Facilitating & Measuring Faith Integration

Daryl Neipp

Authors

Daryl Neipp Liberty University / California Baptist University Author

Keywords:

Spiritual assessments, Measuring effectiveness, University mission, Faith integration

Abstract

Christian universities are unique in that they not only have academic aspirations for each student but also spiritual ones. The problem is that spiritual growth is difficult to measure, so while a school may have clear data to justify graduation and career readiness, there is no mechanism in place for quantifying whether the spiritual element of their mission has been accomplished. Since nearly all Christian university mission statements claim spiritual growth and/or spiritual impact as a core value, schools must come up with a means to both facilitate and measure the effectiveness of their programs in this regard. The purpose of this paper is to explore the problem and then provide practical ideas to assist professors and administrators in the process of implementation, thus, ensuring the full mission of each Christian university is fully realized.

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