28, 2008)
@ Lincoln Christian College & Seminary
with a "worldview trip" to Chicago
An interactive
learning experience for YOUTH and YOUTH WORKERS.
The Biblical Worldview Seminar offers sessions on tough topics with great teachers, Internet discovery times, a worldview trip to Chicago, great interaction with other Christian youth, devotional experiences, and a variety of activities.
It's a time to grow, ask questions, learn, reflect, make new friends, and have fun. It's for teens who want to come alone or with several friends--even without a sponsor. It's for youth workers who want some focussed time with 2-5 of their youth. It's for a wide range of Christian youth, whether they plan to attend a Christian College, a public university, or no college at all.
The seminar has hosted youth from 22 different states and Canada with a wide variety of career and college plans. Seminar grads have gone on to attend at least 25 different colleges, including 8 different Christian colleges.
ATTENTION: "EARLY BIRD" discount has been extended until May 15, 2008!
Get a Seminar Application.
 Bayard Taylor, author of a great new book (Blah, Blah, Blah: Making Sense of the World's Spiritual Chatter), was a featured 2007 seminar teacher. His approach to the world's "spiritual chatter" is designed especially for teenagers. It's highly interactive and fun. (Each seminar youth participant received a copy of this book.)
Here's some of what Mr. Taylor had to say about the seminar after he experienced it in 2007:
"WorldViewEyes is an AWESOME worldviews orientation, perfect for high school and college students.... I highly, highly recommend WorldViewEyes!"
"This past week I visited Lincoln Christian College & Seminary (LCCS) in Lincoln, Illinois, sponsor of WorldViewEyes conferences. These are week-long seminars for high school and college students designed to acquaint them with basic information about the major worldviews and how Christians can communicate the gospel in a culture of pluralism .... One of the things I really appreciated about meeting Dr. Knopp and the WorldViewEyes team is their commitment to the idea that a worldview is wrapped up in what you talk about, how you live your life, and growing in your Christian walk. It's not just an intellectual center, but involves your emotional and social core. This is good to remember especially since learning about worldviews can easily turn into a head trip that doesn't change your life or deepen your relationship with Christ."
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INTERACTIVE
LEARNING
HOW CAN THE SEMINAR HELP YOU?
IT WILL HELP YOU ...
- See the BIG PICTURE of bible history and God's story.
- Understand your SELF more deeply--your personality, gifts, passions, and calling.
- Understand OTHERS better, especially those who have different beliefs.
- Desire a truly "biblical worldview" and how to LIVE it in daily life.
- Prepare for moral and intellectual challenges that you will face during and after high school.
- Grasp the nature and significance of Islam and how it compares to Christianity.
- Learn how to use music, movies, TV and other media to witness to others.
- Know how to respond to some BIG questions about truth, morality, evolution.
- Connect with resources that will guide you AFTER the seminar.
WHAT'S IT COST? (Food,
lodging, teaching materials, tuition, all activities,
recreation, a most excellent worldview field trip to Chicago…) Thanks to support provided by the Lilly
Endowment and Lincoln
Christian College & Seminary,…
JUST $200 for EVERYTHING for the week! (Even at this "full price," it's a steal.)
If you fly to the seminar, we'll make arrangements to pick you up and take you back to nearby airports (like Bloomington BMI, Springfield SPI, and Peoria PIA). We've had youth come from 22 states and Canada: California, Arizona, Florida, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Tennessee, New Mexico, Vermont, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois.
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HANDS-ON
EXPERIENCES
SOME SEMINAR ACTIVITIES:
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Worldview field trip to Chicago
(SEE other worldivews first-hand and talk with those who have them.)
- Guided Internet research.
- Media screenings & discussions.
- "Downtime" discussions.
- Fun times with new Christian friends.
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DISCOUNTS AND DEALS
Early Bird Discount for YOUTH:
Apply and Pay by April 30 and save $50. (Total fee only $150!) NOTE: This "Early Bird" deadline has been extended until May 15, 2008, so take advantage and register right away!
Cost for YOUTH WORKERS
(Youth
Ministers or
Sponsors):
- Bring 4 youth: attend for free
- Bring 3 youth: only $50
- Bring 2 youth: only $100
Fall '08 Freshmen Applicants
to Lincoln Christian College:
- Your entire seminar fee in 2008 will be applied to your fall school bill. (It's like a $200 school scholarship just for attending!) Plan to attend and make it a valuable extended orienntation to LCC and the worldview emphasis on its campus.
Children & Grandchildren of
LCCS Alumni:
The LCCS Alumni Association will offer FULL SEMINAR SCHOLARSHIPS to Alumni dependents. Unbelievable! |
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Who Should Apply? ("I want an Application")
High school Christian youth AND Youth Workers (youth ministers or sponsors) who have a passion to learn more about their faith and its value and relevance to a confusing and complex world.
