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The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning
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The Guardian
When a change brings new focus
Why do schools change names? While there are a number of reasons, schools can take the…
The Star
Present Moment | Boards in a Shifting Landscape
As many seminary presidents think about the kind of truncation of ecclesial bodies, we always must…
The Star
Future Promise | Leading in an anxious time
What does it mean for the mission of a seminary when a small percentage of churches…
The Star
Moving the pieces; changing the board
With turmoil swirling this year around higher education, we asked experts to help us think through…
The Sign
A prayer for a bountiful harvest
Rod Wilson offers a prayer for fundraisers and the work they do to provide a future…
Feature Articles
The pendulum swings broadly
Diversity: what it means, how it is expressed, and the value any given culture assigns to…
Feature Articles
“We Have to Reframe the Situation”
Five schools share their experience of how they’re dealing with the very real issue of deferred…
The Guardian
The Census | Seeing the big picture
The latest release of data from ATS shows a field is growing slowly.
The Guardian
The shifting sands of regulation
With the federal government issuing new orders, two experts help schools plan a response for their…
The Star
All People Considered
TEDS, a longtime mainstay of evangelicalism in the United States, is heading north for its future…
Document
AI, Smarter Questions, and Wise Stewardship
Core Essential 6: The board models the importance of goal setting, continuous planning, and hard-nosed evaluation…
Document
Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
Document
The Basics of Change Management
Transformation becomes essential when the current vision and operations can no longer sustain an organization’s health.
Guide
Roadmap for Wise Stewards Journey
Governing boards can follow these steps to enhance their Wise Stewards journey for institutional change through…
Document
Creating Urgency Around the Business Model
In response to the global need for cost reduction and improved efficiency in education, institutional leadership…
News & Insights
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…
News & Insights
Calibrating Collaboration: Differentiating Governance, Management, and Coordination
In “Calibrating Collaboration: Differentiating Governance, Management, and Coordination,” the Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., senior advisor for…
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
Board Chair Newsletter – July 2026
The newsletter for chairs of theological school boards, Vol. 4, No. 11 Building consensus and trust…
Videos & Webinars
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…
Videos & Webinars
Calibrating Collaboration: Differentiating Governance, Management, and Coordination
In “Calibrating Collaboration: Differentiating Governance, Management, and Coordination,” the Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., senior advisor for…
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…
Podcast
Ep. 112: New research, new thinking on advisory bodies
In this episode of the In Trust Center’s Good Governance Podcast, host Matt Hufman talks with…
Podcast
Ep. 111: Beyond Earnings: Defining the value of theological education
Higher education is entering a period of significant regulatory change, with new federal proposals potentially reshaping…
Podcast
Ep. 110: Seeing the mountains: Preparing theological education for the future
Theological education is built on centuries of tradition, but leadership expert the Rev. Tod Bolsinger, Ph.D.,…
Podcast
Ep. 109: Beyond church decline: New research points to renewed vitality, future opportunities
In this episode of the Good Governance podcast, Scott Thumma, Ph.D., discusses what the latest research…
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. 106: Rethinking board governance in theological education
What actually makes a governing board effective, especially in times of institutional uncertainty, leadership turnover, and…
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Calibrating Collaboration: Differentiating Governance, Management, and Coordination
In “Calibrating Collaboration: Differentiating Governance, Management, and Coordination,” the Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., senior advisor for…
Videos & Webinars
Practicing Collaboration: Lessons from the Faith and Leadership Collaborative
Rev. Dr. Javier Viera, president of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and professor of education and leadership, reflects…
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Practicing Collaboration: Indigenous Collaboration
In this conversation, Dr. Julie Lytle, director of distributive and lifelong learning initiatives at Bexley Seabury…
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