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Practicing Collaboration: Unexpected Collaborators
Mundelein Seminary has cultivated a remarkable network of collaborators—one far more diverse than many might expect….
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Feature Articles
The future of theological education
The leaders of ATS and the In Trust Center continue the state of theological education in…
The Star
Present Moment | Bright past, bold future
New York Theological Seminary’s 120-plus-year legacy will continue in partnership
The Culture
Relics
The seminary’s catalog of church postcards provides students and visitors a view into the past to…
The Star
Trends, tradition, and hard decisions
Elizabeth Palmer Bennett, CPA, was the vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer…
Feature Articles
Under pressure
Frank Yamada, the executive director of the Association of Theological Schools, considers the unprecedented turnover in…
Feature Articles
Tides of Change
The CHANGE Initiative offers a way forward to help schools build capacity by uniting shared services.
Feature Articles
Cultivating new ministers
Partnering with the largest Roman Catholic diocese in the United States, Loyola Marymount is looking to…
Feature Articles
Lessons from a Founding Dean
Doug Strong considers what he learned after spending a significant part of his career taking over…
The Star
New research about Gen Z mental health and spirituality
New research provides some surprising results but can help seminary leaders prepare for the next generation.
Feature Articles
Trauma’s Shadow
The Church has long lived with trauma, serving as a spiritual first responder for those in…
Document
Core Essential 6-Ending Well
Many theological schools face mounting financial and enrollment pressures that make “business as usual” unsustainable. Chronic…
Document
Top 10 Questions When Merging
Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: Unexpected Collaborators
Mundelein Seminary has cultivated a remarkable network of collaborators—one far more diverse than many might expect….
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration
In this ten-part recorded series, leaders within theological education share practical insights drawn from their lived…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Global Theological Education
In this conversation, Dr. Jo de-Blois, chief global engagement officer, and Dr. Adriaan Neele, president of…
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: July 2026
MAGAZINE Forming chaplains, shaping ministry pathways in Florida Palm Beach Atlantic University is helping shape the…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Nazarene Theological Education
In this video, Dr. Jeren Rowell, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Dr. Brent Peterson, dean…
News & Insights
Practicing Collaboration: Expanding Vocational Paths for Undergraduate Students
Dr. Jeff Carter, president of Bethany Theological Seminary, discusses the Brethren Higher Education Consortium and explores…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Unexpected Collaborators
Mundelein Seminary has cultivated a remarkable network of collaborators—one far more diverse than many might expect….
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration
In this ten-part recorded series, leaders within theological education share practical insights drawn from their lived…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Global Theological Education
In this conversation, Dr. Jo de-Blois, chief global engagement officer, and Dr. Adriaan Neele, president of…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Nazarene Theological Education
In this video, Dr. Jeren Rowell, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Dr. Brent Peterson, dean…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Expanding Vocational Paths for Undergraduate Students
Dr. Jeff Carter, president of Bethany Theological Seminary, discusses the Brethren Higher Education Consortium and explores…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration
Drawing on her experience within the ATS community, Dr. Jo Ann Deasy, director of institutional initiatives,…
Podcast
Ep. 107: Creating a different future
The future of theological education will require more than incremental change. In the latest episode of…
Podcast
Ep. 91 Coworkers in the vineyard: Adaptive change and the future of theological collaboration
What if collaboration wasn’t a tactic, but a way of being? In this episode, Greg Henson…
Podcast
Ep. 88 – A shared future: Rethinking seminary administration
As theological schools consider how to prepare for the future, a Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative grant…
Podcast
Ep. 82: Lilly Endowment’s expanded Pathways Initiative
Lilly Endowment Inc.’s expanded Pathways for Tomorrow initiative will offer up to $325 million to help…
Podcast
Ep. 80: Eden Theological’s move to a network model
Eden Theological Seminary President the Rev. Dr. Deborah Krause and Vice President for Institutional Advancement the…
Podcast
Ep. 75: Future-proofing theological schools?
Rick Staisloff, a consultant with a long history in higher education, explores how theological institutions can…
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The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning
October 13, 1:00 pm ET, Zoom Facilitator: Rebekah Burch Basinger, Ed.D.Project Director, In Trust Center’s Wise…
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Practicing Collaboration
In this ten-part recorded series, leaders within theological education share practical insights drawn from their lived…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: A Collaborative Vision for Global Theological Education
In this conversation, Dr. Jo de-Blois, chief global engagement officer, and Dr. Adriaan Neele, president of…
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