Kenneth Briggs

Kenneth Briggs is a veteran writer on educational and religious affairs.

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New Year 2005

If not throwing wide, inching open doors

Seminaries are becoming more welcoming places for persons with a physical or developmental disability, and this…

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New Year 2004

Our president is gone

Guiding the governing board in time of unexpected tragedy

Four theological school boards were suddenly confronted by absence of their president, owing variously to death,…

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Autumn 2002

Go out into all the world

How schools attract those who would be doers of the word

They are supposed to hear the call and answer “Here am I”—but, if they do, where…

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Summer 2002

Looking for leaders

Preferably with most of them under 30

"Leadership" is a much used and little defined term in theological education circles. What does it…

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New Year 2002

The churches drift away

Where are the denomination-school ties of yesteryear?

Why are churches retreating from the theological schools they created? A newly retired seminary president has…

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Issues debated, leaders selected
Autumn 2001

Issues debated, leaders selected

Diversity of issues was the unifying theme among denominational conferences during the summer. Delegates were asked…

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Tuition discounts: a good thing or not?
Summer 2001

Tuition discounts: a good thing or not?

With tuition costs continually rising, student assistance has long been a given. A new wrinkle—tuition discounting—has…

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When scandal erupts
Autumn 2000

When scandal erupts

How two boards handled sexual misconduct charges

For theological schools, guilt or innocence is only one factor in dealing with potential scandal in…

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