Chaos Theory

by Billman, Kathleen D.; Birch, Bruce C.

• ISBN13: 9780802866875
• ISBN10: 0802866875
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-25
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Members of the Association of Theological Schools' Chief Academic Officers Society (CAOS) - deans and CAOs at more than 250 theological schools in the United States and Canada - face a number of unique vocational tasks and trials.

Author Biography

Kathleen D. Billman is John H. Tietjen Professor of Pastoral Ministry and former dean and vice president for academic affairs at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Bruce C. Birch is dean emeritus and professor emeritus of biblical theology at Wesley Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction
Honoring Complexities, Celebrating Colleagueship: What to Expect from This Book	p. 3
Reading Institutional Context
Academic Leadership and the Varieties of Theological Schools	p. 23
Fins on the Left, Fins on the Right: Reading Context in Seminaries	p. 23
Stop, Look, and Listen: Observation in Academic Leadership	p. 34
Developing Vision and Serving Mission	p. 44
The Centrality of Institutional Mission as an Anchor of Corporate Vision	p. 44
From Vision to Decision: Identifying the Dean's Essential Role in Facilitating the School's Mission	p. 54
The Vocational Call and Multifaceted Role of the CAO	p. 63
The Vocation of the Academic Dean	p. 63
The Vocational Call and Multiple Occupations of a CAO	p. 75
Nurturing Commitments
Relating to the CEO	p. 89
Leading from the Middle	p. 89
Building a Relationship That Furthers the Mission	p. 98
The Dean's Role in Governance	p. 111
Governance and Faculty Leadership: Routine, Complex, Contentious, and Collaborative	p. 111
Fulcrum Leadership and the Varied Dimensions of Governance	p. 122
Faculty Leadership and Development	p. 133
Scaffolding That Supports Faculty Leadership: The Dean's Constructive Role	p. 133
Faculty Leadership and Development: Lessons from the Anabaptist-Pietist Tradition	p. 143
The Dean's Relationship with Students	p. 154
The Dean and Students: A Denominational Seminary Perspective	p. 154
The Dean and Students: A Divinity School Perspective	p. 167
Modeling/Leading in Teaching and Scholarship	p. 175
The Dean as Teacher and Scholar: Four Ways to Lead	p. 175
Leading as an Act of Academic Hospitality	p. 188
Leading in Diversity: Personal Experiences and Institutional Choices	p. 198
The Stranger in the Center: The Academic Dean as Racial Minority	p. 198
Locating Multiple Immigrant Identities and Belonging in Relatedness: Insights for Intercultural Leadership	p. 208
In the Pursuit of a Community That Does Diversity Well	p. 220
Reflections about Gender and Administration in Theological Education	p. 233
Developing Competencies
Orchestrating People and Processes	p. 251
The Dean as Administrator: It's All a Matter of Relationships	p. 251
Focusing a Complex, Multidimensional Role: Observations from a Protestant Seminary Dean	p. 258
Building Consensus and Negotiating Conflict	p. 268
Building the Academic Budget	p. 280
The Budget as a Mission Tool: Vision, Principles, and Strategies	p. 280
Entering Unfamiliar Territory: Budget Basics for the Dean of a University Theological School	p. 293
Balancing Formation, Academic Learning, and Ecclesiastical Goals	p. 302
Developing a Curriculum for Academic, Spiritual, and Vocational Formation	p. 302
Balancing Formation and Academic Learning	p. 319
Living Fruitfully in the Tensions between Academy and Church	p. 332
Understanding and Using Assessment and Accreditation	p. 345
Understanding and Fostering a Culture of Assessment: A Primer for Academic Deans	p. 345
Shifting Models of Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes: A Key to Renewal, improvement, and Effectiveness	p. 361
Personal, Professional, and Spiritual Development	p. 380
Finding Wholeness in the Role of the Dean	p. 380
Afterword
The Scholarship of Academic Leadership: A Postscript on the Work of Chief Academic Officers	p. 391
Contributors	p. 397
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