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Opening Chapel: Dr. Paul Lowell Haines

Dr. Paul Lowell Haines, President, Taylor University, shares his opening words to the student body at the start of the 2017-2018 school year

Presidential Decision-Making at the Prostestant Evangelical Christian College When Religious Values and Mission Are at Issue and Survival is in Question

Like most presidents of private, residential, 4-year, liberal arts colleges, the presidents of Protestant Evangelical Christian colleges face an increasing number of institutional challenges, many of which threaten institutional survival. Added to their burden, however, are the unique challenges of navigating an increasing number of values and missional conflicts that arise when cultural norms and related legal authority change rapidly and in a manner that is inconsistent with their deeply held religious beliefs and those of their institutions. These cultural and legal changes present challenges to Protestant Evangelical Christian college presidents and to their personal and institutional convictions in ways that have not been experienced previously. ^ This study examines the thinking and decision-making of ten Protestant Evangelical Christian college presidents who are faced with these challenges. Specifically, this study asks, how has the Protestant Evangelical Christian college leader navigated the values conflicts that arise when religious beliefs and institutional mission are deemed to be inconsistent with evolving cultural norms and legal authority? Using data from one-on-one interviews with ten Christian college presidents, and institutional documents from their respective institutions, this study found that these presidents (1) stay true to personal religious faith; (2) focus on and remain committed to institutional mission which, in all cases, aligned with their own personal convictions; and (3) implement a variety of operating strategies, both offensive and defensive, to address the challenges confronting them today.

Dr. Lowell Haines

Dr. Lowell Haines, President, speaks about living free from fear

Opening Chapel

Dr. Paul Lowell Haines, President, Taylor University, shares his opening words to the student body at the start of the 2018-2019 school year

Opening Chapel: President Lowell Haines

Dr. Paul Lowell Haines, President, Taylor University, shares his opening words to the student body at the start of the 2016-2017 school year

Dr. Paul Lowell Haines

Dr. Paul Lowell Haines, President, Taylor University, shares highlights and events from the campus community. He discusses the topic of stress and provides some encouragement for students facing the end of the semester