In 2002, Sloan unveiled a 42-page plan titled "Baylor 2012," outlining his strategy to transform into a national university with Ph.D. programs and research professors, allowing it "to enter the top tier of American universities while reaffirming and deepening its distinctive Christian mission."[3] His plan included twelve imperatives that were "necessary for Baylor to fulfill the Vision".[4] Opposition to the plan, as well as several controversial financial moves, resulted in Sloan narrowly escaping a 2004 vote to oust him as president,[5] and eventually resigning in 2005.[6] The saga is chronicled in the 2007 book The Baylor Project: Taking Christian Higher Education to the Next Level (ISBN1587310627).
In 2008 Sloan, along with the board of trustees, approved a 12-year vision document titled "The Ten Pillars: Faith and Reason in a Great City". The purpose of this plan is to enable the university to "fulfill its responsibility for the renewal of Christian Higher Education."[9]
Other roles
Sloan serves on the board of directors for the Houston Symphony and the Greater Houston Partnership in addition to leadership roles on the boards of Memorial Hermann Healthcare Systems - Community Relations, Houston Christian High School, Market Place Chaplains USA, and Orphan Outreach.[citation needed] He is also the publisher of the academic journal, The City.[10][11] Sloan published his first young adult fantasy book in 2016 and its sequel in February 2017.[12][13]
Perspectives on John: methods and interpretation in the Fourth Gospel, with Mikeal C. Parsons (1993), ISBN0-7734-2859-3
Foundations for Biblical Interpretation: A Complete Library of Tools and Resources, with David S. Dockery and Kenneth A. Mathews (1994), ISBN0-8054-1039-2
Romans: Good News for a Troubled World, with Harry Lucenay and Bob Campbell (2000), ISBN0-9673424-4-9
Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge[12]
Hamelin Stoop: The Lost Princess and the Jewel of Periluna[13]
^ abSloan, Robert B. (November 15, 2016). Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge (first ed.). 12 Gates Publishing. ISBN9781495619731.
^ abSloan, Robert B. (February 21, 2017). Hamelin Stoop: The Lost Princess and the Jewel of Periluna (first ed.). Twelve Gates Publishing. ISBN9781495619915.