I just returned from my first of three residencies in a new Ph.D. program in Leadership at Tennessee Temple University’s Temple Baptist Seminary. Don’t let the Baptist name mislead you, this school is evangelical and welcomes folks from all denominations and non-denominational leaders. Our group was about half Baptist pastors and the rest of us were teachers, business people, and non-pastor church leaders. This was an incredible immersion (no pun intended) into leadership development as we worked 16 hour days in class and study groups, as well as individual study time. We had extensive reading projects, a number of seminars and lectures, and broad multi-disciplinary exposure to the many aspects and nuances of critical, technical research and dissertation writing methodologies. There are 17 students in our 3 work groups.
