Are Your Kids Ready for College?

[ 0 ] July 5, 2012 |

Are they prepared for what they’ll hear during their freshman orientation?  Take this video below as an example:

 

Oh this is at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN at their freshman orientation almost two years ago.  Gustavus Adolphus is (from their website):

….a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage. The College aspires to be a community of persons from diverse backgrounds who respect and affirm the dignity of all people. It is a community where a mature understanding of the Christian faith and lives of service are nurtured and students are encouraged to work toward a just and peaceful world.

If this is helping nurture a “mature understanding of the Christian faith.”  I’d hate to see what they’d do to otherwise.  Anyway, prepare your kids and don’t assume that because a college calls itself a church-related program that they are teaching the same values you teach at home.

HT: Jonathan McKee

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Shane Vander Hart is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caffeinated Thoughts.  He is also the President of 4:15 Communications, LLC, a social media & communications consulting/management firm.  He is a communications director for American Principles Project’s Preserve Innocence Initiative.  Prior to this Shane spent 20 years in youth ministry serving in church, parachurch, and school settings.  He has also served as an interim pastor and is a sought after speaker and pulpit fill-in.  Shane has been married to his wife Cheryl since 1993 and they have three kids.  Shane and his family reside near Des Moines, IA.  You can connect with Shane on Facebook or follow him on Twitter and Google +.
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