Think Questions
The presentation, “Think Questions” was presented to the Australia Wesleyan Methodist National Board in Brisbane, Australia. The material speaks of strategic questions for the National Board to ask in...
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Board Integrity Matters
The day-long New Zealand District workshop, “Board Integrity Matters” was presented in Auckland, New Zealand. The focus of the workshop with pastors and lay leaders from across the district was on...
Building Better Boards
The week-long teaching module, “Building Better Boards” was taught on the campus of Nazarene Theological College, Brisbane, Australia and streamed live to local churches throughout the country. The...
Theological Education for a God-Called Ministry
The Inaugural Address of E. LeBron Fairbanks presented on the occasion of his installation as the 2 nd president of the Asia Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary in Manila, Philippines. The key issue...
Education for a Lifestyle of Service
The Inaugural Address of E. LeBron Fairbanks, fifth president of Mount Vernon (Ohio) Nazarene College, was presented on March 2, 1990. It articulates his core convictions about Christian higher...
The Leadership Gift of Biblical Contentment
The graduation address at the Seminary of the Americas (SENDAS), November 2010, San Juan, Costa Rica, on the occasion of the 40 th anniversary of the Seminary. Discussed are the Irony of Contentment...
The Leadership Gift of Biblical Contentment
The graduation address at the Seminary of the Americas (SENDAS), November 2010, San Juan, Costa Rica, on the occasion of the 40 th anniversary of the Seminary. Discussed are the Irony of Contentment...
My Journey with Nazarene Higher Education
The article as presented was slightly edited and re-printed in August 2019 as “Forever Yes: My Spirit-led Journey with Nazarene Higher Education” in Holiness Today . The “journey” begins with a...
Leading the People of God - Faculty and Student Guides
The 16-session leadership module, “Leading the People of God,” was originally prepared in 2003 by E. LeBron Fairbanks as part of the 24 modular course of study, outcome-based curriculum, designed and...
Five Non-negotiables for Local Church Board Health
The 49 slide PowerPoint presentation, “5 Non-negotiables for Local Church Board Health” was presented by E. LeBron Fairbanks in four pastors’ conferences in 2018 on the Korea National District. The...
Servant Leadership for a Servant Community
The presentation was the closing address for the 2nd Pan Asia Christian Education Seminar in 1988 in Singapore. It asks the question, “What constitutes success in your leadership ministry?” Effective...
Bridging Cultures for Christ
The address, “Bridging Cultures for Christ” was presented in the Mount Vernon Nazarene University Chapel service, September, 2003. The printed material is in outline form. The address was delivered...
Mentoring and Modeling Leadership Character
The address, “Mentoring and Modeling Leadership Character” was presented in the Plenary Session of the National Association of Christian College Admission Personnel (NACCAP) on June 13, 2003, in...
Service of Remembrance and Prayer
The “Service of Remembrance and Prayer” was a Knox County (Ohio) Ministerial Association, community-wide, service on the first anniversary of the tragic 9/11/01 events. The remarks focus on the theme...
Great Expectations...
The presentation, “Great Expectations…” was shared with the Mount Vernon Nazarene College Faculty and Staff Annual Awards Banquet on August 28, 2001. The presentation shares an “University Standing”...
The Power of Three (or More!)
The address, “The Power of Three (or more)” was given on August 21, 2000, at the Mount Vernon Nazarene College “Back to School Faculty and Staff Dinner.” The presentation reflects on the first...
Enrollment Cap, Institutional Mission, and Collaboration
The address, “Enrollment Cap, Institutional Mission, and Collaboration” was presented at the Fall 2000 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Faculty and Staff Banquet. The presentation reflects on the...
Quality and Soul
The address, “Quality and Soul: The Challenge to Excellence in Christian Higher Education” was presented in the Mount Vernon Nazarene University chapel service on May 1, 2002.The presentation was...
Staying Power
The address, “Staying Power” was presented in the Mount Vernon Nazarene University May 2006 Baccalaureate service.
Moving from Vision to Action to Results
The 2009 Africa Region Leadership Conference Plenary session, “Moving from Vision to Action to Results” was presented in Nairobi, Kenya on the campus of Africa Nazarene University. The material was...
An Attitude of Acceptance
The 2007 Eurasia Region Leadership Conference presentation, “An Attitude of Acceptance” was Session 1 of a 2-part Leadership Tract on the theme of “Leadership Character.” The key verse underpinning...
The Blessing of Brokenness
The 2007 Eurasia Region Leadership Conference presentation, “The Blessing of Brokenness” was Session 2 of a 2-part Leadership Track on the theme, “Leadership Character.” The underpinning scriptural...
The Pastor as Leader: Servant Leadership for a Servant Community
The updated version of the PowerPoint presentation, “The Pastor As Leader: Servant Leadership for a Servant Community” was developed initially as an intensive, week-long class by the same title. The...
Brokenness and Leading Others with the Mind of Christ
The theme of “Brokenness and Christian Leadership” was addressed in a presentation to pastors and spouses on the Luzon District (Philippines), Church of the Nazarene. The questions explored were “What...
Embracing Tension and Transitions: Seven Essentials for Effective Leadership
The presentation, “Embracing Tensions and Transitions: Seven Essentials for Effective Leadership” was a keynote address at a day-long theology conference on the Asia Pacific Nazarene Theological...