#30: Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower’s Guide for the Journey

My guest today is Jonathan Morrow. Jonathan has been equipping students and parents in biblical worldview, apologetics, and culture for over 16 years, and is passionate about seeing a new generation build a lasting faith. He holds graduate degrees in Christian thought and is currently the Director of Cultural Engagement and Student Discipleship at the Impact 360 Institute and an adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University. Jonathan has authored several books, including Welcome to College, Questioning the Bible, and Is God Just a Human Invention? His book Welcome to College is the best book I’ve seen to help students flourish during their university years. So I’ve invited him to discuss some of the ideas in this book with me today.

In this podcast we discuss:

• The five ideas defining campus culture* today and how to identify and respond to them (*and broader culture)
• Understanding “Sexual Revolution 2.0” and how to reframe these issues
• How some churches are embracing these harmful ideas (and some authors promoting these ideas)
• “Deconstructing” faith
• Dealing with the three types of doubt 
• Examples of students who have flourished due to the principles in Welcome to College 
• Some problems students face when not understanding the truths in Welcome to College
• The importance of choosing friends wisely
• The fallacy of assuming your Christian upbringing prepares you for college
• The three biblical ways to flourish in college

Resources mentioned during our conversation:

• Jonathan Morrow, Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower’s Guide for the Journey
• Impact 360 Institute
• Alisa Childers, Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity
• JonathanMorrow.org
• Andy Crouch, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place
• JP Moreland, Scientism and Secularism: Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology
• Paul Copan, True For You But Not For Me: Overcoming Objections to Christian Faith
• Francis Beckwith and Greg Koukl, Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air
• Thaddeus Williams, Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
• Nancy Pearcey, Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality
• Carl Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
• Carl Trueman, Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution (a shorter and easier-to-read version of his The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self)
• Sean McDowell, “Conservative vs. Progressive: Jesus, Culture, and the Bible (with Brandan Robertson)” (One of Sean’s many YouTube videos on Progressive Christianity)
• Greg Koukl, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions