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From Confusion to Clarity: Strengthening Your School’s Brand
Facilitator: Dan Kennedy, Vice President, The FOCUS Group Many theological institutions are facing mounting pressure regarding…
Discover strategies, resources, and tools to strengthen board engagement, fostering active participation, shared vision, and meaningful contribution in theological schools.
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The Guardian
In the balance
The board meeting adjourns with members’ thoughts turning quickly to making their way to airports and…
The Guardian
Small can be large
It may seem counterintuitive, but boards can do small things to revitalize and change the culture…
Soundings
‘Do’s’ for trustees
Veteran nonprofit board member Frank P. Wendt offers four pointed comments and suggestions for building better…
The Star
Present Moment | Preparing for greatness
Relationships are key to stewardship. They also making coming into the room more fun.
The Guardian
Institutional Mergers
Use this thought and question to help spur a discussion about your board.
On Your Mind
On Your Mind | Letters to the Editor
I appreciated Heather Grennan Gary’s recent article on shared governance and the perspectives provided (“Shared Governance…
On My Mind
Smarter questions
The questions we fail to ask are the ones that will get us into trouble, writes…
The Guardian
Boardroom Diversity
Use this thought and question to help spur a discussion about your board.
The Guardian
Mutual Trust
Nancy Claire Pittman considers a life spent in theological education and lessons learned on shared governance,…
On Your Mind
On Your Mind | Letters to the Editor
Your thoughts about shared governance.
On My Mind
What’s Working?
What’s happening in theological education? There are three ways that leaders of theological schools can draw…
Feature Articles
Synchronicity
To call Kairos University’s success with competency-based education an experiment diminishes the vision and hard work…
Document
Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
Annual Report
Core Essential 4: The Board’s Role in Fundraising
There are two key components to a board's role in fundraising: Collective governance and individual involvement.
Guide
Executive Sessions
If your board is not holding an executive session during every board meeting, maybe it should.
Guide
Who’s in the chair?
The board chair plays a pivotal role in guiding the board and serving as a trusted…
Guide
Wise Stewards Guide
This is "the" guide for people governing theological schools. As the introduction says, "How well a…
Annual Report
Which Wise Stewards Guide is right for you?
Other
A shared governance case study
Seminary governance expert Bob Landrebe presents a guide on the complexities of shared governance for theological…
Guide
La Guia de Mayordomos
News & Insights
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards
Strategic Short: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards
News & Insights
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control
This video explores the formal process of transferring control between institutional boards.
News & Insights
Board Chair Newsletter: March 2025
In Trust Center President Amy Kardash discusses "Balcony Time"
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: October 2024
Top 3 on-demand webinars, shared governance, and much more.
News & Insights
Pathways Grant: Jesuit School of Theology
The Jesuit School of Theology's Pathways project aims to unite various educational groups in the Western…
News & Insights
May 2023: Board Chair Newsletter
In Trust Center President Amy Kardash reflects on finding better ways to engage an institution's board.
News & Insights
What should your board be asking?
Reducing expenses, decreasing enrollment, increasing costs, and shrinking revenue. These are the current realities of higher…
News & Insights
Building a better board meeting
Board members often lament the lack of time in board meetings to focus on strategic issues…
Videos & Webinars
Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control
The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards
Videos & Webinars
Boards on a Tight Rope: Navigating the Power Differential in Shared Governance
Webinar explores attitudes about power, types of power at play within shared governance, and strategies for…
Videos & Webinars
Redeeming Conflict One Tough Conversation at a Time
Conflict can either divide or strengthen institutions, offering a framework and practical strategies for constructive dialogue.
Videos & Webinars
I See That Hand
Board members are typically recruited for their leadership, business acumen, and networks. Dr. Rebekah Basinger, project…
Videos & Webinars
Stakeholder Management Planning
With any organizational plan, certain pivotal individuals – both internal and external – hold significant influence…
Videos & Webinars
Using Change Management Best Practice to Achieve a Sustainable Business Model: Part 1
Webinar 1 of a two-part series provides a change management framework to include best practice for…
Videos & Webinars
Guiding Transformations
Dr. David Rowe, creator of TransformingCollege.com and former interim president of Lancaster Theological Seminary, will lead…
Videos & Webinars
Sustainable Pathways
Dr. David Rowe of AGB Consulting leads discussions on strategic transformation and financial sustainability in theological…
Podcast
Ep. 45: Beyond fundraising: Helping people be generous
What does it take to raise money? At its heart: generosity. In her career, Dr. Carla…
Podcast
Ep. 40: What’s new in the Pathways Initiative
Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative is investing millions of dollars in theological education in…
Podcast
Ep.10: Wise Stewards Series: Board engagement
In the final episode of the Wise Stewards series podcast, discover the pivotal role of engagement…
Podcast
Ep. 3: Wise Stewards Series: Board assessment
Listen as leading theological school board experts share best practices for building a culture of assessment…
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Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Integrated Innovation
Innovation in theological education requires systemic thinking, shared practices, and organizational alignment rooted in mission. In…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Innovation Over Time
Change and innovation are about faithfulness to mission and listening to the spirit, and creating a…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Organizational Development, Culture, and Innovation
Explore how the formative nature of innovation can become the soil where creativity grows. Dr. Tammy…
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