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The THOUGHTFUL CHRISTIAN The THOUGHTFUL CHRISTIAN BY David S. Dockery David S. Dockery has been the president of Trinity International University (Deerfield, Illinois) since 2014, before which he served as president of Union University (Jackson, Tennessee) for more than 18 years. A recognized leader in Christian higher education across the United States, Dr. Dockery has spoken at more than 50 colleges, universities and seminaries, and has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the CCCU (board chair from 2005–6), the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, Christianity Today International (consulting editor for more than 20 years), the Prison Fellowship Ministries, and the Evangelical Theological Society (vice-president and president). He is the author or editor of more than 30 books, including his highly acclaimed Renewing Minds. Serving Church and Society through Christian Higher Education (2008). The Christ on Campus Initiative exists to inspire students on college and university campuses to think wisely, act with conviction, and become more Christ-like by providing relevant and excellent evangelical resources on contemporary issues. We aim to distribute resources—prepared by top evangelical scholars, pastors, and thinkers—that are intellectually rigorous, persuasive in argument, appealing in tone, and consistent with historic evangelical Christianity. The Christ on Campus Initiative is generously supported by the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding (a ministry of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) and the MAC Foundation. This essay is Copyright © 2018 by Christ on Campus Initiative (CCI). Readers and organizations may circulate this and other CCI essays without charge. The THOUGHTFUL CHRISTIAN BY David S. Dockery As the workday concluded on read “be kind and compassionate to the Trinity campus prior to the one another” (Ephesians 4:32a). While Thanksgiving break, two students this understanding of “thoughtful” is visited my office with a bag full of an important aspect of the Christian delicious cookies. I thanked them for life, our primary focus in this essay has their kindness and their thoughtfulness, to do with thinking deeply or carefully reminding them how meaningful it or reflectively about things.1 In doing was for me that they would remember so, we will explore what it means those in the administration at this for thoughtful Christians to “think time of year. I then shared the cookies Christianly,” to love God with our with others on the hallway, who minds (Matthew 22:37).2 likewise expressed appreciation for my consideration and thoughtfulness. As I packed my briefcase to go to the Thoughtful Christians house, I included a new book that Seek to Love arrived on my desk that day. One of the endorsements on the back of that God with Heart, new book lauded the “wise insights to produce a lucid and thoughtful Soul, and Mind proposal.” Thoughtful in the first Becoming a thoughtful Christian instance describes a kind-hearted means learning to think well and remembrance. Thoughtful in the to think Christianly. And in noting second instance expands the description these two points, we want to say that to include the idea of being considerate. they must be both at once. Making The third usage points to the kind of this observation recognizes that it reflective thinking that is noteworthy is possible to be thoughtful without and commendable. being Christian, and that it is possible To describe someone as thoughtful to be a Christian without being may well suggest that this person is thoughtful. Frankly, in our current characteristically kind and considerate duality-promoting context, either of of others. Using the adjective in this these would be easier for most people manner would be quite consistent to contemplate. What is challenging with New Testament teaching. The is to be both thoughtful and Christian Apostle Paul told the Philippians to in vigorous and vital engagement with “consider others better than themselves” each other and interdependence among 3 (Philippians 2:3b). In Ephesians, we each other. We believe, however, that 3 such integration is precisely what is we live and love, the way we worship needed at this time in the church and in and serve, the way we work to earn our our culture.4 livelihood, the way we learn and teach. To be a thoughtful Christian does More than just new ideas and not mean that one only thinks about enhanced programs for churches and Christian matters, though the way one Christian organizations, the need of the thinks should be thoroughly shaped hour is for thoughtful Christ-followers by Christian teaching, the pattern who reflect distinctively Christian of Christian truth.5 In doing so, the thinking, the kind of serious-minded thoughtful Christian will explore a thinking that results in faithful wide, complex, and diverse range of engagement with the great ideas of topics, through the lens of the Christian history and the issues of our day.9 Such faith.6 Such exploration implies more thinking means seeing all of life and than being thoughtful about life in learning from a Christian vantage point, general, even by a person who claims to thinking shaped by the Christian faith.10 follow Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, Building on this brief introduction, for unfortunately, it is quite possible to which calls on thoughtful Christians to be a Christ-follower without thinking be Great Commandment Christians, let faithfully or consistently in Christian us turn our attention to the different categories. We also recognize that there areas or themes that characterize are times, even when we want to be thoughtful Christ-followers who seek thoughtful Christians that we, like the to love God with their minds. We will Apostle Paul, often do not do the good focus on themes that encourage and we want to do (Romans 7:14–16). Being help men and women become serious a thoughtful Christian then has more to about their Christian faith which will do with the intentional way we process help prepare them for the challenges ideas, issues, and information, learning and opportunities awaiting them in the to think in a Christian manner on a changing context of the twenty-first consistent basis. century. At this point, it will be helpful We certainly want to love God to explore eight larger categories that with our hearts and our souls. We we believe will help all of us understand must, however, as Christ-followers what is involved in learning to think who desire to be Great Commandment Christianly, while simultaneously Christians in line with the teaching strengthening our efforts to do so: of Jesus (Matthew 22:37–39) love God § Thoughtful Christians Seek to with our minds as well.7 Learning to be Connect Faith Thinking with the a thoughtful Christian, or, to express Unity of All Knowledge; it differently, to think in Christian § Thoughtful Christians Prioritize categories, will shape the way we think the Pattern of Christian Truth; about all aspects of life, whether we § Thoughtful Christians See the are talking about businesses, health Relationship Between the Pattern care agencies, governments, social of Christian Truth and Christian structures, recreational activities, and Worldview Development; yes, our homes and churches, too.8 To § Thoughtful Christians Affirm the be a thoughtful Christian means that we Enduring Authority of the Bible; seek to think differently about the way § Thoughtful Christians Recognize 4 To be a thoughtful Christian does not mean that one only thinks about Christian matters, though the way one thinks should be thoroughly shaped by Christian teaching, the pattern of Christian truth. 5 the Christian Intellectual notes, “This pursuit is an inevitable Tradition as a Valuable Resource; corollary of the existence of faith itself,” § Thoughtful Christians Emphasize for faith cannot help asking questions Reading and the Place of Cultural and seeking answers.11 Faith thinking, Engagement; which Hart describes as theologically § Thoughtful Christians informed thinking, is not reserved for a Underscore the Importance of small number of academic theologians, Faithful Christian Living and but is an inevitable consequence of the Character Formation; life of thoughtful Christians in the real § Thoughtful Christians Envision world. The large majority of Christians Ongoing Service in the Church, to will not become scholars or public the Culture, and for the World. intellectuals, nor will they necessarily become academic theologians or pastor- theologians. It would, however, be our Thoughtful Christians dream for all thoughtful Christians to Connect Faith be able to think Christianly, to think in theological categories, and to do so in Thinking with a way that strengthens opportunities with friends, neighbors, co-workers, the Unity of All and family members for the kind Knowledge of conversations that Chuck Colson 12 Thoughtful Christians who seek to described as “backyard apologetics.” follow Jesus Christ in a wholehearted Both Trevor Hart and Alvin manner begin with what some have Plantinga affirm that thoughtful called “faith thinking.” As Trevor Hart Christians need to articulate a Thoughtful Christians who seek to follow Jesus Christ in a wholehearted manner begin with what some have called “faith thinking.” 6 conception of the rational process that God’s revelation to us as we contemplate recognizes the need for intellectual God and his creation. In doing so, we responsibility in Christian belief.13 recall Augustine’s model of faith seeking They recognize,
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