02802nam a2200553Ki 4500 ocn880877775 OCoLC 20200709055703.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140603s2009 txu ob 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9780891128137 (electronic bk.) 0891128131 (electronic bk.) 9780891125396 0891125396 9780891125372 089112537X (OCoLC)880877775 514404 (N$T) n-us--- LC383 .M46 2009eb LAN 008000 bisacsh 070.92 22 N$TA Meyer, Albert J., 1929- Realizing our intentions : a guide for churches and colleges with distinctive missions / Albert J. Meyer. Abilene, Tex. : Abilene Christian University Press, [2009] ©2009 1 online resource (287 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-28/7). Longer-term trends -- Recent developments -- Secularization -- Organizational dynamics -- Generalizations from experience -- The recent past and the present situation -- Curriculum: a different "what?" -- Instruction: a different "how?" -- Why might some churches want schools that are different? -- Intentional "secularization" -- Diversity, pluralism, and community -- Academic freedom -- Faculty teams for distinctive missions -- A student peer environment that furthers the mission -- Missions that guide decision-making -- Trustees that hold in trust the long-term future -- Presidents who implement the long-term mission -- Churches that want schools with a difference -- Intervening in the system -- Epilogue: what are the prospects? Description based on print version record. Church and college United States. Christian universities and colleges United States Administration. Christian universities and colleges Administration. fast (OCoLC)fst01735884 Church and college. fast (OCoLC)fst00860474 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Meyer, Albert J., 1929- Realizing our intentions 9780891125396 (DLC) 2009034959 (OCoLC)431872304 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=514404 EBSCOhost EBSC 514404 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52172 52172