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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 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…
On My Mind
On My Mind
The mobile provides a good analogy for the work of governance and is worth a look…
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…
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
Shared Governance is Smooth Like Jazz
Whether you’re a jazz aficionado or not, chances are that when you hear a jazz combo…
The Guardian
A New Look at Boards
A new survey as part of the In Trust Center’s Governance Initiative provides a new look…
On My Mind
Answering the call
After more than 15 years with the In Trust Center, I continue to be inspired by…
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 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
4 Steps to Smooth Functioning Shared Governance
Shared governance has long been a part of theological education in North America but is often…
Document
Core Essential 1 – Storytelling
While financial control often seems like the key to influence, it’s storytelling that holds power. Boards…
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: July 2026
MAGAZINE Forming chaplains, shaping ministry pathways in Florida Palm Beach Atlantic University is helping shape the…
News & Insights
Board Chair Newsletter – July 2026
The newsletter for chairs of theological school boards, Vol. 4, No. 11 Building consensus and trust…
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
May 2023: Board Chair Newsletter
In Trust Center President Amy Kardash reflects on finding better ways to engage an institution's board.
News & Insights
Board Committees: Charter Templates
The charters for board committees serve several significant purposes in school governance. Key committees include the…
News & Insights
Board Chair Newsletter: The Blessings of Planning
The term "strategic planning" can strike fear into the heart of some leaders.
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
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
Strategic Shorts: Building Institutional Capacity by Repurposing Property & Facilities
Four key strategies for turning underused facilities and undervalued property into mission-sustaining resources
Videos & Webinars
Executive Leadership Webinar
ATS research into executive leadership at theological schools is the focus of a free, hour-long webinar,…
Videos & Webinars
Who’s Next? Succession Planning for Boards
Planning for board officers vacancies should start well in advance with an intentional, smooth, and carefully…
Podcast
Ep. 107: Creating a different future
The future of theological education will require more than incremental change. In the latest episode of…
Podcast
Ep. 87: The burden of leadership in theological schools
What does it take to lead a theological institution today? Auburn Seminary is relaunching Auburn Studies,…
Podcast
Ep. 67 – Understanding the “invisible balance sheet”
Dr. Rebekah Burch Basinger considers the "invisible balance sheet" – things that institutions are responsible for…
Podcast
Ep. 66 – New pathways in theological education
Kairos University has worked to develop contextual, competency-based theological education, and now educates students across the…
Podcast
Ep. 51: The “trust gap” in theological education
There's a "trust gap" in the American workplace, according to Cory Scheer, Ed.D., the founder and…
Podcast
Ep. 48: Keeping the mission vibrant – Lancaster’s story
During his tenure as interim president of Lancaster Theological Seminary, Dr. David Rowe was challenged with…
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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 Global Theological Education
In this conversation, Dr. Jo de-Blois, chief global engagement officer, and Dr. Adriaan Neele, president of…
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