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This paper explores the integration of biblical values and character traits found in the Bible into the systematic design and delivery of study abroad programmes aimed at fostering global competency in undergraduate students. Global education has become a core subject in many undergraduate programmes worldwide, including in South Korea, due to increasing global interdependence and the consequent need to be educating students to be global citizens. However, to date, there has been a lack of systematic design and delivery in global education programmes, and this has resulted in disparities in the growth of participating students in terms of their global competency. An additional absence in research and practice in the global education field is the exploration of the potential of biblical values to inform how educators design global competency programmes. The paper presents the findings from a study abroad programme for Korean college students in the United Kingdom, in which biblical principles were applied to develop students’ understanding of multiculturalism. Although the objectives of global education curricula are often narrowly defined in the pursuit of creating a global and technology-savvy workforce, the findings demonstrate that the integration of biblical values holds potential to facilitate students’ personal growth in a broad range of areas as part of the global education experience. This study aims to open up a broader conversation among Christian educators on how global education programmes might benefit from the integration of religious values, as part of a more systematic approach to programme design and delivery.