Global Thinking in a Global Thinking in a Great Commandment Great Commandment

School School

Thomas R. Rosebrough, Ph.D.Thomas R. Rosebrough, Ph.D.

QuestionQuestion

► In light of the changing global and In light of the changing global and cultural landscape for education, how cultural landscape for education, how can Union with its distinctive mission can Union with its distinctive mission respond?respond?

Renewing Minds: Chapter Renewing Minds: Chapter NineNine

►Global thinking: “present and future”Global thinking: “present and future”►Holding onto what matters . . .Holding onto what matters . . .1. Uniqueness of the gospel without confrontation.1. Uniqueness of the gospel without confrontation.

2. Vital worldview questions: reality, eternity 2. Vital worldview questions: reality, eternity

The Union ChallengeThe Union Challenge

►Questions for academics at Union: Questions for academics at Union: educational but also Christian educational but also Christian apologetic apologetic

►Are we as faculty prepared to meet Are we as faculty prepared to meet this bold challenge?this bold challenge?

Isolation and AccommodationIsolation and Accommodation

► Easy to build walls Easy to build walls around ourselvesaround ourselves

► Easy to Easy to accommodate accommodate assumptions of the assumptions of the secular culturesecular culture

SacredSecular

Living Between Gospel and Living Between Gospel and CultureCulture

►Called to light candles, not to snap on Called to light candles, not to snap on flood lightsflood lights

Freedom and FriendshipFreedom and Friendship

►Religious freedom and ParticularismReligious freedom and Particularism► Jesus’ model of relationshipsJesus’ model of relationships

Holistic Call of Social JusticeHolistic Call of Social Justice

►Already heard by our studentsAlready heard by our students►What do we fear? What do we fear? ►MTR: Union’s Urban Initiative in MTR: Union’s Urban Initiative in

MemphisMemphis

Four StepsFour Steps

1.1. Teach to the whole personTeach to the whole person

Step 2Step 2

2. Teach as “Whole Teachers”2. Teach as “Whole Teachers”

-Scholars-Scholars

-Pedagogues-Pedagogues

-Relaters-Relaters

Step 3Step 3

3. Be authentic and focus on the 3. Be authentic and focus on the teacher-student relationshipteacher-student relationship

Step 4Step 4

4. Heed the call of social justice through 4. Heed the call of social justice through service-learning.service-learning.

Distinctively UnionDistinctively Union(I Peter 3:15)(I Peter 3:15)