By Norm Miller, LC communications
PINEVILLE – Louisiana College’s inaugural Christ, Church, and Culture seminar drew 58 students.
Dr. William Osborne — associate professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at College of the Ozarks — keynoted the Feb. 4 Webcast, discussing how Christians can engage a post-modern culture.
“Dr. Osborne gave some great insight on the many ways Christians engage culture today and explained how we ought to witness in this post-Christian culture,” said LC student Chet Broussard. “I really enjoyed hearing from him.”
Dr. Russ Meek — LC’s assistant professor of Christian Studies — established the Christ, Church, and Culture seminar to help students integrate faith and culture by thinking Christianly about various issues Christians face in an increasingly post-Christian society.
“The purpose of this first meeting was to introduce the concept of engaging culture as a Christian,” Meek said. “Future events will focus on specific topics and areas of culture that Christians can and should be engaging.”
LC student Allison Glass said she enjoyed hearing about the church’s role in reaching culture.
The March 10 seminar features Matthew Soerens, the US Church Training Specialist for World Relief. He will talk about how Christians should approach the issue of immigration.
“Louisiana College is a liberal arts college committed to equipping students to change the world for Christ,” Meek said. “The majority of our students are not training to be vocational ministers, but they are interested in impacting the world for Christ. And this seminar aligns perfectly with our vision and what matters to our students by walking them through what it looks like to impact our culture for Christ.”
Meek explained that he became a Christian just before entering college, which was not “a Christian college and therefore was not interested in helping students think through integrating faith and learning” he said.
“I struggled quite a bit as a young Christian to practically integrate my faith and learning, and that is why I wanted to start Christ, Church, and Culture,” Meek said. “I believe it will help students who are like I was to grow in their faith in Christ and learn what it means to be a Christian in the marketplace of ideas.”
Pleased with the first session of Christ, Church, and Culture, Meek said the ongoing monthly event should provide a “great opportunity to think through the issues that we face on a daily basis and to learn what it means to integrate faith and learning in the real world.”
