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Let me tell you about T.J. This young man spent nine
years in a Christian school and developed a biblical view of
life. In the fall of 2014, he enrolled in a secular university
and began to experience teachers and students who did not
possess a biblical worldview. Because T.J. had been taught to
think critically, he won many of the debates that one of his
professors asked him to engage in. The professor told him
he ought to become a lawyer. Soon enough, a hot button
cultural issue was on the debate schedule: abortion.
Of the 25 students in this particular class, T.J. was the only
student who had been given a biblical worldview education.
When the professor asked each student to declare his or her
position on abortion, 23 students stated they were in favor
of abortion. T.J. was the only student against abortion. One
young man said he didn’t know what he believed but was
siding with T.J. because T.J. always won. The professor asked
the “majority” to make their case first. They gave the “group
think” answers they had been fed throughout their K-12
school years. After they had concluded their arguments, T.J.
made his case. At the conclusion of his argument, he stated
in no uncertain terms that if all he said was true, abortion
was, in reality, murder. The professor asked those who had
changed their minds to switch sides. All 23 students who
had previously stated they were for abortion abandoned
their argument and joined T.J. One young man, deeply
trained with a biblical worldview, was able to persuade 24
other students.
This is the answer to America’s problems. We must regain
access to the hearts and minds of our children, and as we
do, they will change our world.
Is this work easy? No! Is it a quick fix? No! Nothing easy
or quick is going to fundamentally change the course of our
nation. However, in just the last three years, we have helped
more than 50,000 children begin a new or more rigorous
process of developing a biblical worldview. These kids alone
will influence millions of people across their lifetime.
Worldviews have consequences. Let’s make sure the chil-
dren in our care will reap the benefits and beauty that comes
from living according to a biblical worldview. ■
Jeff Keaton has been a successful pastor, church and school planter, and ministry entrepre-
neur. As the founder and CEO of Renewanation, Jeff now works across the United States
and Canada to help awaken the church to the great need to give every child a biblical
worldview. Jeff is married to his high school sweetheart, Michele, and they have two
daughters, two sons-in-law, and a grandson. He is the author of The Life of Radical Faith.
ENDNOTES
1. Thom S. Rainer and Jess W. Rainer, The Millennials (B&H Books, 2010), 232-236.
2. Thom S. Rainer and Jess W. Rainer, The Millennials (B&H Books, 2010), 90.
“Eighty percent of 20 to 40-year-
olds in America today declare
they are not born again.
Ninety-four percent do not
believe in one or more of the
cardinal doctrines of Christianity.
Seventy-six percent do not
attend church.
A strong majority have no prob-
lem with same-sex marriage.”
Our vision at Renewanation is to transform our culture
by giving millions of new children a biblical worldview.
Can you imagine the impact on our society when millions
of students like T.J. are flooding into every area of our
culture? T.J. came out of the school that I helped start in
2002. This school was the genesis of Renewanation, and he
is the reward for our investment and labor.
Do you want to live a more dynamic and
fruitful Christian life?
Your willingness to be obedient to God, no
matter the cost, will lead you to experience
a supernatural level of success that only God
can create. To walk this journey of faith, you
must be fully surrendered to God and willing to
sacrifice and even suffer when necessary. This
isn't the easy Christian life so many of us have
become accustomed to. It's a commitment
to obey God completely through life's many
challenges. Are you ready to take the first step
toward the life of radical faith?
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