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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….
Find resources and tools to help boards navigate financial stress, equipping leaders to make wise decisions, steward resources, and sustain the mission of theological schools.
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The Guardian
The Census | The Giving Report
Giving trends show how people align – or don’t – with religious institutions.
Feature Articles
“We Have to Reframe the Situation”
Five schools share their experience of how they’re dealing with the very real issue of deferred…
The Guardian
The Census | Seeing the big picture
The latest release of data from ATS shows a field is growing slowly.
The Star
Big Ideas Start Small
A $15,000 Resource Grant can go a long way by spurring innovation at schools.
The Star
Letters from Canada
Canadian schools have faced a cap on international study permits, as well as travel issues. Theological…
The Guardian
Students’ Changing Needs
New research by the Association of Theological Schools shows what study authors call a “misalignment” between…
The Guardian
The Census | How do you pay for an education?
The tension between the cost of a theological education to a student and the cost to…
The Crossing
The truth about trust
Cory Scheer, a former pastor, college administrator, and an expert on trust, explores what it takes…
The Culture
Relics
The seminary’s catalog of church postcards provides students and visitors a view into the past to…
The Star
Trends, tradition, and hard decisions
Elizabeth Palmer Bennett, CPA, was the vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer…
Document
Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
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
Pathways Session: Financial Well-being
Supporting student financial well-being, economic challenges facing clergy, and institutional debt.
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: October 2023
A Pathways for Tomorrow project is exploring the financial challenges facing standalone schools, upcoming webinars and…
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter, April 2023
Wise Advice on Fundraising, Change is good, and much more.
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter, November 2022
Long-term leaders beat the odds, raise money like a pro, and much more…
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
Called to the Chair: Board Leadership for Unsettled Times
Dr. Rebekah Basinger addresses the opportunities and challenges that come with chairing the board of a…
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…
Videos & Webinars
Finishing Well: When Leading Means Leaving
This webinar addresses how seminaries can own their destiny by being responsible and "finishing well" rather…
Videos & Webinars
Tending to Sustainability
A two-part conversation as you consider your own sustainability plan.
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. 105: Finishing faithfully – leadership lessons on closing a school
What does it mean to finish well? The Rev. Dr. Colleen Derr reflects on one of leadership’s…
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. 101: Regulation, Resilience, and Renewal: A 2026 outlook for theological education
What does faithful leadership look like for theological schools in 2026? In this forward-looking conversation, Frank…
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. 43: Making CHANGE in theological education
Is there a way to help theological schools cut overhead costs and free up resources to…
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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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