Tuesday, October 28, 2014
ACU is dropping the Ag Department
I love Abilene Christian University. I graduated from there. So did my wife and both kids. I have spoken there countless times. I am friends with many faculty and administrators. Many of them are part of my flock at Southern Hills.
And I am sad today because they are dropping the Ag department.
I understand why. It cannot pay for itself. Money is hard to raise for any Christian college. And hard decisions have to made. I am not really questioning the need to make cuts and this is one of them. Might be exactly the right move.
And I was not an Ag major. This is not because Marsha's family has owned and operated their farm for 115 years.
But I am sad because I think there was something special about a Christian university and a Department of Agriculture and Environment.
Christians are to be stewards of God's creation. There is something special about Christian farmers and ranchers. They really do care about the environment.
I just thought it was really special that one of our colleges recognized that. I liked the combo of Jesus, God, Christians, the environment, livestock, and crops.
And now they cannot afford to keep doing it.
I think there is now a void in Christian education.
I hope it gets filled.
