How should a board and senior leaders consider the prospect of embedding? Rev. Dr. Byron Klaus, who has been through the experience and coached others, offers practical advice.

An expert on distributed learning, Dr. Mary Hess provides thoughts for faculty members, administrators, and board members on the future of theological education.

The In Trust Center is pleased to announce a new webinar series focused on change management models. These webinars are presented by rpk GROUP, a national leader in helping institutions create sustainable business models that reflect both mission and market. This series includes two webinars. Webinar 1 provides a change management framework to include best practice for leading change initiatives and common pitfalls to avoid. This session will include a consideration of institutional readiness for change, especially around the use of a strategic finance lens.

Dr. David Rowe, creator of TransformingCollege.com and former interim president of Lancaster Theological Seminary, will lead this series, helping participants turn mental models that explain how theological education is being disrupted into frameworks for overcoming that disruption.

Dr. David Rowe of AGB Consulting will introduce a new area of sustainability each week, leading discussions on strategic transformation and financial sustainability in theological schools.

If you are considering an accelerated pastoral degree program (APDP) at your institution and would like to learn more – or you are simply curious about what other schools are doing – this webinar is for you!

Continuing education can provide skills to help your graduates continue to grow in ministry, help innovate with new educational content and delivery, and broaden the base of people who support your institutional mission.

Learn how to expand current offerings in order to increase enrollment and generate more revenue.

Online courses require more thorough planning than traditional face-to-face courses and demand a more systematic approach to evaluation.

Are you interested in learning about how a five-year Bachelor of Arts/Master of Divinity program can benefit your school?

Learn design strategies for launching online programs at your school.

Five years ago, the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab at Brandies University opened to explore and support the role of chaplaincy. With a changing religious landscape, the role of chaplains can be a benefit. Theological schools, in their work to train chaplains, can benefit as well. Dr. Wendy Cadge, founder and director, of the lab, and Dr. Michael Skaggs, co-founder and director of programs, discuss the role of chaplaincy in shaping the church.

The rise of conspiracy theories and a lack of trust in institutions in societies have given some leaders in the church pause to consider the impact. In this episode, Rob Saler, Ph.D., of Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, says theological schools can play a role in combatting these issues.

Dr. MaryKate Morse, who served as executive dean of Portland Seminary, discusses the key relationships she forged in an embedded seminary and how she demonstrated the value to the school.

There has been considerable concern about artificial intelligence (AI) and its use in theological higher education, particularly as it relates to cheating. But Greg Henson, president of Kairos University, and Ruth McGillivray, Executive vice president of Northwest Seminary and College, say there's more to it than that. In this episode, they discuss the opportunities for theological schools to explore with AI.

Helen Blier, Ph.D., director of continuing education at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and president of ALLLM, presents compelling reasons why theological schools should consider lifelong learning and continuing education programs as viable entry points into theological schools and essential bridges for ministers actively engaged in the field.

Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative is investing millions of dollars in theological education in North America. The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the In Trust Center are co-coordinating the initiative, and in this episode, the In Trust Center’s Amy Kardash and the Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Deasy of ATS discuss the emerging trends, interesting projects, and how coordination works.

Amy Kardash, Annie Glanden, and Matt Hufman finish a wide-ranging discussion on trends in the episode, “Trends, issues, and the essentials for 2023, part 2.”

Join us today as we connect with Dr. Brent Sleasman, president of Winebrenner Theological Seminary.

Dr. David Rowe answers questions about why the educational model needs change and offers practical advice for theological school leaders.

In today’s episode, Amy Kardash, president of the In Trust Center, speaks with Dr. Charisse Gillett, president of Lexington Theological Seminary,