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Church Boards: Unified vs. Unanimous
When it comes to church board decision making, a policy requiring a unanimous vote may not be the most desirable strategy. Two issues acting in tension provide an important backdrop for this assertion: 1) the biblical call to unity in the body, and 2) individual differences in perspective, opinion, understanding, and personalities in group dynamics.…
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Veritas in Eruditio
Higher education is facing, to paraphrase Dickens and Thomas Paine, the best and worst of times, the times that try institutions’ souls. These are the worst of times because of the great challenges facing higher education: escalating costs of tuition, facilities, books and resources, and personnel; increased competition and decreasing enrollment pools; aging adult populations;…
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Adult Learning and the Butterfly Effect
In the biological and social sciences, the phenomenon known as the Butterfly Effect describes how tiny small changes in the system leads to very large changes or differences in the system. There is a Butterfly Effect principle at work in nontraditional education — and especially, though not exclusively, in online courses — that relates to…
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Integrated Learning Model – 2016
Last August, I published a simple model for helping students engage in better synthesis and integrate scholarly thought, personal experience, and biblical truth & Christian wisdom into discussion forums and academic writing. I am convinced these three domains represent distinct but crucial arenas essential for vibrant Christian higher education. The model labels these as Academic/Scholarly, Practical/Experiential, and Biblical/Spiritual.…
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Leadership Book Releases July 1
Leadership the Wesleyan Way releases July 1 from Emeth Press. Find out more about the book at http://leadershipbook.bryaneasley.com, including a list of contributors and table of contents. We hope to have purchase information and links available soon.
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Standing Tall So Kings Will Bow
Some wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem, asking to find one who had been born King of the Jews. This was a gutsy question, considering they’ve come into the capital city of Herod the Great, who has been King over the Jews for more than thirty years. But the magi know that Herod,…
