by Ircel Harrison | Nov 16, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The column below is part three of a three-part series on theological education. Read part one here and part two here. If you haven’t noticed, theological education in North America is going through a “shake-out” process. I...
by Ircel Harrison | Nov 14, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The column below is part two of a three-part series on theological education. Read part one here. The decentralized model of theological education that CentralBaptistTheologicalSeminary in Kansas is offering not only in Tennessee and Wisconsin but...
by Ircel Harrison | Nov 10, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The column below is part one of a three-part series on theological education. For the past six years, I have had the opportunity to work with the leadership of CentralBaptistTheologicalSeminary in Kansas to “create a bridge as we walked...
by Ircel Harrison | Oct 31, 2011 | Opinion
Seth Godin does good work. Not only does he provide alternatives to old ways of doing things, he reminds us not to neglect proven concepts. In arecentblogpost, Godin wrote about the differences between managers and leaders. He said: “Managers work to get their...
by Ircel Harrison | Oct 27, 2011 | Opinion
In response to my recent column on the way forward for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, a friend suggested that I was dealing with reorganization of the national entity. Actually, I am suggesting not reorganization but reconceptualization. Whenever a new leader comes...