One of the greatest gifts Christian parents can give to their children is helping them develop a Christ-centered, biblically-faithful Christian worldview. A “worldview” can be briefly defined as “the conceptual lens through which we see, understand, and interpret the world and our place within it.” Everyone has a worldview, even our children (albeit one in process).
That is why teaching our children “the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3, ESV) is not only one of our primary God-given responsibilities as parents (Eph. 6:4), but is also one of our greatest joys. Shepherding our children to Christ and the gospel, and helping them think biblically about all of life is one of the greatest privileges we have.
However, having a Christ-centered, biblically-faithful worldview is more than just being familiar with biblical stories, although this is a good thing. It is also more than being able to correctly answer theological questions, although this too is a good thing. The goal is that our children will learn to see, understand, and interpret the world and their place in it through the lens of Christ, the gospel, and the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27).
To that end, by God’s grace we try to model and live out a Christian worldview for our children. We diligently pray for them. We commit to a Bible-believing church community where our children can hear and see the gospel lived out. And following the principles of Deuteronomy 6:7, we seek to faithfully teach them God’s Word when we “sit in [our] house, and when [we] walk by the way, and when [we] lie down, and when [we] rise.”
That is why we started Golden Oak Society: to provide K-12 Christian worldview curriculum and resources for families and schools as they faithfully seek to pass on a Christ-centered, biblically-faithful Christian worldview to their children and students.
Soli Deo Gloria
W. Michael Clark, Ph.D., J.D.
Founder, Golden Oak Society
