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Exploring The Phenomenon Of Severing Goverance Ties With The State Baptist Convention At Mississippi College And Georgetown College, Alan Glen Medders
Exploring The Phenomenon Of Severing Goverance Ties With The State Baptist Convention At Mississippi College And Georgetown College, Alan Glen Medders
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The purpose of this study was to describe the factors that influenced the board of trustees at Mississippi College and Georgetown College, KY to sever governance ties with their respective state Baptist Conventions and to describe the impact of the decision on the college administration, academic operations, lay governance structure and denominational relationship on the two institutions. The research questions guiding this study were:
1. What were the factors that influenced the decision-making process to make a change in governance relationship between the institution and the state Baptist convention?
2. What has been the impact of the decision to sever …