TY - BOOK AU - Meyer,Albert J. TI - Realizing our intentions: a guide for churches and colleges with distinctive missions SN - 9780891125372 AV - LC383.M612.R435 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Abilene, Texas PB - Abilene Christian University Press KW - Church and college KW - United States KW - Christian universities and colleges KW - Administration N1 - 1 (pages 281-28/7); Longer-term trends --; Recent developments --; Secularization --; Organizational dynamics --; Generalizations from experience --; The recent past and the present situation --; Curriculum: a different "what?" -- Instruction: a different "how?" -- Why might some churches want schools that are different? -- Intentional "secularization" -- Diversity, pluralism, and community --; Academic freedom --; Faculty teams for distinctive missions --; A student peer environment that furthers the mission --; Missions that guide decision-making --; Trustees that hold in trust the long-term future --; Presidents who implement the long-term mission --; Churches that want schools with a difference --; Intervening in the system --; Epilogue: what are the prospects?; 2 ER -