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Someone not COG to lead Lee? |
doyle |
I DO NOT know of any move for someone outside the COG to be chosen as President of Lee, but if that was proposed, what would be your reaction?
If you were OK with it, who would you choose?
Doyle _________________ The largest room in the world is the room for improvement. |
Acts-celerate Owner Posts: 6957 11/13/19 2:41 pm
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The best person would be Mark Rutland... |
Aaron Scott |
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.
If Paul L. Walker were younger, he'd have been a great one. |
Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6036 11/13/19 2:57 pm
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But more directly to your question... |
Aaron Scott |
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?
Of course, a former president of a great Pentecostal college could likely make the cut. |
Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6036 11/13/19 3:21 pm
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Re: The best person would be Mark Rutland... |
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Aaron Scott wrote: | 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.
If Paul L. Walker were younger, he'd have been a great one. |
Mark Rutland was ministering at a CH church that last I heard. _________________ Link |
Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 11/13/19 3:21 pm
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UncleJD |
I'm not against a non-COG person per se, other than a further drift away from denominational oversight. But I would be against anyone from a theologically liberal school, such as an Ivy League school, yet I expect that may indeed happen. |
Golf Cart Mafia Consigliere Posts: 3145 11/13/19 3:27 pm
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Let's think who..... |
spartanfan |
would be a good possibility! |
Golf Cart Mafia Underboss Posts: 3638 11/13/19 4:39 pm
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My secret sources in Israel say it will be... |
roughridercog |
Paula White _________________ Doctor of Bovinamodulation |
Acts Mod Posts: 25306 11/13/19 9:51 pm
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Brandon Bowers |
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. _________________ ---------
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Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4804 11/14/19 7:51 am
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Before this Gets Muddled |
mytwocents |
I spoke with a board member friend; they said the Board had discussed the need for the new president to be Church of God. Also told me no names had been presented or discussed. |
Acts-celerater Posts: 813 11/14/19 8:14 am
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Re: Before this Gets Muddled |
UncleJD |
mytwocents wrote: | I spoke with a board member friend; they said the Board had discussed the need for the new president to be Church of God. |
By the context, I take it you mean they agreed on the need FOR being COG? Or did they just discuss it with no conclusion? Just want to be clear. |
Golf Cart Mafia Consigliere Posts: 3145 11/14/19 12:23 pm
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Resident Skeptic |
It would be like a Pentecostal being chosen as President of Brigham Young. _________________ "It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves UPCI |
Acts-dicted Posts: 8065 11/14/19 12:40 pm
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Uncle JD |
mytwocents |
I took what was said to mean that the next president had to be of the Church of God tribe. If so then this thread is useless speculation. |
Acts-celerater Posts: 813 11/14/19 2:29 pm
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Dean Steenburgh |
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!"
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Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4682 11/14/19 8:01 pm
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