BGU’s DMin has never been normal. Under new DMin Director Dr. Wayne Weathers, it stays true to its founding principles but is more relevant than ever to the needs of advanced, global, urban leaders. For several decades, the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree was the chosen path for pastors with MDiv’s who wanted to go to the next level in their studies and careers. The MDiv and DMin were intricately connected so that a DMin required a MDiv as a prerequisite. The emphasis of both degrees was local church ministry, mostly focusing on the … [Read more...]
BGU’s DMin – Always Innovative. Always Improving. Never Normal.
Online EMBA is Launching October 1st!
Why get an MBA? The Graduate Management Admission Council’s 2018 survey, based on over 1,000 employers worldwide who hire MBA students, asked what skills are difficult to find in business school hires. In the Top 10 responses of missing skills were things like leadership, strategic planning, global mindset, and data analysis. No list said anything about accounting, marketing, or other traditional MBA classes. Why is that? You could surmise that business educators are doing a good job in those categories, so there’s no gap. That’s probably … [Read more...]
Lausanne Global Workplace Forum, Manila – A Report
‘I believe that one of the next great moves of God is going to be through believers in the workplace.’ This quote from founder Billy Graham sums up the purpose of the most recent gathering hosted by the Lausanne Movement, the Global Workplace Forum (GWF2019), held at Greenhills Christian Fellowship in Manila, Philippines. Ninety thousand hours. This refers to the average amount of time a person spends in work in his or her lifetime. As this translates to roughly a third of a person’s lifetime, the Christian’s presence at work presents itself … [Read more...]
The Value of Craftsmanship: David Hataj Named Distinguished Alumni
David Hataj was one of those shop kids. Relegated to classrooms at the end of long hallways, these students in some schools are offered technical college as a consolation prize, a second-best choice to four-year college. They live in the demeaning worlds of “justs” that diminish confidence: just technical college, just a mechanic, just a carpenter, just a mason. Hataj’s journey from those hallways led to him becoming president and co-owner of Edgerton Gear. He recently was named the Blackhawk Technical College distinguished alumnus for 2018. … [Read more...]
Pillows with a Purpose
What does Theology of Work mean in practice? Here we share a letter to our faculty member, Dr. Paul Stevens describing the story of our alumn, Steve Van Diest and his business, Everpillow. As an exeptional transformational leader, Steve created a company representing Biblical values. He employs former homeless people, men and women with criminal records, and the ones who are healed from addiction. As the company's mission statement says: they create transformational employment opportunities. Here comes the letter: Dr. Stevens, Back in 2009, … [Read more...]
