What Others Are Saying

For several years, our Association’s Board and senior leadership have been convinced God is calling us to seek to ally ourselves and actively collaborate with a larger circle of confessionally congruent fellow Christian educators from around the world, That divine prompting has found expression and embrace in the emergence of IACE.

Ralph E. Enlow Jr., President, Association for Biblical Higher Education

Through IACE, Christian education’s many separate networks can discover and model what it means to affirm and live out “in essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all things love.” IACE is a visionary initiative with an audacious promise.

Robert C. Andringa, President Emeritus, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities

Having our various Christian education sectors linked together through IACE as an ongoing network holds promise for making our united movement and each sector much more effective as we collectively or individually face challenges.

Paul R. Corts, Former President, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, Palm Beach Atlantic University, and Wingate University

A decade from now, I think we will all look back and see the significance of this organization and the prophetic foresight and leadership exercised by David Dockery and others.”

Bruce Ashford, Provost, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

I am thrilled by IACE’s vision, approach, and commitment to biblical Christian education globally!

Josh Moody, Senior Pastor, College Church, Wheaton, IL

We at Houston Christian University are privileged to associate with IACE. It is a wonderful new initiative with an impressive array of opportunities for Christian institutions. It enables us to expand our academic and professional relationships, enrich our opportunities for academic networking, and also deepen the missional commitments of our institution. It is a privilege to serve on the IACE Board.

Robert Sloan, President, Houston Christian University

Global, evangelical, confessional, strategic, and timely, the International Alliance for Christian Education is led by superb leaders and stands poised to help develop next-generational leaders.

Chris Morgan, Dean and Professor of Theology, California Baptist University

IACE is providing an opportunity to partner with other educational institutions who share a Christ-centered mission regardless of their size, scope, or particular focus. There is a missional camaraderie and collegiality that will develop through this Alliance, which is going to be refreshing and is definitely needed. Having the opportunity to experience this in association with the leadership of David S. Dockery and others will ensure that it is substantive, relevant, and meaningful for all of us. I for one am most grateful for the unique role and distinctive purpose of IACE as a new initiative on the higher education landscape. I am confident that the institutions that participate will be strengthened and encouraged through their involvement.

Charles A. Fowler, President, Carson-Newman University

IACE will help to insure that the next generation of Christ-centered institutions will continue to be faithful to the Lordship of Christ and the authority of Scripture. I celebrate the launch of IACE and William Jessup University is proud to be a founding member. In our day when may institutions are in danger of conforming to the historical pattern of drifting away from biblical orthodoxy, I rejoice with brothers and sisters who are committed to walking together in faithful witness and service in the name and for the glory of Jesus Christ.

John Jackson, President, William Jessup University

I am delighted and honored to be a member of the IACE Board and to support its efforts to unify the body of Christ and to strengthen orthodoxy and orthopraxy through Christian education, living, and faith. I serve because I believe in IACE’s exemplary leadership that is committed to a strong biblical stance and directives.

Robert Smith Jr., Charles Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

As orthodox, evangelical Christian faith faces more and more challenges in the West, as opportunities to educate emerging Christianity in the majority world abound, it is vital that orthodox and evangelical institutions of learning band together to support, encourage, and stimulate one another. IACE is for such a time as this.

John N. Oswalt, Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, Asbury Seminary

We at Impact 360 Institute are honored and humbled by the opportunity to join with IACE as we seek to be faithful educators in a post-Christian culture. The opportunities for professional leadership development and genuine fellowship are irreplaceable. As non-traditional higher education professionals working with both graduate students and gap-year students, we will have the opportunity to learn from many Kingdom-minded leaders across the educational spectrum—from K-12 Christian schools to PhD-granting seminaries and universities. That kind of opportunity is unique indeed!

John D. Basie, Impact 360 Institute

I am deeply encouraged by Hebrews 12:1, which reminds us of the great cloud of witnesses that surround us. I am excited about the work of IACE because it is a great cloud of like-minded educators and organizations, encouraging and reminding me that as we are about Kingdom work, including the work of education, we have many partners around the world and in all levels of learning. The IACE is an alliance of encouragement and professional edification for our shared work.

Gene Fant, President, North Greenville University

I applaud IACE's commitments not only to biblical orthodoxy but also orthopraxy, pursuing the latter in an era where so often confession does not match with holistic living.

Yoon Hee Kim, President, Torch Trinity Graduate University