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Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…
Explore resources and strategies to help boards cultivate partnerships, fostering collaboration, expanding impact, and strengthening the mission of theological schools.
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The Guardian
Better together
When the academic school year commenced in fall 2023 at Catholic Theological Union (CTU), a new…
The Star
Present Moment | Bright past, bold future
New York Theological Seminary’s 120-plus-year legacy will continue in partnership
On Your Mind
On Your Mind
Letters about artificial intelligence, women in leadership, and mentoring.
The Crossing
The truth about trust
Cory Scheer, a former pastor, college administrator, and an expert on trust, explores what it takes…
Feature Articles
Tides of Change
The CHANGE Initiative offers a way forward to help schools build capacity by uniting shared services.
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
Momentous Decision | Stewards of the mission
The mission isn’t born wit buildings, budgets, and bylaws. Those things come later.
The Guardian
One For All, But Still For Many
Greg Henson, lead partner of the Kairos Network, sounds as if he’s talking theology when describing…
Feature Articles
How to make big transformational changes
Recognizing they could no longer maintain the status quo in this radically changed academic environment, six…
Feature Articles
The kingdom of God is like unto a net
At the launch of a new membership network that is part of the Asociación para la…
Feature Articles
When the board is not the final word
At some seminaries and theological schools, bishops or other church authorities — not boards — exercise…
Feature Articles
On the Canadian prairie, a merger brings energy and hope
Current and past leaders reflect on the hurdles to merging Nazarene and Christian & Missionary Alliance…
Annual Report
Top 10 Questions When Merging
Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…
White paper
How to hire consultants
News & Insights
Partnerships that Improve Institutional Sustainability and Quality
Webinar explores considerations for institutions pursuing strategic partnerships.
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: April 2025
The impact if AI on theological education, grant opportunities, rethinking ministry formation, and much more.
News & Insights
Strategic Short: Facilitating Large-scale Collaboration by Considering a Merger
Series of video shorts exploring how theological school leadership can strengthen economic vitality and mission fulfillment.
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
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: October 2024
Top 3 on-demand webinars, shared governance, and much more.
News & Insights
Pathways Grant: Union Theological Seminary
Thanks to a Pathways for Tomorrow grant, Union Theological Seminary is creating collaborative models for managing…
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F[AI]THFULLY Co-Creating
ATS, the In Trust Center, and Atla are exploring AI's potential and offering resources, tools, and…
News & Insights
Board Chair Newsletter: Connecting with Other Leaders
Facilitated conversations help you understand the field.
Videos & Webinars
Large-scale Collaboration and Organizational Readiness
Assessing organizational readiness for change and preparing multiple institutions for intensive cooperation.
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Large-scale Collaboration and Merging Multiple Brands
Strategies for communicating an institution's brand value to prospective partners
Videos & Webinars
Partnerships that improve institutional sustainability and quality
Webinar explores considerations for institutions pursuing strategic partnerships.
Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Facilitating Large-scale Collaboration by Considering a Merger
Strategies for enhancing collaborative efforts through mergers.
Videos & Webinars
Stakeholder Management Planning
With any organizational plan, certain pivotal individuals – both internal and external – hold significant influence…
Videos & Webinars
Sustainable Pathways
Dr. David Rowe of AGB Consulting leads discussions on strategic transformation and financial sustainability in theological…
Videos & Webinars
Collaboration & Shared Services: Exploring the Possibilities
This session, led by President of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Brent Sleasman, invites conversation about an alternative…
Videos & Webinars
Considering Partnership? What Questions Do You Have?
Answering your most perplexing questions about mergers, alliances, and other higher-ed partnerships.
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. 80: Eden Theological’s move to a network model
Eden Theological Seminary President the Rev. Dr. Deborah Krause and Vice President for Institutional Advancement the…
Podcast
Ep. 75: Future-proofing theological schools?
Rick Staisloff, a consultant with a long history in higher education, explores how theological institutions can…
Podcast
Ep. 72: Rooted in Hope – How the Pathways project is growing
The Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative was designed by Lilly Endowment Inc. to create ways for theological…
Podcast
Ep. 54 – A “sandbox” for theological education and the Church
Acadia Divinity College is experimenting and discerning future paths for the Church and theological education in…
Podcast
Ep. 48: Keeping the mission vibrant – Lancaster’s story
During his tenure as interim president of Lancaster Theological Seminary, Dr. David Rowe was challenged with…
Podcast
Ep. 43: Making CHANGE in theological education
Is there a way to help theological schools cut overhead costs and free up resources to…
Podcast
Ep. 33: Creating affordable and accessible theological education
Dr. Brent Sleasman, president of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, shares insights on how WTS used its grant…
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Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards
Focus on the critical role boards play in large-scale collaborations
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Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions
How theological schools can navigate complex personnel decisions during large-scale collaborations.
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Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control
The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards
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