by James Spencer | Mar 7, 2021 | 2021, Presidents, Spring
Daily pressures fool us. The fog they create prevents us from reflecting on important questions about where our institution is heading, how we are distinctive, how we are Christian, and whether we are maintaining or losing value. The questions we ask matter because...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | May 5, 2020 | 2020, Last WORD, Presidents, Spiritual Life, Spring, The Pretentious Circus
and Other Ways to Look Like You are Building God’s Kingdom When You are Really Building Your Own! When I was studying at Fuller Theological Seminary, the library had a disturbing conundrum. Periodically, a student would pull a book off the shelf, only to find...
by Steven Ibbotson | May 5, 2020 | 2020, Presidents, Spring
The story of Dave from Bible International University[1]is increasingly common in higher education, including Christian higher education. After operating his own consulting firm for 19 years, working as a vice-president for a greeting card company for nine years, then...
by Drumm McNaughton | May 5, 2020 | 2020, Presidents, Spring
Coronavirus has essentially cancelled the Spring term as envisioned; i.e., on-campus classes were cancelled, and most moved online. There are serious implications for Fall enrollments and finances, and many are wondering if there will be a Fall term at all as talks of...
by Daniel Campbell | Feb 2, 2020 | 2020, Business Mgmt, Presidents, Winter
From deregulations to mergers to relaxed ethical standards, higher education issues and challenges continue to make headlines, especially in the current election cycle. Nonprofit Christian higher education institutions face unique challenges of their own. Here are...
by Richard Sinclair | Oct 27, 2019 | 2019, Fall, Presidents
Most Christian institutions understand the importance of developing and maintaining a High-Performing Culture based on Christian values interwoven with the school’s mission. But few know exactly what that actually “looks like” or how to establish one. In those special...
