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The World Seen is a ministry team of Multnomah Bible College. Formed in the Fall of 1999, Dr. Ray Lubeck and several students saw the need and enormous potential for communicating the concepts of worldviews in contemporary society to Christian youth. One reason is that in today's world of diversity of opinions, teenagers need help in understanding the pop culture which surrounds them and offers conflicting perspectives on the most important questions of life: Is there a God? How can I find truth? Is there a meaning to life? Where did we come from? What happens at death? Who can I trust? Where is the world heading? Another reason is that in order to communicate intelligently and compassionately with those holding to other worldviews, we must first understand them--their basic framework of thinking and what "counts" as a good argument. Thus our goal is not merely to expose other ways of thinking, but to consider how life looks through their eyes, and to increase our concern and care for them. A third reason is to help youth better understand the messages being communicated to them through the various media of pop culture so that they are more aware and discerning of the potential influences these messages might have upon them.
Since that time, upper class students at Multnomah are specially selected each year to serve on this ministry team. They meet twice a week, enrolling in an advanced theology class. Each class period they bring to class current examples of frequently aired songs, television and movie clips, art forms, advertising, articles, websites, etc. for discussion and careful analysis. Thus the World Seen presentation is in a constant state of updating and revision. For this reason, to this point no two presentations have ever been identical. Our desire is to keep the material as current and fresh as possible.
The Professor:
The Students, Team 2007-2008.
 Dallas Walla Walla, WA Junior, Bible major I am interested in learning more about differing worldviews and in how to portray these to students. |
I really enjoyed watching the presentation and so I want to be a part of it. It’s not only a lot of fun, but I really gain a lot of wisdom through the experience. |
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I'm a Young Life leader and I run into non-christian high school kids all the time. In the high schools in Portland there are a number of different beliefs and the more I know about their world view and mine the more effective I'll be in ministering to them. |
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World Seen gives me a reason to engage in culture and an avenue to make a difference. I've learned how to love God more and how to love others more through this experience and hope and pray our presentations cause the same change in others. |
 Joe Arlington, WA JuniorBible & Church Leadership Majors I see a huge need for the Church in America to understand the context in which we live. We need to be able to understand the people in our communities so that we can more effectively reach and relate to them. Also I am really excited to be a part of a ministry that takes this information to the Christian youth of today. |
I know that being on World Seen encourages me in my faith and challenges me as I discover how others in the world think and feel. With an open heart, I want to learn how best to respect and love those who see things differently. This will be an amazing year; I'm looking forward to getting to know and grow with such a great team as we teach others about worldviews! |
 Joy Modesto, CA Junior Bible major
Being on the team challenges me to think more consistently and to have more compassion for others. |
 Ali Miles City, MT Sophomore, Bible & Journalism majors
I need to become more aware of the culture around me. Sometimes, I can see myself get into my own little Christian world and then it's hard to understand where non-Christians are coming from. Learning about the world around us is crucial to reaching out to it. |
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