Emerging Solutions for Tough Economic Times

These tough economic times are causing some colleges to consolidate. While some top Christian colleges and universities are thriving, institutions affiliated with certain denominations are not. These colleges are trying to keep the doors open with a creative solution.

George O. Wood, chief executive officer of the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal Christian denomination, talks often about the Feeding of the 5,000, a biblical story in which Jesus feeds 5,000 people with only five loaves of bread and two fish.

In that vein, Wood's denomination is putting faith in the idea that, even with limited resources, it can nourish the minds of its students. This month, the General Council of the Assemblies of God voted to consolidate three higher education institutions in Springfield, Mo.: Evangel University, Central Bible College, and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.

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