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with the biblical and theological foundation
that they need to Be Bold ambassadors for
Christ in a secular culture and in their local
churches. From the Bible minor, students
receive the biblical and theological data
they need to join professors in their majors
in engaging their specific fields through
integration and Gospel witness. Every
disciple is a theologian (and, hopefully, a
good one).
Cedarville’s Bible minor helps produce
engineer-theologians, nurse-theologians,
mu s i c i an - t h e o l o g i an s , e du c a t o r -
theologians, CEO-theologians, scientist-
theologians, and so on. The churches and
new church plants that receive Cedarville
graduates have gained churchmembers who
are producers, not just consumers, who want
to contribute to the church’s work in making
God’s name great in our neighborhoods and
to the nations.
As an educator, I am excited about the
scope and sequence of Cedarville’s Bible
minor. It provides rich perspective and
academic challenges. As a theologian, I
am excited that our approach is biblically
grounded. It takes the biblical heritage of our
students and plunges them to new depth and
understanding of biblical faithfulness.
However, I am most excited about
Cedarville’s Bible minor as a dad. With my
own six children, I recognize the pivotal role
that college will play in taking the truths that
my wife and I have imparted to our kids and
either sharpening those truths or undoing
them. Parents and churches have labored for
years to train children and youth in the faith.
The Bible minor at Cedarville University is
designed to help those students make that
biblical faith their own, for life.
JasonK. Lee
is Dean of the School of Biblical and
Theological Studies and Professor of Theological
Studies at Cedarville University. He earned his
Ph.D. in historical theology from the University
of Aberdeen. Follow him: @DrJasonKLee
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