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Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…
Explore resources and guidance to help boards navigate mergers and partnerships, fostering collaboration, expanding impact, and sustaining the mission of theological schools.
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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…
The Guardian
Embedded or not
More than 40% of ATS-accredited schools are embedded. There are conversations boards should be having about…
The Star
A Giant Step for Theological Education
Initiative will help schools understand and experience new “skills or perspectives” to better approach theological education.
Annual Report
Top 10 Questions When Merging
Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…
Guide
Who’s in the chair?
The board chair plays a pivotal role in guiding the board and serving as a trusted…
White paper
Sustainability and strategic thinking in theological education
White paper
How to hire consultants
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: July 2025
THE MAGAZINE Flexible, tailored collaboration partners Eden Theological Seminary’s initiative, “Navigating the Shift,” funded by a $5…
News & Insights
Strategic Short: Large-scale Collaboration and Organizational Readiness
Learn how to communicate your institution's brand value to potential collaborators and how to build an…
News & Insights
Partnerships that Improve Institutional Sustainability and Quality
Webinar explores considerations for institutions pursuing strategic partnerships.
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: April 2025
The impact if AI on theological education, grant opportunities, rethinking ministry formation, and much more.
News & Insights
Strategic Short: Facilitating Large-scale Collaboration by Considering a Merger
Series of video shorts exploring how theological school leadership can strengthen economic vitality and mission fulfillment.
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: October 2024
Top 3 on-demand webinars, shared governance, and much more.
News & Insights
Pathways Grant: Jesuit School of Theology
The Jesuit School of Theology's Pathways project aims to unite various educational groups in the Western…
News & Insights
Pathways Grant: Union Theological Seminary
Thanks to a Pathways for Tomorrow grant, Union Theological Seminary is creating collaborative models for managing…
Videos & Webinars
Large-scale Collaboration and Merging Multiple Brands
Strategies for communicating an institution's brand value to prospective partners
Videos & Webinars
Partnerships that improve institutional sustainability and quality
Webinar explores considerations for institutions pursuing strategic partnerships.
Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Facilitating Large-scale Collaboration by Considering a Merger
Strategies for enhancing collaborative efforts through mergers.
Videos & Webinars
Stakeholder Management Planning
With any organizational plan, certain pivotal individuals – both internal and external – hold significant influence…
Videos & Webinars
Guiding Transformations
Dr. David Rowe, creator of TransformingCollege.com and former interim president of Lancaster Theological Seminary, will lead…
Videos & Webinars
Sustainable Pathways
Dr. David Rowe of AGB Consulting leads discussions on strategic transformation and financial sustainability in theological…
Videos & Webinars
Finishing Well: When Leading Means Leaving
This webinar addresses how seminaries can own their destiny by being responsible and "finishing well" rather…
Videos & Webinars
Collaboration & Shared Services: Exploring the Possibilities
This session, led by President of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Brent Sleasman, invites conversation about an alternative…
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…
Podcast
Ep. 48: Keeping the mission vibrant – Lancaster’s story
During his tenure as interim president of Lancaster Theological Seminary, Dr. David Rowe was challenged with…
Podcast
Ep. 47: Making embedded seminaries work
Dr. MaryKate Morse, former executive dean of Portland Seminary, discusses the key relationships she forged in…
Podcast
Ep. 43: Making CHANGE in theological education
Is there a way to help theological schools cut overhead costs and free up resources to…
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Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards
Focus on the critical role boards play in large-scale collaborations
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Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions
How theological schools can navigate complex personnel decisions during large-scale collaborations.
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Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control
The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards
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