Asking as teaching
Seminary fundraising programs should minister to donors
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Spring 1999
15 Articles
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Articles
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Asking as teaching
Seminary fundraising programs should minister to donors
Bringing in necessary dollars is vital to a healthy seminary, but there is more to health than the bottom line. Rebekah Burch Basinger, a long-time development professional and a member of the board of directors of In Trust, advises schools to set fundraising goals and to carry them out in ways that fit with their…
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Ten candles for In Trust
A decade of fact-finding and partnership
A tenth anniversary story: how In Trust was started, how it evolved, and its future plans.
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The new crop of presidents
How they came to this position and what challenges they face
New presidents talk about previous experience and how it prepared them and gave them insights into the work they now do. They also discuss the hurdles when they first arrived, the challenges they now face. How do these challenges match up with those of your president? What skills are needed for a presidency to succeed…
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New student profile, roots and wings
Judith A. Olin comments from the Methodist perspective on Katarina Schuth’s “Study of Priests-To-Be”; C. John Weborg discusses Robert Wuthnow’s “To Dwell or To Seek.”
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Power and ownership in the church
Clericalism, institutional authority, lay participation
When In Trust staff discussed themes that have recurred over our ten years of publication, the balance between theological education for clergy and for laity was often cited. We asked some past and present members of our advisory council to respond to Loren Mead’s reflections on clericalism in the church. How do the opinions here…
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Writers and God
A review of <i>God and the American Writer</i>
Title: God and the American Writer Author: Alfred Kazin Publisher: Random House
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Global Warning
A review of <i>Jihad vs. McWorld</i>
Title: Jihad vs. McWorld Author: Benjamin Barber Publisher: Ballantine
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Touched by an Angel
A review of <i>On the Road with the Archangel</i>
Title: On the Road with the Archangel Author: Frederick Buechner Publisher: HarperSan Francisco
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Gnosticism revisited
A review of <i>Rethinking “Gnosticism”: An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category</i>
Title: Rethinking “Gnosticism”: An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category Author: Michael Williams Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Rethinking modernity
A review of <i>The Ancients and the Moderns: Rethinking Modernity</i>
Title: The Ancients and the Moderns: Rethinking Modernity Author: Stanley Rosen Publisher: Yale University Press
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Identifying voices of conscience
The capacity for ethical self-assessment
Title: Voices: The Educational Foundation of Conscience> Author: Thomas F. Green Publisher: Notre Dame Press
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