God calls every person to life-long continuing education. Enjoying the presence of God is based on accepting His love and being at peace with Him through his Son Jesus. Enjoying God’s presence inevitably leads to becoming more like Him in a life-long process of learning and growing.
Email:
richfpu@comcast.net
Professional Experience: Teaching at all levels, college administration including President of FPU (1985-97), President of United Way in Fresno, consulting, public speaking, author
Personal Experience:
Travel in America, Europe, Jamaica, Mexico, Sudan
Scholarly Interests: Leadership and followership
Publications: Leadership Prayers (Tyndale House, 1998)
Recommended Reading: Servant Leadership (Greenleaf), Heaven (Alcorn), Spiritual Leadership (Sanders), On Leadership (Gardner)
Favorite Music:
Bach, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Wagner, Michael W. Smith, Second Chapter of Acts, Eagles, ABBA, Mannheim Steamroller, FPU music groups
Favorite Activities: Spending time with family and friends, praying, reading, listening to music, watching sports, jogging, gardening
Home Church:
Butler Church, Fresno
Family Info: Wife Peggi (CPD Operations), 3 grown children with their families, 4 grandchildren and one on the way
Favorite Bible Verse:
Philippians 4:8 or Matthew 28:20
What Matters: Enjoying God’s presence. Making things better. Truth. Beauty. Love. Joy. Peace. Hope.
Pet Peeves:
Wrong English grammar or syntax, especially by Spellchecker
Subject Expertise:
Leadership, marketing, governance, nonprofit organizations
Education: BA Wheaton College, MA Ball State University, PhD. in Higher Education, State University of New York, Buffalo
Home town: Fresno, CA
What I Like About FPU:
Christian values, supportive community, flexibility, high standards
Significant Influence: really great Christian parents, my wife Peggi, our children, five great teachers, athletics, the Bible, the Church. Practicing the Presence of God. Writings of C.S Lewis, Peter Drucker, Jacques Ellul, David Augsburger, Cloud and Townsend
