Focus on the critical role boards play in large-scale collaborations

As the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative reaches its midpoint, theological schools are navigating both promising innovations and growing tensions. In this episode, Matt Hufman speaks with Jo Ann Deasy of ATS and Amy Kardash of the In Trust Center about how schools are reassessing mission, sustainability, and alignment.

How theological schools can navigate complex personnel decisions during large-scale collaborations.

The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards

Assessing organizational readiness for change and preparing multiple institutions for intensive cooperation.

Webinar explores attitudes about power, types of power at play within shared governance, and strategies for mediating power-based tensions in institutional governance.

What happens when federal education policy changes, roiling higher education, without specifically mentioning theological education? The Rev. Dr. David Rowe and Law Professor Peter Lake unpack the ripple effects of new regulations, executive orders, and court cases on theological schools. From accreditation challenges to spiritual care for students and the risk of mission drift, this conversation offers thoughtful frameworks for boards and presidents navigating chaos.

What if collaboration wasn’t a tactic, but a way of being? In this episode, Greg Henson and Tony Blair of Kairos University discuss their recent article “Coworkers in the Vineyard: A Renewed Spirit of Collaboration Within Theological Education” about collaboration in theological education and challenge assumptions about competition, mission, and governance.

Webinar explores considerations for institutions pursuing strategic partnerships.

Conflict can either divide or strengthen institutions, offering a framework and practical strategies for constructive dialogue.

Strategies for enhancing collaborative efforts through mergers.

Pursuing large-scale grants that advance the mission and drive transformation.