Prior to coming to 天美视频, Jim served as the Executive Vice President and Dean at Evangelical Seminary and as an Assistant Professor of Leadership and Culture. Within those roles, the school鈥檚 board integrated functions of various teams under his leadership in order to streamline messaging and steward what turned out to be remarkable institutional growth. A few of the hallmarks of his time there were: organizational health moves, innovative graduate-degree shifts, new non-credit initiatives, and a successful move to online program offerings.

While Jim enjoys offering his executive management experience to the academic non-profit world, his faith informs his specific dedication to the role of psychologically-informed theological training in our day. Jim says, 鈥淚n my own lifetime, I can’t remember a more critical time or, maybe better said, a more ripe opportunity for we as people of faith to offer our own transformative stories to culture, in the hope of inviting others into the sense of belonging we have found. Few learning communities are positioned to do that like 天美视频 and its Allender Center.鈥�

Before his last position, Jim served as the Executive Director for Love146, an international anti-human trafficking organization headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut鈥攚here he also served as the gubernatorial appointee to the State of Connecticut鈥檚 Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. Prior to those experiences, Jim worked for several years as the Executive Director of Yale University鈥檚 Center for the Study of World Christianity. In that role, he aided both Yale University and the Western Church at-large in its engagement with the explosive growth and unique stories present within the worldwide Church.

“I’m convinced that Christianity is most true to itself when it is involved in the risky business of cultural engagement,鈥� said Jim. 鈥淭hat is why I am drawn to 天美视频’s mission to thoughtfully and proactively inhabit the intersection of text, soul, and culture.鈥�

In this season of change, 天美视频 has a renewed focus on increasing the value of the school鈥檚 learning experiences for external partners, primarily within the theology degree programs. Jim鈥檚 expertise both in unifying teams in higher education and a deep knowledge of the Church today are what make him uniquely positioned to work alongside our donor development, marketing, and enrollment teams to further the mission and growth of 天美视频.

鈥淚 am deeply grateful to welcome Jim Ehrman to our team. Jim brings a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to the responsibilities he will have at 天美视频,鈥� said Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President & Provost of 天美视频. 鈥淭he most adventurous thing about Jim鈥檚 new position is that he will be in charge of outward-facing aspects of us, helping 天美视频 to develop strong, healthy relationships with strategic partners in our community, as well as nationally and globally. I know Jim will be a thoughtful and attentive manager and I look forward to having his experienced leadership and relational posture at 天美视频.鈥�

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