On Mission Focus

Recently, a good friend who has spent virtually all of his career in Christian higher education spoke with me about the possibility of moving into a para-educational organization. The opportunity was a pretty prestigious one, and it certainly would have been a well-deserved appointment anchored in my friend’s faithful career service of two and a … Read Post

Get to Know President Sutton: Week 8

A Letter to Students Dear Warner University students, I could not possibly be more excited to start another school year with you. After seeing and getting to be a part of what God did on our campus last year, I am enthusiastic about the upcoming year. Many of our returning students’ lives were radically changed … Read Post

Get to Know President Sutton: Week 7

Influential Books and Reading This week I have been asked to share a little about the books that have influenced me and my thinking the most over the years. To do that, I need to think in categories, as I have a fairly eclectic academic background and reading history.  I’ll start with Scripture. When my … Read Post

Get to Know President Sutton: Week 6

Why a Fully Endowed Warner University Is So Culturally Important Perhaps it is best to start this essay by explaining what is meant by the word endowment. It’s a word that those of us in higher education use frequently, but we seldom define it. An endowment is simply a large sum of money that organizations … Read Post

Get to Know President Sutton Week 5

Week 5, Philosophy of Christian Higher Education This week, we asked Dr. Sutton to share his philosophy about Christian higher education. Read what he had to say here. _____________ Over the years, I have developed philosophies of Christian higher education for both the classroom and the institutional levels. My institutional-level philosophy is expressed as a … Read Post

Get to Know President Sutton: Week 2

Week 2, Journey to Warner We recently sat down with President Sutton to hear about his journey through higher education and what ultimately led him to Warner University. Q: What was your first job in higher education?A: I started my career as an admissions counselor at my alma mater—Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas. Q: What … Read Post

Get to Know President Sutton

Get to Know Dr. Sutton

Week 1: “Why I Said “Yes” to Warner” When I was looking to make a career change back in 2018, Warner University took me by surprise. As an alumnus of a sister institution within the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), and as someone who had spent most of his career in Christian higher … Read Post

The Sinister Origins of a Hastily Accepted Educational Mantra

“Students must be taught how to think, not what to think.” I have probably heard the statement above uttered at least 50 times during my career in education. I agree wholeheartedly with the first part of it. I also agree with some people’s understanding of the second part, but not everyone has the same understanding—and … Read Post