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Foundations

Spend 6 Thursdays in October-November with Pastor Mark, exploring the foundations of a biblical worldview.

Begins October 2

Foundations

Led by J. Mark Bertrand
Meets at the Bertrand’s House
Thursdays at 7:00 - 8:00 PM
October 2, 9, 16, 30, November 6, 13

FOUNDATIONS is a six-part video series from Worldview Academy that introduces you to the key principles of biblical thought. You’ll discover the importance of underlying assumptions, reflect on what counts as real knowledge, uncover insights into creation and human nature, and tackle the problem of recovering a truly biblical perspective on reality.

Pastor Mark has served on the faculty of Worldview Academy since 2002. His experience teaching worldview thinking led to his 2007 book Rethinking Worldview. As a contributor to the FOUNDATIONS series, he hopes that this tool will help us take the intellectual demands of our faith more seriously.

Each week, we will watch the episode together and then unpack it using the discussion guides below. You can download each guide in advance to review the material.

If you would like to join us for FOUNDATIONS, please register using the form at the bottom of this page.

Schedule

  • 1. The Renewed Mind

    Thursday, October 2
    7:00-8:00PM

    Every philosophy, religion, or attempt to explain reality ultimately rests on a figurative foundation. These axioms of our thinking are beneath the surface and often invisible. It takes some digging to find them!

    PDF: "The Renewed Mind"

  • 2. The Secret of Worldview

    Thursday, October 9
    7:00-8:00PM

    Worldview is a powerful tool to make sure you’re building on a biblical foundation — a philosophical shovel to discover our underlying assumptions.

    PDF: "The Secret of Worldview"

  • 3. The Knowledge Problem

    Thursday, October 16
    7:00-8:00PM

    How do you know? In philosophy, there’s a whole discipline — epistemology —devoted to this question. Because the way you decide what counts as real knowledge and what doesn’t will determine all the rest.

    PDF: "The Knowledge Problem"

  • 4. The Maker of All Things

    Thursday, October 30
    7:00-8:00 PM

    Some writers have a style so distinctive, you can read a sentence and know exactly who wrote it. That’s true of novelists and painters, and it’s true of God as well. He reveals himself in creation, and he reveals himself through the Bible, his Word.

    PDF: "The Maker of All Things"

  • 5. The Human Condition

    Thursday, November 6
    7:00-8:00 PM

    If you believe that human beings are basically good and that, left to their own devices, they’ll do the right thing, you will operate very differently from someone who believes, as the Bible teaches, that every person is corrupted by sin.

    PDF: "The Human Condition"

  • 6. The Struggle Ahead

    Thursday, November 13
    7:00-8:00 PM

    Christianity’s biblical foundation is antithetical to every other system. It’s a foundation that supports the weight of reality as no other worldview can. Is it possible to rebuild on the biblical foundation today, and if so, how do we do it?

    PDF: "The Struggle Ahead"

Register for Foundations

We look forward to seeing you at Foundations.