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Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…
Find resources and guidance to help boards navigate the opportunities and challenges of embedded seminaries, fostering strong partnerships and mission alignment within larger institutions.
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The Star
Future Promise | Untapped Opportunity
The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Kleinhans on how embedded schools can provide a benefit to their institutions.
The Star
Present Moment | A Duck-Billed Platypus
Dr. Andrew Wakefield says universities may not understand an embedded school, but the embedded schools have…
The Guardian
Helping an embed get ahead
Perkins’ advisory board has helped the school advance the mission and identity of the school.
The Crossing
The truth about trust
Cory Scheer, a former pastor, college administrator, and an expert on trust, explores what it takes…
The Star
Present Moment
The challenges facing theological education are being experienced everywhere – big, small, or stand-alone.
The Guardian
Shifting perspectives
MaryKate Morse, Ph.D., reflects on the relationships that leaders of embedded schools need to nurture.
Feature Articles
When the pandemic became a blessing
Graduate Theological Union had to manage the requirements of several different regulations and the needs of…
The Guardian
Governance matters | The ten accrediting commandments
With apologies to the hit musical Hamilton, Sebastian Mahfood, Ph.D., offers his “commandments” as an idea…
The Guardian
A new digital reality
Having forced theological schools to move to different models of learning, the coronavirus pandemic is now…
Feature Articles
Competency-based theological education
Case studies of two North American institutions — an embedded seminary in Indiana and a primarily…
Technology
For students, convenience; for schools, connection and data
One seminary’s mobile app reels in students and broadcasts content.
Tool box
Nine accrediting questions answered
Wisdom from the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting
Document
Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
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…
Infographic
Wise Stewards Initiative Journey
Participation in the Wise Stewards Initiative empowers governing boards of theological schools to serve as agents…
White paper
Five things for a high-performing advisory board
News & Insights
Pathways Grant: George W. Truett Theological Seminary
George W. Truett's Pathways initiative, "Program for the Future Church," is designed to establish structures that…
News & Insights
Pathways Grant: Vancouver School of Theology
Vancouver School of Theology is using its Pathways grant to enhance its competency-based curriculum.
News & Insights
Pathways Grant: Columbia Theological Seminary
Columbia Theological Seminary’s Pathways grant focuses on a three-pronged strategy.
News & Insights
To embed or not
How should a board and senior leaders consider the prospect of embedding? Rev. Dr. Byron Klaus,…
News & Insights
Embedded seminaries: How they thrive
An "embedded" theological schoolis a seminary or divinity school that is part of a college or…
Videos & Webinars
Redeeming Conflict One Tough Conversation at a Time
Conflict can either divide or strengthen institutions, offering a framework and practical strategies for constructive dialogue.
Videos & Webinars
Maximizing Your Advisory Board’s Potential
Learn how to equip, educate, and resource its members.
Podcast
Ep. 58 Leadership, innovation, and what’s ahead in theological education
In Trust Center President Amy Kardash and the Rev. Dr. Frank Yamada, executive director of the…
Podcast
Ep. 47: Making embedded seminaries work
Dr. MaryKate Morse, former executive dean of Portland Seminary, discusses the key relationships she forged in…
Podcast
Ep. 37: Trends, issues, and the essentials for 2023, part 2
Amy Kardash, Annie Glanden, and Matt Hufman finish a wide-ranging discussion on trends in the episode,…
Podcast
Ep. 18: Women in Leadership Series: A conversation with Rev. Dr. Kit Kleinhans and Rev. Dr. Mary Shore
Rev. Dr. Kathryn (Kit) Kleinhans and Rev. Dr. Mary Hinkle Shore discuss their experiences in leading…
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Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards
Focus on the critical role boards play in large-scale collaborations
Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions
How theological schools can navigate complex personnel decisions during large-scale collaborations.
Videos & Webinars
Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control
The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards
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