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From Confusion to Clarity: Strengthening Your School’s Brand
Facilitator: Dan Kennedy, Vice President, The FOCUS Group Many theological institutions are facing mounting pressure regarding…
Find resources and tools to support principals and presidents in theological schools, fostering effective leadership, strategic vision, and strong collaboration with boards and stakeholders.
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The Star
Present Moment | Boards in a Shifting Landscape
As many seminary presidents think about the kind of truncation of ecclesial bodies, we always must…
The Star
Future Promise | Leading in an anxious time
What does it mean for the mission of a seminary when a small percentage of churches…
On My Mind
Awash in data
There’s no shortage of information at our fingertips. Interpretation and discernment must be brought to bear.
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders in theological education.
Soundings
‘Do’s’ for trustees
Veteran nonprofit board member Frank P. Wendt offers four pointed comments and suggestions for building better…
The Star
Present Moment | Preparing for greatness
Relationships are key to stewardship. They also making coming into the room more fun.
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 Crossing
Changing Scenes
Seven new leaders in theological education.
Feature Articles
Flexible, tailored collaboration partners
Eden Theological Seminary has created a network of schools that will provide students a wide range…
The Guardian
Strategic Shorts
A new series of short videos can help leaders and boards wrap their heads around complex…
The Guardian
The Census | Seeing the big picture
The latest release of data from ATS shows a field is growing slowly.
The Guardian
The shifting sands of regulation
With the federal government issuing new orders, two experts help schools plan a response for their…
Guide
Core Essential 6-Ending Well
Many theological schools face mounting financial and enrollment pressures that make “business as usual” unsustainable. Chronic…
Document
Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
Other
The Basics of Change Management
Transformation becomes essential when the current vision and operations can no longer sustain an organization’s health.
Guide
4 Steps to Smooth Functioning Shared Governance
Shared governance has long been a part of theological education in North America but is often…
Guide
Core Essential 1 – Storytelling
While financial control often seems like the key to influence, it’s storytelling that holds power. Boards…
Guide
Successful leadership transitions
News & Insights
Resource Grants: United Theological Seminary
The conference includes faculty and scholars reflecting on the forces shaping higher education today. Each year,…
News & Insights
Resource Grants: The Presbyterian College
New French Language Theology Degree Receives Boost from In Trust Grant Each year, the In Trust…
News & Insights
Resource Grants: Truett Theological Seminary
Grant supports citywide conversations on mental health and the Church, fostering partnerships, sharing resources, and elevating…
News & Insights
Resource Grants: Concordia Theological Seminary
New campus master plan will align the upgraded campus with the future vision. Each year, the…
News & Insights
Resource Grants: CatholicTheological Union
Thanks to an In Trust Center Resource Grant, the Catholic Theological Union developed an innovative new…
News & Insights
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards
Strategic Short: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards
News & Insights
Strategic Short: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions
How theological schools can navigate complex personnel decisions during large-scale collaborations.
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: June 2025
Collaborations, Shared Services, Shifting Regulatory Environment, and much more.
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Integrated Innovation
Innovation in theological education requires systemic thinking, shared practices, and organizational alignment rooted in mission. In…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Innovation Over Time
Change and innovation are about faithfulness to mission and listening to the spirit, and creating a…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Organizational Development, Culture, and Innovation
Explore how the formative nature of innovation can become the soil where creativity grows. Dr. Tammy…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Navigating Governance and Innovation
Explore how aligning governance with mission fosters faithful innovation, transforming competitive structures into collaborative, trust-based leadership….
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: The Relationship between Structures, Place, and Innovation
How institutional structures and assumptions about “place” impact innovation, emphasizing transparency and reimagined systems. In this…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation
Video series to inspire your work In this six-part recorded series, leaders from across theological education…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation in Community
Practicing innovation as communal formation In this recording, Dr. David Williams, president of Taylor College and…
Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts
Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…
Podcast
Ep. 99: Rethinking value: How theological schools can thrive in a changing world
In this episode, the Rev. Dr. David Rowe reflects on the sweeping changes affecting higher education…
Podcast
Ep. 98: Creating a virtual neighborhood through an innovative approach to distributed learning
Host Matt Hufman speaks with Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, president of Pacific School of Religion (PSR),…
Podcast
Ep. 95: Forming leaders inside and out, exploring CBTE’s potential
Competency-based theological education (CBTE) is reshaping how future church leaders are formed – and it’s more…
Podcast
Ep 94: Lessons to learn from Pathways initiative
As the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative reaches its midpoint, theological schools are navigating both promising innovations…
Podcast
Ep. 93 – Staying ahead of the evolving world of AI in theological education
As the world of artificial intelligence advances in theological education, leaders can stay ahead and find…
Podcast
Ep. 92 – Faith, law, and the future: Governance in a shifting regulatory environment
What happens when federal education policy changes, roiling higher education, without specifically mentioning theological education? The…
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. 90 Rethinking ministry formation: Diaconal studies and the future of theological education
Could theological schools be missing a vital piece of ministry formation? Dr. Darryl Stephens joins the…
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Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Integrated Innovation
Innovation in theological education requires systemic thinking, shared practices, and organizational alignment rooted in mission. In…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Innovation Over Time
Change and innovation are about faithfulness to mission and listening to the spirit, and creating a…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Innovation: Organizational Development, Culture, and Innovation
Explore how the formative nature of innovation can become the soil where creativity grows. Dr. Tammy…
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