Is board diversity important?
A variety of perspectives means more options on the table, and that can lead to better solutions
by Jon Hooten

The presence of diversity has practical implications for good governance, say some experts. Also: Perspectives from three members who are minorities on their boards.

On the Canadian prairie, a merger brings energy and hope
Three years after the affiliation of two denominational schools, Ambrose University College finds that the benefits of partnership have surpassed the challenges
by Tracy Schier

Current and past leaders reflect on the hurdles to merging Nazarene and Christian & Missionary Alliance schools.

Seminary kids
Summer theology programs for teens come of age
by Holly G. Miller

Seminaries introduce high school teens to theological study and to the possibility of attending seminary after college. Plus: Questions boards should ask before administrators apply for grants.

The future has arrived
Changing theological education in a changed world
by Daniel O. Aleshire

In this excerpt from his address at the 2010 Biennial Meeting of the Association of Theological Schools, the association's executive director proposes that theological schools must take different forms and rely on varied resources to thrive amid external changes.