3. Christian Higher Education

What does Christian higher education mean? This question has been haunting me the past few weeks. We have these debates in class on how a Christian education is supposed to be based on God’s teachings and building relationships and growing not only in our education, but also in our faith. But what is Christian higher education, really? I don’t think anyone truly knows. It’s based off of opinions that can be somewhat justified by good points. Dr. Randle keeps pushing us into finding the true meaning, but the concept seems too hard for me to grasp.

The question comes down to, “when you graduate from Mississippi College, what else will you gain other than a college degree that you could have gotten at a public state school.” Hearing that question from Dr. Randle really made me think about what that something could possibly be. If the basis of a Christian University is not based on the word of God and His teachings, then can we really consider us a “Christian University?” No, we can’t. Gosh, it is so frustrating trying to figure out what that little thing could be. It could be anything in the world.

I have some good thoughts on what I think Christian higher education is, but they’re influenced by what Holmes has written and out MC mission statement. However, I’m trying to go into more depth on what I think it means. I believe that Christian higher education is made up of the people. God sees the church as the people, not the building. The people of the church are THE church. It is the same thing with a Christian University; the students and educators are the university. Well, that’s all my mind can gather for today, it’s been a long weekend. :) have a great week!