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Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…
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…
The Culture
Books | Shimmering summer
Two books offer summer reads that go well beyond the paperback by the pool.
Feature Articles
The Joy of Fundraising
For Dr. Carla Maxwell Ray, there is a pure join in giving and raising funding for…
Document
Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
Template
Creating Urgency Around the Business Model
In response to the global need for cost reduction and improved efficiency in education, institutional leadership…
White paper
Sustainability and strategic thinking in theological education
Guide
Reading financial statements: An overview for theological schools and seminaries
White paper
Basic financial vocabulary for board members
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…
News & Insights
Resource Round-Up: Grant Writing and Sustainability Resources
Click here for a few resources to help your institution work through the grant writing and…
News & Insights
A board member reflects on the closure of his school
In January of this year, theBaptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR) closed its doors for good….
News & Insights
Resource roundup: Institutional financial health
The fiscal responsibilities of seminary boards, presidents, and administrators are vast and complex. And for those…
News & Insights
When do you declare a state of emergency?
What is "financial exigency"? This is one of those phrases a board would rather avoid, even…
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.
Videos & Webinars
Your Institution’s Financial Picture
Join Chris Meinzer as he discusses questions about financial challenges and opportunities facing seminaries and theological…
Videos & Webinars
Fear and faithfulness in fundraising- How to navigate uncharted waters during the COVID-19 Pandemic
How and when to communicate with donors during the pandemic are tough questions to answer. Join…
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…
Podcast
Ep. 16: Women in Leadership Series: A conversation with Dr. Charisse Gillett
In this episode of the Women in Leadership series, Amy Kardash, president of the In Trust…
Podcast
Ep. 13: Dirty Money
Rebekah Burch Basinger, Ed.D., an expert in theological education governance and fundraising, discusses how leaders in…
Podcast
Ep.11: A momentous decision
Dr. Alton B. Pollard, III, president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (LPTS), shares his experiences about…
Upcoming & Recent Webinars
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Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards
Focus on the critical role boards play in large-scale collaborations
Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions
How theological schools can navigate complex personnel decisions during large-scale collaborations.
Videos & Webinars
Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control
The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards
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