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Flexible, tailored collaboration partners

Supported by a Pathways grant, Eden Theological Seminary’s daring experiment in networked contextual education is creating a new model for collaboration.

By Mark Kelly

Eden Theological Seminary has created a network of schools that will provide students a wide range of options as they pursue ministerial training, supported by a Lilly Endowment Pathways for Tomorrow Phase III grant.

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"We Have to Reframe the Situation"

Deferred maintenance is a perennial concern for leaders in theological education, even in an era of remote instruction and learning.

By Gregg Brekke

Five schools share their experience of how they’re dealing with the very real issue of deferred maintenance on campus.

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The pendulum swings broadly

Theological schools are becoming increasingly diverse in several ways. Four schools share how they’re changing.

By Patricia Paddey

Diversity: what it means, how it is expressed, and the value any given culture assigns to it can swing on the popularity pendulum. In recent months in North America the pendulum has swung broadly. Here’s how schools are responding.

On My Mind

The delicate balance of governance

By Amy L. Kardash

The mobile provides a good analogy for the work of governance and is worth a look as boards and leaders consider the work.

On Your Mind

On Your Mind | Letters to the Editor

Your thoughts about theological education, including on chaplaincy innovation and simulator training for ministers

The Star

Letters from Canada

Canadian schools have faced a cap on international study permits, as well as travel issues. Theological school leaders assess the changes.

By Patricia Paddey

Canadian schools have faced a cap on international study permits, as well as travel issues. Theological school leaders assess the changes.

The Star

Podcast picks | From our ears to yours

Summertime podcasts with short series

By Karen Stiller

These podcasts are great for a listen in the summer – short and to the point.

The Star

Present Moment | Preparing for greatness

The essential practices of board stewardship

By William Lee

Relationships are key to stewardship. They also making coming into the room more fun.

The Star

Big Ideas Start Small

Resource Grants from the In Trust Center are helping schools test new ideas, solve challenges, and plant seeds for growth

By Trish Shea

A $15,000 Resource Grant can go a long way by spurring innovation at schools.

The Star

Future Promise

When things get messy, boards need to renew their commitment

By Teresa Maya

Boards of theological education institutions need to lean into strategy and visioning to navigate an uncertain time.

The Star

All People Considered

TEDS plans to make a historic move to Canada, tying its future to Trinity Western University

TEDS, a longtime mainstay of evangelicalism in the United States, is heading north for its future sustainability.

The Guardian

The shifting sands of regulation

Experts offer ideas that theological schools can use to be ready for new realities of federal oversight and orders

By Matt Hufman

With the federal government issuing new orders, two experts help schools plan a response for their contexts.

The Guardian

The Census | Seeing the big picture

What ATS data says about schools and the state of theological education

The latest release of data from ATS shows a field is growing slowly.

The Guardian

PowerPoints

How can an executive leader and the chair of a board form a solid relationship?

The Guardian

Strategic Shorts

Bite-sized, informational video series for institutions facing bold transitions

By Trish Shea

A new series of short videos can help leaders and boards wrap their heads around complex issues.

The Culture

Made in America: ‘Da Pope’ gets a baseball card

The wild welcome for the new prelate

By Heather Grennan Gary

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who was educated at Villanova and Catholic Theological Union, was met with joy and wonder in the United States.

The Culture

Books | Meaningful summer reads

Two books to provide more than beach reads, but some summer insights

By Heather Grennan Gary

These books provide a look at belief and idolatry.

The Culture

The first hymn

The unlikely story of an Egyptian papyrus of the earliest Christian music ever found.

By Heather Grennan Gary

The story of how musicians put music to the oldest piece of Christian worship known to exist.

The Crossing

In Memoriam | Craig Dykstra

Known for his deep spirituality and pastoral voice, the former grant-maker’s influence is widely felt.

Craig Dykstra has left a long legacy in not only theological education but also in religion.

The Crossing

Changing Scenes

New leaders and new board chairs

Seven new leaders in theological education.

The Sign

A prayer for a bountiful harvest

Foundational | For fundraisers, a petition to the God of plenty for the work of provision

By Rod Wilson

Rod Wilson offers a prayer for fundraisers and the work they do to provide a future for their institutions.

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