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From head and hands to heart
The Star

From head and hands to heart

Competency-based theological education continues to move in new ways to help ministers prepare in their contexts.

A prayer for a bountiful harvest
The Sign

A prayer for a bountiful harvest

Rod Wilson offers a prayer for fundraisers and the work they do to provide a future…

The Sign | Scattering the seeds of hope
The Sign

The Sign | Scattering the seeds of hope

Matt Hufman considers a farmer’s adage: Plant seeds and pray.

The future of theological education
Feature Articles

The future of theological education

The leaders of ATS and the In Trust Center continue the state of theological education in…

More like a relay race than a marathon
The Star

More like a relay race than a marathon

A revived Auburn Studies considers the issue of leadership turnover and how schools can consider that…

Unprecedented and Historic
The Sign

Unprecedented and Historic

The call of the time is to live in unprecedented times, which seems to have happened…

How We Live | Not Quite a Walk in the Park
The Culture

How We Live | Not Quite a Walk in the Park

Berkeley’s famed (or infamous) People’s Park – across from the Berkeley School of Theology – is…

Students’ Changing Needs
The Guardian

Students’ Changing Needs

New research by the Association of Theological Schools shows what study authors call a “misalignment” between…

Helpfully Engaging AI in the Field
The Star

Helpfully Engaging AI in the Field

How can theological education engage with AI? Leaders are exploring ways with a variety of experiments

Podcast picks | From Our Ears to Yours
The Star

Podcast picks | From Our Ears to Yours

These podcasts provide interesting and thoughtful voices on the topic of politics.

New Funding for Pathways
The Star

New Funding for Pathways

Lilly Endowment Inc. is expanding the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative with new rounds of funding.

Shared Governance is Smooth Like Jazz
Feature Articles

Shared Governance is Smooth Like Jazz

Whether you’re a jazz aficionado or not, chances are that when you hear a jazz combo…

Core Essential 3-President-Board Chair Partnership
Annual Report

Core Essential 3-President-Board Chair Partnership

Wise boards know the relationship between the school president and board chair is mission-critical.

Top 10 Questions When Merging
Annual Report

Top 10 Questions When Merging

Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…

4 Steps to Smooth Functioning Shared Governance
Guide

4 Steps to Smooth Functioning Shared Governance

Shared governance has long been a part of theological education in North America but is often…

Core Essential 2-Diversity in the Boardroom
Annual Report

Core Essential 2-Diversity in the Boardroom

Rather than a checkbox, diversity should be viewed as a divine gift that enriches leadership and…

Core Essential 2: Our Board at its best
Annual Report

Core Essential 2: Our Board at its best

The leadership of theological schools views their boards as trustworthy, honest, and embodying numerous other positive…

Core Essential 4: The Board’s Role in Fundraising
Annual Report

Core Essential 4: The Board’s Role in Fundraising

There are two key components to a board's role in fundraising: Collective governance and individual involvement.

Core Essential 6: A short apologetic for Board Self-assessment
Annual Report

Core Essential 6: A short apologetic for Board Self-assessment

Board self-assessment often reveals mixed reactions, with some members valuing its insights whole others dismiss it…

Executive Sessions
Guide

Executive Sessions

If your board is not holding an executive session during every board meeting, maybe it should.

In Trust Monthly Newsletter: April 2025
News & Insights

In Trust Monthly Newsletter: April 2025

The impact if AI on theological education, grant opportunities, rethinking ministry formation, and much more.

In Trust Monthly Newsletter, December 2023
News & Insights

In Trust Monthly Newsletter, December 2023

Growing for the future, what leaders need to hear, and much more…

In Trust Monthly Newsletter, October 2022
News & Insights

In Trust Monthly Newsletter, October 2022

Trauma in Theological Education, New Pathways grant, and much more…

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Strategic Shorts

Videos & Webinars

Strategic Shorts

Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…

Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards

Videos & Webinars

Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards

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

Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions

Videos & Webinars

Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions

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

Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control

Videos & Webinars

Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control

The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards