Articles for tag: David Fincher

November 6, 2019

Colleges & Seminaries Organizations & Events

CCU’s Trustees Apologize, Plus Other Updates about Pending Closure

As a follow-up to our story last week that Cincinnati Christian University will be closing after the fall semester, CCU board of trustees president Chris Hahn posted a letter on behalf of his fellow trustees to “apologize for the situation we are in and for how our communication of the cessation of academic operations may have caused confusion and pain.” CCU is also now providing more resources for students at its website, including a section of responses to frequently asked questions. CCU previously announced a partnership with Central Christian College of the Bible (Moberly, Mo.), which will be opening an

October 29, 2019

Christian Standard

Colleges & Seminaries Organizations & Events

Cincinnati Christian University to Close Doors after 95 Years

Cincinnati Christian University will close its doors and stop offering classes after this semester. CCU, which was founded in 1924, announced the decision on its website Monday and also shared a letter with its 500-plus students advising them of the school’s desire to work with them to find new homes at accredited institutions. To that end, CCU’s board of trustees also announced a partnership with Central Christian College of the Bible, Moberly, Mo. Under the arrangement, CCCB is offering to continue providing accredited training to CCU ministry students in Cincinnati through establishment of a CCCB extension campus in the spring.

June 22, 2019

Christian Standard

Colleges & Seminaries Organizations & Events

10 Creative Ideas for How Christian Colleges and Churches Can Collaborate . . . and Make Both Stronger

By David Fincher Christian colleges want to work with local churches to enrich the school and its students, as well as the congregation and its members. Such collaboration helps our Christian higher education institutions maintain their core mission of training church leaders. Most Christian colleges and universities work hard to recruit potential students from the church, provide professional candidates to fill staff openings, and send preachers or teachers when asked. Christian churches need to use these important resources, and Christian colleges need to clearly communicate theservices it can offer congregations. Here are 10 ideas for creative collaborationforChristian colleges and churches

August 12, 2016

Christian Standard

Church Leadership

10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Christian College Graduate

By David Fincher Will your church hire a recent Christian college graduate? Be careful! In my experience working at a Christian college and knowing many Christian college leaders, I”ve heard some sad stories. Unfortunate hiring decisions have hurt both the church and the young minister. In many cases, the student”s Christian college experience contained warnings. But Christian college faculty can give a reference or warning only if the student has given express written permission. Privacy laws protect a student”s official records, and so employees may not offer completely transparent advice. While attending a Christian college can provide many experiences parallel

September 13, 2015

Christian Standard

Campus Ministry Church & Ministry

From College, for the Church

By T.R. Robertson My sons loved going to church on Wednesday nights when they were little. In 1990 they were stairstep kids, ages 5, 4, and 3, and they were bundles of energy. I have to admit, my boys had a reputation for being a real handful. The teachers needed all the help they could get. Help came in the form of students from Central Christian College of the Bible, Moberly, Missouri, just 30 miles to the north. David, one of those students, remembers the experience well. “I was traveling on Sundays singing for the college during my sophomore year,”

August 13, 2015

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Leadership Ministry Training & Education

Ten Ways to Help a New Graduate Succeed in His First Year of Ministry

By David Fincher Our Bible colleges send out hundreds of graduates each year. Churches hire many of them right after graduation to serve as staff members. But the transition from enrollment as a full-time student to employment as a full-time minister is more difficult than expected. Too often, a poor experience leaves the church wondering what could have been done better in the first year of ministry. Bible college graduates know how to succeed within the expectations and rhythms of the American educational system. In addition, Bible colleges have used several other practices to help students. Below are 10 ways

October 16, 2013

Christian Standard

Colleges & Seminaries Organizations & Events

Oakes Steps Down as President of Central Christian College of the Bible

Central Christian College of the Bible (Moberly, MO) announced Oct. 8 that Dr. Ronald Oakes had resigned as the school’s president in a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors Oct. 4. According to the school’s website, board chairman Gene McCoy met with college staff Oct. 7 and said, “We have commended Dr. Oakes for his faithful service and dedication to a responsibility he did not seek in 2005, when we, upon faculty recommendations and with the assistance of faculty representatives on the presidential search team, asked him to serve the college as its president. We are grateful to Dr.