Religious freedom is not a “side issue” to Christian higher education. It is the soil in which Christian belief, scholarship, worship, discipleship, and service can flourish unconstrained and without reprisal. When
Every Christian university exists within a web of tensions. On one hand, it must meet the rigorous demands of higher education: accreditation, academic excellence, financial
On September 10, 2025, a horrible event shook the American educational and political landscape: Charlie Kirk — co-founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and a
On July 5, tragedy struck close to home for the Williams Baptist University family. In the quiet hours of the early morning, a fire tore
On April 2, 2025, I marked my seventh anniversary as president of Williams Baptist University. When Joy and I arrived on this campus in 2018,
At Williams Baptist University, we are breaking new ground in Christian higher education with the launch of a new Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business. Starting
“Then he [Jesus] said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to
In my report at the 2024 annual meeting of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, I shared some personal reflections regarding a faith journey I have
Over the past two to three years, the number of times I get asked this question seems to grow more and more in conversations with prospective students and their families.
Our world desperately needs Christ-centered leaders. I believe God birthed WBU to be a place that meets this critical need.
I am grateful to work for and lead a Christian university that I believe has been faithful to a biblical understanding of elite. An elite Christian university should be committed to biblical authority, the lordship of Christ, orthodox Christian theology, a commitment to serve the church, and a mission to produce Christian leaders.
The Bible teaches we were created to work.
Please join with me in praying for God to loudly and clearly call a new generation of faithful followers to serve vocationally in the local church.
WBU was founded in the midst of the greatest military conflict in human history – World War II. Also, we were birthed in the midst of one of the greatest global economic disasters – the Great Depression.
May 6, 2023, was a day of polarities for the Williams community – a day of contrasts.
Knowing our work at Williams makes a difference in the lives of others always lifts my spirit.
“Not on our watch!” These were the words that one of my colleagues, Dr. Marvin Schoenecke, shared at a recent meeting of our executive leadership
One of our long-cherished Baptist beliefs is a doctrine called the priesthood of all believers. This biblical concept teaches that all born-again believers function collectively in their local churches as believer-priests.
We stand on the shoulders of these who invested their lives in a mission of building this Campus of Christian Purpose.
An ongoing issue for schools like Williams Baptist University revolves around defining our purpose – why do schools like ours exist?
Vocational service is the idea that Christ’s followers serve God through our vocation – our work.
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ’If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it. For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?’” — Matthew 16:24-26
Williams Baptist University is not like secular, state institutions – and we do not want to be. We have a distinctive purpose, with distinctively Christian commitments and expressions. We have a unique purpose…
A third trait of the Williams Way is what I call “courageous faith.” Courageous faith refers to a deep, strong trust in Christ that moves us to bold action.
I have adopted the phrase “The Williams Way” to capture prominent biblical traits that have been true of the men and women who have in some way been influenced by our mission.
As Christmas 2020 approaches, I find myself regularly asking, where is our “peace on earth to those He favors?” In the midst of a pandemic in which the COVID virus wreaks havoc on our nation and world, where is peace?
In recent days, I have adopted a phrase that describes the kinds of people I believe best embody the Williams Baptist University (WBU) mission.
One of the major misconceptions about higher education is the idea that students pursue a degree to get a better job than they might get if they did not go college.
By Dr. Stan Norman President, Williams Baptist University Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good
By Dr. Stan Norman President, Williams Baptist University In my previous article, I presented the idea that our mission of a biblically-grounded, Christ-centered learning experience
By Stan Norman, Ph.D. President, Williams Baptist University One of the recent, unanticipated realities for our family is that all of our sons currently reside
