The American University: Its Importance

Almost every future leader of the United States will pass through the corridors of an American university. Many future world leaders will also come to our universities as international students. As Athens, Rome, and Ephesus were the strategic centers of the apostle Paul's day, so the universities are the strategic centers of today. God, in His ultimate wisdom, has allowed universities to be established. Through them, millions of people can be reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The American university is also where most of our society's philosophical, political, economic, and moral values are shaped. In the classrooms and research clinics of universities, theories that influence all segments of society are formed, discussed, tested, and appropriated. Whether a new moral philosophy or a new economic theory, its origin is usually found in the university.

Most students finalize their philosophy of life and their lifestyle while they are in college. Before entering college, students are influenced by parents and friends. During college, students are open to new ideas and influences. For most, the value choices they make in college will stay with them. Following college, it gets harder to change those values.

The importance of the American university should not be underestimated. The vision for your chapter and campus must take seriously this strategic importance.