Let me give you a quick a snapshot of what happened during the most difficult season of leadership I have ever experienced as a leader in higher education:
- 25% loss of our operating budget in 30 days
- Enrolment swung from 15% growth to 10% drop (25% swing)
- We had to lay off 30% of our staff
- Our Financial reserves had been exhausted
- With the remaining staff we were as much as 9 weeks behind on payroll at one point
Surprisingly, this was not a result of the recent pandemic, this was 10 years ago! God had entrusted us with a significant season of affliction; it was painful, it was hard, and it forced us to ask some really difficult questions that God used to refine us through an incredibly difficult season. These are questions that are just as significant now as the world of higher education is in a state of serious disruption and refinement.
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