Issue
New Year 2006
11 Articles
Feature Articles
Articles
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Finance 101: What to look for on financial statements
In Trust asked an experienced accountant to take a look at a real seminary’s financial statements — and provide some tips on identifying key indicators.
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Finance 101: Virginia Seminary’s complexities and challenges
Virginia Theological Seminary’s president and vice president for finance share some insights garnered at one of the Episcopal Church’s oldest and largest seminaries.
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Finance 101: Another voice
Newest Episcopal seminary has no endowment
The president of Trinity School for Ministry discusses his seminary’s founding financial principle — faith that God will provide.
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Wing on wing
Christa R. Klein urges boards to consider grants as venture capital and to stay involved — both before and after the grant is received.
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Poverty, cynicism, and American cigarettes
Melinda R. Heppe has found that seminarians are a maddeningly delightful bundle of contradictions — people who are willing to sacrifice everything except, sometimes, the little comforts.
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Trustee profile: Nathan O. Hatch
Nathan O. Hatch is a walking ecumenical movement — Fuller Seminary trustee, former provost at Notre Dame, and now president of Wake Forest.
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A new financial assessment tool for theological schools
Governance mentor Robert S. Landrebe previews a new tool that identifies and highlights the financial trends that governing boards need to be following.
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Changing Scenes
Seminary chapel receives architectural award. Gifts and capital campaign updates. Also, new leaders in theological education.
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Theological school revenue under the microscope
Seek and Find? Revenues in Theological Education Following up on earlier studies on theological school finances, this new Auburn Center report explains how seminary revenues have increased significantly over the last 10 years — fueled in part by major donors.
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Over their heads
Students and schools grapple with higher student debt
The Gathering Storm: The Educational Debt of Theological Students Another new Auburn Center report shares sobering conclusions — theological school students are taking on more debt than ever, and their debt may be hindering them as they move into full-time ministry.
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