When Faith Meets College: Finding Allies for Your Kids’ Education (w/ Dr. Steven Hall) - Ep. 180

About this episode

Catherine Segars discusses with Dr. Steven Hall how to prepare children's faith for the challenges of secular college environments.

How Do We Prepare Our Kids’ Faith for Secular College? Start Here. Few things strike fear in the heart of Christian parents like sending a child to a secular university and wondering, “Will their faith survive?” Recent research shows nearly two-thirds of young adults raised in the church disengage from faith or Christian community after leaving home—a heartbreaking statistic for families who have labored in love and prayer for nearly two decades. In this episode, Catherine sits down with Dr. Steven Hall, a respected professor at Lee University with decades of experience in pastoral ministry, counseling, and spiritual formation. Dr. Hall brings not only academic insight but a father’s hard-won wisdom—his own daughter lost her faith at a secular arts high school, plunging his family into a prodigal journey that every Christian parent fears. Key Insights and Takeaways: It Can Happen to Any Family: Dr. Hall shares with powerful honesty how, despite prayerful and intentional parenting—including homeschooling and Christian education—his daughter’s faith was overturned in just two weeks at a new school. “We put her in the…

People in this episode

Host: Catherine Segars

Guest: Dr. Steven Hall

Topics covered

• faith
• college
• Christian parenting
• secular education
• mentorship
• spiritual formation

Keywords

• Christian faith
• secular university
• parenting
• education
• mentors
• spiritual journey
• youth disengagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lee University

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