How do the arts shape a student's worldview?

In this episode of Teach Biblically, Roger Erdvig and Maggie Pope explore how music, drama, and storytelling play a critical role in biblical worldview formation. More than extracurricular activities, the performing arts engage students' imagination, shape their desires, and help them step into meaningful stories.

Joined by Marlene Dickinson of Faith-Based Student Musicals, this conversation highlights how students don't just learn truth through the arts—they experience it. By participating in story, students explore themes like redemption, sacrifice, and hope, connecting deeply to the larger biblical narrative of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration.

If you want students to not just think biblically but live faithfully, the arts are a powerful place to start.

• Faith-Based Student Musicals: https://www.faithbasedstudentmusicals.com/

Summit Ministries: https://www.summit.org/

Dr. Roger Erdvig sits down with Jim McKenzie to explore spiritual formation, the journey of faith, and the vital role of community in education. Drawing from his book One Generation to the Next, Jim walks us through the idea that spiritual growth is a lifelong process, not just a single moment of conversion. Jim and Roger also discuss the concept of telos, or the ideal life, and how students can be guided to focus on serving others rather than pursuing personal gain. They offer a fresh perspective on the true meaning of Shalom, which represents flourishing in right relationship with God, others, and self, and highlight the critical role schools play in nurturing supportive communities. We hope this conversation encourages and equips you to guide your students through the journey of spiritual formation.

Get Jim McKenzie's Book One Generation to the Next:

https://www.amazon.com/One-Generation-Next-Forming-Finding/dp/B0C2L999N6

In this episode, Dr. Roger Erdvig and Dr. Maggie Pope explore why clear teaching standards
are essential for forming a biblical worldview from early childhood through adulthood. They
discuss how strong foundations in the early years support long-term spiritual formation,
introduce the idea of anchor outcomes, and explain how consistent standards help educators
align daily instruction with lasting purpose. The conversation encourages thoughtful, intentional
teaching while sharing the free resources the Center for Biblical Worldview Formation has to
offer.

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