He is the only one, in my estimation, that carries enough weight as a leader, as a man of God, and as someone with academic credentials, to come behind Paul Conn. Also, Mark Rutland used to serve at Mt. Paran.At the same time, Paul Conn was not exactly a heavyweight, I don’t suppose, when he took over. But he showed us he was.
I would be opposed to anyone who had zero connection with the Church of God. We have a cultural heritage that Paul Conn understood intimately, even as he led a university of young people who, most of them anyway, likely had very little connection to that heritage.A lot of students may be from the Church of God (I understand that most are Baptist), but not all of them have DNA that harks back to the early days (and by that I mean as late as the 40s and 50s).We already imagine that Lee University is changing at times. How much more would we be up in arms if we heard the same things happening under someone we didn’t trust as much as Paul Conn?
I just don’t believe we need to go back to the days of COG political appointments where the Lee Presidency is treated like a State Overseer role. The two roles are completely different animals, and Lee needs someone from academia, not the church________________———My Facebook http://www.facebook.com/theB3
Maybe it would be a good idea to consider a solid leader from amongst the brethren to be the President at Lee.As in the case of a long term pastorate, the next minister often times only lasts a short while due to a lack of acclimation. If a gifted minister with say a doctorate were to be installed as President at Lee I’m confident that the school would do fine & would most likely succeed. Since it seems that Dr. Conn would still be serving in a Chancellor role it appears as though maybe with the help of the new Chancellor the new President would have the approval & proper training from the previous President to make it a smooth transition. My thoughts along the line of using a pastor/minister are motivated by the fact that we are a Pentecostal denomination & Lee represents one of the last stalwarts of the traditional Pentecostal Universities. Maybe the time has come for the influence of a practicing theologian to assume the role of said governorship________________Empty nest syndrome is for the birds!Email me at: [email protected] planters are focused on just one thing …introducing people to Jesus!
He is the only one, in my estimation, that carries enough weight as a leader, as a man of God, and as someone with academic credentials, to come behind Paul Conn. Also, Mark Rutland used to serve at Mt. Paran.At the same time, Paul Conn was not exactly a heavyweight, I don’t suppose, when he took over. But he showed us he was.
I would be opposed to anyone who had zero connection with the Church of God. We have a cultural heritage that Paul Conn understood intimately, even as he led a university of young people who, most of them anyway, likely had very little connection to that heritage.A lot of students may be from the Church of God (I understand that most are Baptist), but not all of them have DNA that harks back to the early days (and by that I mean as late as the 40s and 50s).We already imagine that Lee University is changing at times. How much more would we be up in arms if we heard the same things happening under someone we didn’t trust as much as Paul Conn?
Mark Rutland was ministering at a CH church that last I heard________________
Let’s think who…..
My secret sources in Israel say it will be…
Paula White ________________
I just don’t believe we need to go back to the days of COG political appointments where the Lee Presidency is treated like a State Overseer role. The two roles are completely different animals, and Lee needs someone from academia, not the church________________———My Facebook http://www.facebook.com/theB3
Re: Before this Gets Muddled
It would be like a Pentecostal being chosen as President of Brigham Young________________
Maybe it would be a good idea to consider a solid leader from amongst the brethren to be the President at Lee.As in the case of a long term pastorate, the next minister often times only lasts a short while due to a lack of acclimation. If a gifted minister with say a doctorate were to be installed as President at Lee I’m confident that the school would do fine & would most likely succeed. Since it seems that Dr. Conn would still be serving in a Chancellor role it appears as though maybe with the help of the new Chancellor the new President would have the approval & proper training from the previous President to make it a smooth transition. My thoughts along the line of using a pastor/minister are motivated by the fact that we are a Pentecostal denomination & Lee represents one of the last stalwarts of the traditional Pentecostal Universities. Maybe the time has come for the influence of a practicing theologian to assume the role of said governorship________________Empty nest syndrome is for the birds!Email me at: [email protected] planters are focused on just one thing …introducing people to Jesus!