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Practicing Collaboration: Lessons from the Faith and Leadership Collaborative
Rev. Dr. Javier Viera, president of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and professor of education and leadership, reflects…
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The straight truth
Categories are useful for defining and organizing complexity but don’t always fit. It’s time to reconsider…
Feature Articles
Under pressure
Frank Yamada, the executive director of the Association of Theological Schools, considers the unprecedented turnover in…
The Guardian
Remark(able) | For Board Reflection
Take a moment to consider how the board chair sets the tone for the work of…
The Star
Future Promise | Safekeeping
The relationship between the board chair and the board begins by knowing each new member as…
The Star
Present Moment | Shared Governance
Over time, shared governance has been sometimes defined less by mutual accountability and public responsibility, and…
Feature Articles
Five practices for stewarding seminaries well
For four decades, Steven Moore has worked with hundreds of nonprofit boards. What he has learned…
The Guardian
Governance Matters | Engaging well
Dr. Jodi Porter provides a new tool to help schools frame the conversation around diversity, equity,…
The Guardian
Remark(able) | For Board Reflections
When you think about leadership transitions, consider David Gyertson's advice.
The Guardian
Wait-and-see is over-and-done
Rev. Dr. David Rowe says leaders and governing boards need to confront the issues facing theological…
The Star
From sinking to thriving
Rev. Dr. Jason Allen offers insights into how his school plans to be the “strongest seminary…
Document
Core Essential #3 – Presidential Evaluation
Presidential Evaluation: To help, not harm. Presidential evaluation can feel daunting for boards, but when approached…
Document
Core Essential 6-Ending Well
Many theological schools face mounting financial and enrollment pressures that make “business as usual” unsustainable. Chronic…
Document
Core Essential 3-President-Board Chair Partnership
Wise boards know the relationship between the school president and board chair is mission-critical.
Document
Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
Document
Top 10 Questions When Merging
Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…
Document
The Basics of Change Management
Transformation becomes essential when the current vision and operations can no longer sustain an organization’s health.
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: Lessons from the Faith and Leadership Collaborative
Rev. Dr. Javier Viera, president of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and professor of education and leadership, reflects…
News & Insights
The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning
October 13, 1:00 pm ET, Zoom Facilitator: Rebekah Burch Basinger, Ed.D.Project Director, In Trust Center’s Wise…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration
In this ten-part recorded series, leaders within theological education share practical insights drawn from their lived…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Nazarene Theological Education
In this video, Dr. Jeren Rowell, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Dr. Brent Peterson, dean…
News & Insights
In Trust Center Monthly Newsletter: May 2026
MAGAZINE Where the flowers bloom With the support of a Pathways for Tomorrow grant, Saint John’s…
News & Insights
Board Chair Newsletter – May 2026
The newsletter for chairs of theological school boards, Vol. 4, No. 9 Confronting the reality of…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Lessons from the Faith and Leadership Collaborative
Rev. Dr. Javier Viera, president of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and professor of education and leadership, reflects…
Videos & Webinars
The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning
October 13, 1:00 pm ET, Zoom Facilitator: Rebekah Burch Basinger, Ed.D.Project Director, In Trust Center’s Wise…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration
In this ten-part recorded series, leaders within theological education share practical insights drawn from their lived…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Nazarene Theological Education
In this video, Dr. Jeren Rowell, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Dr. Brent Peterson, dean…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation in Community
Practicing innovation as communal formation In this recording, Dr. David Williams, president of Taylor College and…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation
Video series to inspire your work In this six-part recorded series, leaders from across theological education…
Podcast
Ep. 103: Leading through deep change in a shifting landscape
Theological education is experiencing significant pressure, but the root challenge may be deeper than enrollment declines…
Podcast
Ep. 102: An inflection point for theological education and an opportunity to lead
As federal policies reshape higher education, leaders of theological schools face unprecedented pressure to adapt while…
Podcast
Ep. 100: What decades of governance still have to teach us
What are the trends in governance – the new ways to make things work? First, look…
Podcast
Ep. 99: Rethinking value: How theological schools can thrive in a changing world
In this episode, the Rev. Dr. David Rowe reflects on the sweeping changes affecting higher education…
Podcast
Ep. 98: Creating a virtual neighborhood through an innovative approach to distributed learning
Host Matt Hufman speaks with Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, president of Pacific School of Religion (PSR),…
Podcast
Ep. 71: Governance and the practice of holiness
Can the work of governance – even board meetings – be holy? Award-winning writer and author…
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Practicing Collaboration: Indigenous Collaboration
In this conversation, Dr. Julie Lytle, director of distributive and lifelong learning initiatives at Bexley Seabury…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Unexpected Collaborators
Mundelein Seminary has cultivated a remarkable network of collaborators—one far more diverse than many might expect….
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The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning
October 13, 1:00 pm ET, Zoom Facilitator: Rebekah Burch Basinger, Ed.D.Project Director, In Trust Center’s Wise…
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