

All incoming freshman are required to take a course taught by the Chair of the Christian Ministries Department T.J. Francis. Students are required to take the following course taught by Professor Francis: Discipleship (PTh 102) and Introduction to Apologetics (Th 411). Students will be challenged to answer seven key questions found in James Sire's book, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog.
The following information was adapted from and used by permission from Dr. Gail E. Terrell's Christian Philosophy of Education, co-founder of Ohio Mid-Western College.
A Christian philosophy (Greek, the love of wisdom) of education is a concept for acquiring wisdom that is derived from sources provided by Bible-centered Christian theology (Greek, study of God) and Christian philosophy. From these sources a Christian philosophy of education can be abstracted which can serve man by providing: