Teaching our Children a Biblical Worldview

What is a worldview?  We hear that term thrown around so frequently, but do we really know what it is and why it is crucial to have a Biblical worldview?  A worldview is a theory of the world, used for living in the world. A world view is a mental model of reality — a framework of ideas & attitudes about the world. I wonder how many adults have really thought about the perspective from which they view the world and how they live.  Our society has so deviated from its Judeo-Christian roots that the worldview from which most people operate is a secular worldview. 

     I believe strongly that my children need to be taught to view the world and live in the world from the viewpoint of the Bible.  Apologia Educational Ministries, teaming up with Summit Ministries, has published a series of books grouped together as the “What We Believe” series.  This series of books, geared toward children ages 6-14, is a fabulous walk through the tenets of Christianity and apologetics.  They have graciously provided a detailed explanation of the foundations of this series on the Apologia website.

     We have been using the “Who is My Neighbor?” book, notebooking journal, and coloring book.  This is the third book in the “What We Believe” series.  Conveniently, the books in this series are all stand alone books.  This book is a beautiful study teaching children a Biblical worldview of servanthood.  The book is hard cover and is divided into 8 lessons.  Each lesson is designed to take approximately three weeks, if you work for 3 days each week.  Being summertime, we have been working on two sessions a week; however, when our new school year begins in August, we will be going to four sessions a week.  Each lesson consists of a great mixture of Biblical truths, accounts of Biblical characters experiencing the truths being focused on, thought provoking questions, memory work, and application activities.  The notebooking journal gives students professional looking, spiral-bound pages (including foldables, etc…) on which to do their work. Once completed, the notebooking journal will definitely be a keepsake to refer to for years to come. The coloring book is professionally done and could be enjoyed by children of all ages.  The pages in the coloring book depict some of the Biblical characters studied as well as some of the story characters (historical and fictional) that are used in application stories.

     My daughter loves the “What We Believe” series.  She became a Christian last summer and we worked through the first book in the series.  Now, as she is working through this third book, she is growing and developing in her relationship with God.  She is a ‘journaler’ at heart, so she adores the notebooking journal! She is 12 and is very able to complete the lessons on her own, but, the lessons always generate some sort of discussion between us.  It is so encouraging to me when one of my children desires to have discussions about Biblical truths!      To find out more about the “What We Believe” series, or “Who is My Neighbor?,” visit the Apologia Ministries website.  The “Who is My Neighbor?” book is available for purchase for $39, the notebooking journal is $24, and the coloring book is $8.  I am so thankful that each item is available separately so folks can purchase exactly what they need!

      My friends on the Schoolhouse Review Crew have also been using the “Who is My Neighbor” book.  If you would like to read their reviews, you can visit the main crew blog by clicking here or clicking on the banner below. 

 

**Disclaimer:  As a member of the Schoolhouse Review Crew, I received the products mentioned in this review free of charge in exchange for an honest review.  The opinions expressed are my own.  No compensation was received from TOS or Apologia Educational Ministries.**