Stewardship, Strategy, and the Future of Christian Higher Education

About this episode

Dan Campbell discusses the resilience and strategies of Christian higher education amidst disruption.

Christian higher education is facing disruption, but the outlook may be stronger than many believe. Drawing on decades of experience serving Christian colleges and universities, ABHE Senior Fellow Dan Campbell explains why faith-based institutions are often outperforming the broader higher education sector. He also shares practical leadership lessons about governance, innovation, and the personal disciplines leaders need to sustain healthy institutions and faithful service. 🎧 Tune In to Discover Why Christian higher education is outperforming many predictions about institutional closures The leadership and governance patterns that help faith-based colleges remain strong How identifying an “economic engine” can sustain mission-driven institutions Lessons learned from leadership mistakes, including the importance of self-care Why optimism and shrewdness are essential mindsets for Christian higher education leaders 🎙️ Inside the Episode 03:02 – Why Christian higher education is outperforming the broader higher education industry 05:33 – Understanding the real competition for Christian colleges 12:23 – Governance challenges and the difficulty of letting go of legacy programs 15:15…

People in this episode

Guest: Dan Campbell

Topics covered

• Christian higher education
• leadership
• governance
• innovation
• institutional sustainability
• self-care
• optimism

Keywords

• Christian colleges
• higher education
• leadership lessons
• governance challenges
• economic engine
• self-care
• moral failure
• institutional impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABHE

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