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The Guardian
Remark(able) | For Board Reflections
Take a moment to consider the strategic priorities of your school and how they frame the board’s work.
Feature articles
Five practices for stewarding seminaries well
For four decades, Steven Moore has worked with hundreds of nonprofit boards. What he has learned could serve boards as they lead their institutions into the future.
The Guardian
Facing the hard questions
There are four questions that boards and senior leaders should ask if they want to move forward with their mission.
The Guardian
Remark(able) | For Board Reflections
Take a moment to consider the strategic priorities of your school and how they frame the board’s work.
The Guardian
Beyond the Boardroom | The rewards of board service
A sense of calling drives many board members to serve at their institution and putting life in holistic perspective.
The Star
Present Moment | Stick to the basics
It’s important to remember the basics, such as trust and transparency, in times of change.
The Guardian
Remark(able) | For Board Reflections
Take a moment to consider what the climate of your school is and how it affects your mission and how you make decisions about money.
The Guardian
Remark(able) | For Board Reflections
Take a moment to consider how advisory boards may help your school as well as how board members (advisory or trustees) can serve as ambassadors and advocates. Use this as a tool for board education and discussion.
The Guardian
Governance matters | A culture of evaluation
Evaluation shows a board is committed to its ability to govern well and to care for its presiding officer.
The Sign
Vocation | That Still Small Voice
Isaiah said, “Here I am, send me,” but that response may not be our first one when we are asked to serve.
The Guardian
Governance matters | The ten accrediting commandments
With apologies to the hit musical Hamilton, Sebastian Mahfood, Ph.D., offers his “commandments” as an idea to help boards think through meeting accreditation standards.
Books
Leading in unpredictable times
A conversation with Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory, about overcoming unforeseen obstacles by shifting your thinking and your strategy.
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Guide
Roadmap for Wise Stewards Journey
Governing boards can follow these steps to enhance their Wise Stewards journey for institutional change through one-on-one coaching, board self-assessment, peer learning, and immersion into governance habits for long-term effectiveness.
Template
A menu of wise practices for boards
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News & Insights
How (and why) to do board assessment
As part of the ongoing work of the In Trust Center's Wise Stewards Initiative, participating schools are completingboard self-assessments, which their faculty coaches are usingto create board development plans. Creating a plan is something that every school should consider doing.
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Videos & Webinars
Sitting Beside Rather Than Standing Over: A Guide to Presidential Assessment
A cooperative approach to assessment that outlines nine critical activities to include in the presidential assessment process.
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Podcasts
Ep. 3: Wise Stewards Series: Board assessment
Listen as leading theological school board experts share best practices for building a culture of assessment with helpful insights on the who, what, and why of assessment.
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Boards on a Tightrope: Navigating the Power Differential in Shared Governance

UPCOMING EVENT: Wed., Oct. 15, 2025, 1 pm (ET)

Join Wise Stewards Project Director Rebekah Basinger, Ed.D., for an exploration of attitudes about power, types of power at play within shared governance, and strategies for mediating power-based tensions in institutional governance.

Partnerships that Improve Institutional Sustainability and Quality

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Webinar explores considerations for institutions pursuing strategic partnerships.

Redeeming Conflict One Tough Conversation at a Time

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Dr. Ann Garrido, Assoc. Professor, Homiletics, Aquinas Institute of Theology, discusses how to choose to manage conflicts.

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