Comments on: Accreditation Commission: The Master’s University Still on Probation, President Transition Required by End of 2019 https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/03/08/accreditation-board-the-masters-college-still-on-probation-president-transition-required-by-end-of-2019/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Mon, 06 May 2019 01:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Dennis Gannon https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/03/08/accreditation-board-the-masters-college-still-on-probation-president-transition-required-by-end-of-2019/#comment-101404 Mon, 06 May 2019 01:48:38 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34229#comment-101404 John will be 80 years old June 2019. Rather than being forced out by the Commission, he should become Chancellor and the Board should find a new President. A new president will get a honeymoon period to improve the culture and climate, and the probation will be over. Jesus is Lord, God is sovereign, the Kingdom will continue to grow like the mustard seed.

]]> By: Priscilla Frye https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/03/08/accreditation-board-the-masters-college-still-on-probation-president-transition-required-by-end-of-2019/#comment-100731 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:15:08 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34229#comment-100731 In reply to otrotierra.

I am a strong Christian with a lifelong career in commercial real estate. I love real estate but churches should not be in the real estate business.

I think churches should stick to their knitting also. I think perhaps the Dream Center folks were perhaps well meaning but had no business taking over a large educational organization. If the schools were making $30 million a yr, the sellers prob wpukd not have been selling.

]]> By: otrotierra https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/03/08/accreditation-board-the-masters-college-still-on-probation-president-transition-required-by-end-of-2019/#comment-100554 Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:48:57 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34229#comment-100554 In reply to Priscilla Frye.

Wow. Thank you for bringing our attention to this other recent U.S. Evangelical mismanagement scandal. Just like with John MacArthur, just like with Mark Driscoll, just like with James MacDonald and the entire board at Harvest Bible Chapel, and the debt-driven Gateway MegaChurch, and the self-described “global leaders” at Willow Creek Community Church, we continue to wonder: why is Jesus consistently absent in their own words and actions?

]]> By: Priscilla Frye https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/03/08/accreditation-board-the-masters-college-still-on-probation-president-transition-required-by-end-of-2019/#comment-100542 Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:50:09 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34229#comment-100542 Dr T, speaking of church colleges going down the tubes, have you read about the Angelus Temple’s Dream Center purchasing a 55 campus chain of for-profit colleges including Argosy University, the Art Institutes and South University?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/business/argosy-college-art-insititutes-south-university.html

This was a disaster from the start, the New York Times article, “Almost immediately, the organization discovered the schools were in worse shape than expected, with aging facilities and outdated technology”.

The Dream Center thought the colleges would provide an opportunity for more of their struggling clients to get an education plus they believed the business would profit $30 million the 1st year profit (to support their extensive Dream Center programs). The schools were actually LOSING $38 million per yr.

The Dream Center must have had the world’s worst diligence team, to not even inspect the campuses. Also how did they think overpriced, sometimes unaccredited education would help their clients?

]]> By: Priscilla Frye https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/03/08/accreditation-board-the-masters-college-still-on-probation-president-transition-required-by-end-of-2019/#comment-100543 Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:50:09 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=34229#comment-100543 Dr T, speaking of church colleges going down the tubes, have you read about the Angelus Temple’s Dream Center purchasing a 55 campus chain of for-profit colleges including Argosy University, the Art Institutes and South University?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/business/argosy-college-art-insititutes-south-university.html

This was a disaster from the start, the New York Times article, “Almost immediately, the organization discovered the schools were in worse shape than expected, with aging facilities and outdated technology”.

The Dream Center thought the colleges would provide an opportunity for more of their struggling clients to get an education plus they believed the business would profit $30 million the 1st year profit (to support their extensive Dream Center programs). The schools were actually LOSING $38 million per yr.

The Dream Center must have had the world’s worst diligence team, to not even inspect the campuses. Also how did they think overpriced, sometimes unaccredited education would help their clients?

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