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Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Nazarene Theological Education
In this video, Dr. Jeren Rowell, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Dr. Brent Peterson, dean…
Explore resources and guidance to help boards navigate mergers and partnerships, fostering collaboration, expanding impact, and sustaining the mission of theological schools.
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Feature Articles
The future of theological education
The leaders of ATS and the In Trust Center continue the state of theological education in…
The Star
Present Moment | Bright past, bold future
New York Theological Seminary’s 120-plus-year legacy will continue in partnership
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…
Feature Articles
Under pressure
Frank Yamada, the executive director of the Association of Theological Schools, considers the unprecedented turnover in…
Feature Articles
Tides of Change
The CHANGE Initiative offers a way forward to help schools build capacity by uniting shared services.
Feature Articles
Cultivating new ministers
Partnering with the largest Roman Catholic diocese in the United States, Loyola Marymount is looking to…
Feature Articles
Lessons from a Founding Dean
Doug Strong considers what he learned after spending a significant part of his career taking over…
The Star
New research about Gen Z mental health and spirituality
New research provides some surprising results but can help seminary leaders prepare for the next generation.
Feature Articles
Trauma’s Shadow
The Church has long lived with trauma, serving as a spiritual first responder for those in…
The Guardian
Embedded or not
More than 40% of ATS-accredited schools are embedded. There are conversations boards should be having about…
The Star
A Giant Step for Theological Education
Initiative will help schools understand and experience new “skills or perspectives” to better approach theological education.
Document
Core Essential 6-Ending Well
Many theological schools face mounting financial and enrollment pressures that make “business as usual” unsustainable. Chronic…
Document
Top 10 Questions When Merging
Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…
Guide
Who’s in the chair?
The board chair plays a pivotal role in guiding the board and serving as a trusted…
White paper
Sustainability and strategic thinking in theological education
White paper
How to hire consultants
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Nazarene Theological Education
In this video, Dr. Jeren Rowell, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Dr. Brent Peterson, dean…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: Expanding Vocational Paths for Undergraduate Students
Dr. Jeff Carter, president of Bethany Theological Seminary, discusses the Brethren Higher Education Consortium and explores…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration
Drawing on her experience within the ATS community, Dr. Jo Ann Deasy, director of institutional initiatives,…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration
Dr. Brent Sleasman, president of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, reflects on leading the institution through a significant…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: Assessing Readiness for Collaboration
Ruth McGillivray, executive vice president of Northwest College and Seminary, shares the story of collaborative projects…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?
Dr. Michael Steiner, senior vice president of advancement and innovation at Southeastern University, reflects on the…
News & Insights
Collaborative Transformation Across Theological Education
By Rick Staisloff, Senior Partner, rpk GROUP, a division of MGT Impact Solutions, LLC In Spring…
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: July 2025
THE MAGAZINE Flexible, tailored collaboration partners Eden Theological Seminary’s initiative, “Navigating the Shift,” funded by a $5…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Nazarene Theological Education
In this video, Dr. Jeren Rowell, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Dr. Brent Peterson, dean…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Expanding Vocational Paths for Undergraduate Students
Dr. Jeff Carter, president of Bethany Theological Seminary, discusses the Brethren Higher Education Consortium and explores…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration
Drawing on her experience within the ATS community, Dr. Jo Ann Deasy, director of institutional initiatives,…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration
Dr. Brent Sleasman, president of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, reflects on leading the institution through a significant…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Assessing Readiness for Collaboration
Ruth McGillivray, executive vice president of Northwest College and Seminary, shares the story of collaborative projects…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?
Dr. Michael Steiner, senior vice president of advancement and innovation at Southeastern University, reflects on the…
Videos & Webinars
Large-scale collaboration and merging multiple brands
Strategies for communicating an institution's brand value to prospective partners
Videos & Webinars
Partnerships that improve institutional sustainability and quality
Webinar explores considerations for institutions pursuing strategic partnerships.
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. 91 Coworkers in the vineyard: Adaptive change and the future of theological collaboration
What if collaboration wasn’t a tactic, but a way of being? In this episode, Greg Henson…
Podcast
Ep. 88 – A shared future: Rethinking seminary administration
As theological schools consider how to prepare for the future, a Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative grant…
Podcast
Ep. 82: Lilly Endowment’s expanded Pathways Initiative
Lilly Endowment Inc.’s expanded Pathways for Tomorrow initiative will offer up to $325 million to help…
Podcast
Ep. 80: Eden Theological’s move to a network model
Eden Theological Seminary President the Rev. Dr. Deborah Krause and Vice President for Institutional Advancement the…
Podcast
Ep. 75: Future-proofing theological schools?
Rick Staisloff, a consultant with a long history in higher education, explores how theological institutions can…
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…
Podcast
Ep. 47: Making embedded seminaries work
Dr. MaryKate Morse, former executive dean of Portland Seminary, discusses the key relationships she forged in…
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Practicing Collaboration: Expanding Vocational Paths for Undergraduate Students
Dr. Jeff Carter, president of Bethany Theological Seminary, discusses the Brethren Higher Education Consortium and explores…
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Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration
Dr. Brent Sleasman, president of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, reflects on leading the institution through a significant…
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Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration
Drawing on her experience within the ATS community, Dr. Jo Ann Deasy, director of institutional initiatives,…
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