Why Worldviews?

If you’re one of the few listeners who started listening to indoubt from the very beginning, this episode will sound eerily similar to one you’ve heard. That’s because it is. Last year we recorded a two-week series with Steve Kim (an associate at Apologetics Canada) called What Do I Say? The content of these two episodes are still extremely relevant, so that’s why we’re airing them again. The two-week series has everything to do with worldviews and how we, as Christians, engage others with different worldviews. In this first episode, we’ll hear about how Steve dealt with different worldviews growing up, and then he’ll explain what exactly worldviews are, what the Christian worldview is, and then the importance of stretching your mind to actually think through these things. Next week, he’ll get into the three major worldviews of our culture, and then how we can best engage people with them.

 

Who’s Our Guest?

Steve Kim is a follower of Christ with a heart for apologetics. Steve holds a diploma in Worship Arts and a BA in Biblical Studies from Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, BC. He has completed a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics through Biola University. Steve lives in Abbotsford with his wife and two children.

Episode Links

Steve is part of an awesome organization called Apologetics Canada. We’ve been blessed to have been there friends for some years now!

Steve also hosts (along with others) a weekly podcast with Apologetics Canada – engaging faith and culture.

 

Read It

*Below is an edited transcription of the audio conversation.

I’m in the studio today with Steve Kim. Steve works at Apologetics Canada as the associate, right?

Associate. I know that’s not a very descriptive title, but all that it means is that I’m Andy’s bondservant. That’s how I describe myself.

And Andy is Andy Steiger, for those who don’t know, he’s the director [of Apologetics Canada].

Director, yep. So he’s the head honcho.

What’s a quick self-bio for those who don’t know you?

Well, here’s my brief life story. I was born and raised in South Korea. And at the age of about fourteen my family moved to Canada and I’ve been here since. I went to Columbia Bible College here in town, in Abbotsford, and did my diploma in worship arts. I then moved on to do my Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies with a teaching emphasis.

And then for a while there I wanted to be a Bible translator with Wycliffe, so I went on to Acts Seminaries at Trinity Western University in Langley and I was enrolled in their Master’s of Linguistics and Exegesis program. It’s a two-year program that turns you into a Bible translator. So I did my one year there, then I met a gal, got married, and the whole plan went out the window.

We took our first year off of church commitments, I mean, we attended our Sunday services but ministry commitments and school and things like that, so we took a year off. And it was during that year that I really started rethinking what it was I was really passionate about.

After much deliberation I came to the conclusion that, “Yeah, I really want to get involved in apologetics.”

Because in my early twenties I had actually walked away from my faith.

I was hanging out a lot with my high school friends, most of whom were not Christians.