Have you counted the cost of standing for truth?
In our culture, every Christian is eventually confronted with this question: What do we do when we're asked to compromise the truth or else be canceled? From using preferred pronouns to signing diversity statements to posting a black square on social media, refusal to participate in culture's demands has cost many their jobs, families, or reputations. In this 6-lesson video course, you will build a theology of being canceled and learn how to meet cancel culture head-on when necessary.
In this online course you will learn...
- How to understand Cancel Culture's origins and goals
- How to tease out the essential differences between Christian morality and our culture's post-truth morals
- How to recapture the definition of freedom laid out by the United State's founders
- How to spot and analyze real life examples of cancel culture
- How to strike a balance between loving others and standing for truth, even when there's a lot at stake
Our culture is volatile; quickly becoming hostile to Christians and Christian morals. Now's the time to prepare, pray, read, and think through these issues. Navigating Cancel Culture is designed to help you do that. Offered in partnership with the Colson Center and the documentary "No Safe Spaces," this course will help you train ahead to cultivate truth and love in the midst of an angry world.
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Course Modules
Is Cancel Culture Coming For You?
Investigate the question of whether or not Cancel Culture exists, recent case studies, and what they mean for Christians.
Truth Matters
Unpack the fundamental differences between the truth and morality of the Christian Worldview and our culture's post-truth morals.
Fading Freedom
Can you define "freedom?" Drill down to a clear definition of our nation's founding principle and examine how it's meaning has been twisted.
Case Study 1: Gender
Dive deep into the cancelation of Lindsay Shepherd, a graduate student who faced punishment after she played a video about pronouns in class.
Case Study 2: Race
Learn the story of Nini's Deli, a restaurant owned by Cuban-Mexican immigrants that was forced to close because they did not publicly support Black Lives Matter.
The Courage To Act In Truth & Love
Discern when to act in the real world with truth, courage, and love, guided by Christian principles. Then, tie all your learning together with a final project.
Be An Active Learner
With each purchase of Navigating Cancel Culture: Holding Fast To Truth And Love In A Hostile World you'll receive access to the extensive 80-page course curriculum, which contains discussion questions, video and countless resource links to take your learning to the next level. It has everything you need (and much more) to master the course content inside and out. Teachers, there is easily enough content in this curriculum to cover several months, if not a full semester. Easily expand and customize additional topics for your class to discuss to deepen their ability to thoughtfully critique the culture.
In addition to the course curriculum, you will have assigned reading, viewing, and discussion questions to enhance your learning experience.
In preparation for this study, you will need to watch the "No Safe Spaces" documentary. This six session study is designed to help you navigate our current "cancel culture." But before we begin, some context will be helpful. And frankly, some of us need a wake-up call. A free link to the movie will be provided in your curriculum.
For this series your assigned textbook is A Student's Guide to Culture by MAVEN's Brett Kunkle and the Colson Center's John Stonestreet. Readings from the book will accompany each session. This book will help you understand what culture is, how it shapes us and how to think clearly and Christianly about current challenges. (Book sold separately. You can purchase it here.)
Meet The Author
Brett Kunkle
Founder & President of MAVEN
Brett Kunkle is the founder and president of MAVEN, a movement to equip the next generation to know truth, pursue goodness and create beauty for the cause of Christ. He has more than 25 years of experience working with youth and parents. Brett is an associate editor for the Apologetics Study Bible for Students, author of The Ambassadors Guide to Mormonism and co-authored A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World and A Student’s Guide to Culture. He received his Master’s degree in philosophy of religion and ethics from Talbot School of Theology. Brett lives with his wife and five kids in Southern California.
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Train Ahead
At MAVEN, we are dedicated to discipling you—whether you are a student, a parent, or a youth pastor—in the skills you need to shine the light of God's truth, beauty, and goodness in your family, church, and community. But it's up to you to take that extra step and invest in your apologetics and worldview training. When culture comes knocking, let's be ready to meet it.
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