Barbara Wheeler

​Barbara G. Wheeler is the former director of the Center for the Study of Theological Education at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York.

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Winter 2023

Remembrance: Glenn T. Miller

A complete theological educator

Glenn Miller was an educator and historian who brought the importance of theological education to the…

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Summer 2017

Who saves?

Seminaries and denominations sometimes have a fraught relationship, but they ought to learn to appreciate one…

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Summer 2016

The ones who got away

Results of a small research project on people who considered seminary but ultimately chose other paths.

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Spring 2015

Two patterns of good governance

Some seminaries are doing governance well. What sets them apart?

Part 2 of an excerpt from Governance That Works: Effective Leadership for Theological Schools, a new…

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New Year 2015

Effective leadership for theological schools

Research on seminary board governance reveals a mixed record

Theological school boards have adopted many sound practices in recent years, but they may be unduly…

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Autumn 2013

Pathways to seminary

Where the best students come from

The director of the Pathways to Seminary Project reports that for many star students, the road…

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Spring 2013

Sobering enrollment figures point to overall decline

New research from the Auburn Center for the Study of Theological Education

Reporting new research, Wheeler and Ruger delve into the complexity of declining enrollments while noting the…

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Spring 2011

Board leadership that works

The director of Auburn Seminary's Center for the Study of Theological Education outlines the four habits…

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Summer 2010

Effective presidents

New research reveals the marks of strong leaders

The first of a series of articles on "Leadership that Works" from the director of Auburn…

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