{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Missional Leader","title":"Faith, Culture, and Christian Higher Education  with Dr. Barry Corey","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5b63d002\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1924,"description":"\nWhat if the greatest opportunities for sharing the Gospel are found where the opposition is strongest? In this episode of The Missional Leader, Rob talks with Dr. Barry Corey, president of Biola University and a leading voice in Christian higher education. For almost two decades, Dr. Corey has led through the challenges of culture, politics, and faith in the heart of Southern California, one of the most progressive areas in the United States.—\nFrom his New England roots to leading in California’s shifting cultural landscape, Dr. Corey , shares vulnerably about the burdens and breakthroughs of leadership, and what it means to stay grounded in biblical truth while boldly engaging today’s world. \nResources mentioned in this episode: \nBiola University: https://www.biola.edu/ \nWashington Post Op-Ed: \"We first battled over LGBT and religious rights. Here’s how we became friends.\" by Barry Corey and Evan Low: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/03/03/we-first-battled-over-lgbt-and-religious-rights-heres-how-we-became-unlikely-friends/ \nDoritos Super Bowl commercial made by Biola film students:\nhttps://www.biola.edu/blogs/biola-news/2025/biola-alumni-on-their-way-to-crash-the-super-bowl \nOneHope Research - Gen Alpha\nhttps://onehope.net/global-outreach/research/\n\nCHAPTERS:\n00:00 Trusting God’s Tailwinds in Leadership\n01:12 The Life-Changing Bob Cooley Mentorship\n02:28 Necessary: Flourishing Under the Weight of Leadership\n03:50 Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Higher Ed Climates\n05:32 Leading Christian Education in Progressive California\n07:48 God’s Tailwinds vs. Cultural Headwinds\n09:49 Building Unexpected Friendships Across Ideological Divides\n12:48 Listening to Learn, Not Just to Respond\n15:19 Firm Center, Soft Edges: Biola’s Approach to Controversy\n17:39 Balancing Truth and Grace in University Culture\n20:13 Excellence as Apologetics: Biola’s Award-Winning Doritos Story\n22:35 Avoiding the Culture War Mentality\n24:00 Ensuring Deep Biblical...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qRmauTGGt6Lkf16fYN-Xd6kiSqawlBlXrKc1eCsTfac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNWI3/Mzg3ODA2YmZjMmFk/NTUxM2RiY2UxZDQ1/Y2Q1MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}