BY ANDREW BORROR, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
Education, in its fullest sense, is about growing as whole people. It is not only concerned with learning facts or getting a job, but with fully becoming who God has made us to be. At the Study Center, our hope is that UNC can be a great place to get a Christian education to grow as whole people in Christ.
When students come to college, they generally want to learn something (knowledge), but it also matters greatly who they are becoming (character), who they are growing alongside of (community), and what God is leading them to do with their lives calling). These four aspects of education inform the four pillars of our work: theological education, spiritual formation, hospitality and unity, and vocation.
In one sense, the four dimensions of education cannot and should not be separated. Our hope is that students who take a theology class with us, for instance, are also growing spiritually, making new friends, and being prepared for their vocations. But at the same time, certain opportunities and resources lend themselves more naturally to one category than another.
The following pages offer examples of how students are growing through being involved with the Study Center. Each page takes one of the four circles, provides a brief overview of our offerings in that area, and tells the stories of specific students. We hope you’ll enjoy reading about how God is at work.
This is an excerpt from our 2024 Fall Newsletter.