HS youth should be sophomores thru graduating seniors. Home schoolers should be at least 15.
Who are some of the teachers?
The WorldViewEyes
Summer Seminar offers excellent
teachers who are known
not only for being scholars but for being able to
communicate effectively to youth. It is a rare privilege to have such access to a group of teachers like these. They will teach new things, but they will prompt you to think, ask questions, and interact.
Many of the regular seminar leaders are shown below.
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Dr. Rich Knopp
Rich is the Director of WorldViewEyes and teaches college & seminary classes in worldviews, apologetics (defending Christian faith), philosophy, and Christianity and science. His college degrees are from St. Louis Christian College (B.A.), Lincoln Christian Seminary (M.Div.), Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.).
He will lead seminar sessions on worldviews, Christianity and science (evolution/creation), and Ethics.
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Todd Henry
Todd is a 12-year veteran of youth work in a variety of arenas, including youth ministry (in Ellettsville, IN), parachurch orgs (www.teamce.com), character ed (with Youth Frontiers), public school teaching, and even t-shirt sales (with www.uthstuph.com). He also has been Emcee for GROUP Workcamps and a presenter for GROUP MAGAZINE LIVE Training Events. He is currently youth minister at Lincoln Christian Church and has a deep understanding of youth and pop culture
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Dr. Robert Douglas
Robert is professor of cross-cultural studies at Lincoln Christian Seminary. He is an expert in Muslim culture and missions. For ten years he served as a missionary to Muslims in Libya, Egypt, and Lebanon. While in Beirut, he founded and directed the Middle East Bible Training College. He also served eight years as the Executive Director of the Zwemer Insitute of Muslim Studies, an organization dedicated to preparing church planters for work among Muslims. For six years, Dr. Douglas led the Central Asia Study Center in Istanbul, Turkey, in an effort to provide final phase training for Christian workers going to Central Asia. He has four college degrees, including a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.
He will speak at the seminar about "The Worldview of Islam."
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Dr. Bob Kurka
Bob is professor of theology at Lincoln Christian Seminary. He is an animated teacher who also has a big heart for missions. He has been a visiting lecturer for 2 international graduate programs, Ghana Christian University in Accra, Ghana (2004, 2005), and the Eastern Asia Graduate School in Yangon, Myanmar (2005).
Bob teaches sessions on
“Connecting the Dots: The Bible & the Christian Worldview."
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Rondel Ramsey
Rondel Ramsey teaches Youth Ministry at Lincoln Christian College. He was youth minister at Central Church of Christ in Streator, Illinois for 15 years. Rondel graduated from Johnson Bible College in 1986 and received a Master of Arts in Preaching and New Testament from JBC in 1999. |
Dr. Bob Lowery
Dr. Lowery is always a popular teacher when his schedule allows him to lead a seminar session. He is professor of New Testament at Lincoln Christian Seminary. He is a top New Testament scholar (Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen) with the ability to connect with young people. His publications include contributing to the study notes on the Book of Revelation for Zondervan's Quest Study Bible. He has also taught yearly in Vienna, Austria since 1993.
His specialty is the book of Revelation. His latest work, Revelation's Rhapsody: Listening to the Lyrics of the Lamb (How to Read the Book of Revelation) was released in 2006. He has set up a personal web site, http://www.rlowery.com, to discuss the book and share information about upcoming work.
If health will permit this year, he will lead a session on "The Worldview of Revelation." |
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Brian Johnson
Brian is professor of New Testament at Lincoln Christian College. He is currently finishing his Ph.D. at the University of Aberdeen, doing research on the gospel of John.
Brian teaches a wide variety of classes at LCC and will focus on "The History and Documents of the Bible" for a seminar session.
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Brian Mills
Brian is Vice President of Student Development at Lincoln Christian College and also functions as a "campus minister" at Lincoln. He is a gifted communicator who can challenge both mind and heart. He will lead a seminar session on the "GPS" concept--finding your Gifts, Passions, and Sense of Calling. It's a valuable idea that will help you wrestle with who you are and where God may be leading you. |
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Tom Ewald
Tom is a professor of Psychology & Counseling at Lincoln Christian Seminary, and for many years, he was Dean of Students at Lincoln Christian College. He has traveled to Europe, the Middle East, Mexico, and Venezuela. For about five years, he was also co-director of the WVE youth seminar on "Creation & Psychology" that held in Colorado and Missouri.
He will lead a session on “Looking Beneath My Surface: What’s Really Going On?"
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Also, a great crew of outstandingly sharp and caring college-age mentors will be on hand to lead activities, group interactions, and reflections
(as well as late-night ice cream dives).
See last year's (2007) Seminar Schedule.
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