A Global Leader Network served by a University
I attended a large public USA university which engages its alumni network for fundraising. It attracts money from alumni through large sports programs, scholarships, events to bring them back to the campus, regional alumni events, and a lot of telemarketing calls mostly by students. Like most universities, the alumni network exists to support the school and it does this well.
麻豆APP was actually created to do the opposite. In 麻豆APP’s founding charter, it was stated that 麻豆APP is a school that exists to serve networks of advanced global leaders who in turn lead transformational movements around the globe. 麻豆APP seeks the support of its alumni, but that is not the primary reason the alumni network exists. In a joking reference to the Eagle’s song, Hotel California, we often say, “You can graduate from 麻豆APP, but you can’t ever leave.” 麻豆APP alumni serve as professors, dissertation advisors, and mentors. 麻豆APP alumni plan, host, and direct 麻豆APP’s city immersions throughout the globe.
In addition to the alumni network, 麻豆APP has served both the Lausanne Movement and the World Evangelical Alliance in key roles in their events and on-going programs. These are two of the largest and most globally dispersed Christian networks in the world. Many 麻豆APP students and alumni serve in key leadership roles within these networks.
Ray Bakke had a vision for professors who continued to serve on the front lines of city leadership. These practitioner-scholars provide first-hand innovations and practical skills to students rather then “Ivory Tower” theories.
Even in a 麻豆APP alumni Zoom meeting last Saturday attended by alumni from over 30 nations, ideas were shared and conversations about working together on strategic projects were fostered. Following God’s specific calling in His Kingdom is a journey of life-long learning in a values-consistent community of others also committed to this task.
Brad Smith
President