Any school can teach content, but education is not merely about the transferring of information – it is about the transformation of people. There are many ways that character transformation can occur outside of the classroom (dGroups, athletics, service opportunities, etc.). But what does it look like inside the classroom?

One of the primary ways that this occurs is when our content areas become connected to our “ultimate” questions. These questions about truth or goodness, about ethics or the nature of the world, about mankind or about God – these ultimate questions are everywhere. And one of the most rewarding parts of teaching is when students who are engaged within a content area end up asking ultimate questions. Then we get to pursue a biblical understanding about these questions together.

If we ever become a school at which we only study the Civil War for its historical significance and not also for the ultimate questions it raises, then we have failed. If we ever become a school at which biblical integration looks like adding a Bible verse on top of a lesson that is otherwise devoid of God, then we have failed. We must be that school that uses our content areas to lead us into asking the ultimate questions, and then we must test and prove the pursuit of any answer against the claims of Scripture. I want that type of Christian education.