The President’s Role in Following an Institution’s Mission
Episode description
Young Leaders in Biblical Higher Education can feel pressured to advance their institution’s goals as swiftly as possible. Our guest, David Dockery, President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is here to share wisdom gained from over forty years in the industry. His advice is to slow down, learn more about the history of your institution, create enactable plans on multi-year timeframes, and ensure that your actions align with your institution’s mission.
Carrying out this mission is more difficult than ever, with growing economic and cultural challenges threatening campuses, but Dockery has suggestions for how faith-based nonprofit schools should move forward into the future.
Join us as we discuss:
[2:08] The importance of recognizing one’s own leadership gaps
[14:35] The pitfalls of rushing change in a new leadership position
[20:37] How the business model of biblical higher education must adapt
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