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Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?
Dr. Michael Steiner, senior vice president of advancement and innovation at Southeastern University, reflects on the…
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Core Essential #3 – Presidential Evaluation
Presidential Evaluation: To help, not harm. Presidential evaluation can feel daunting for boards, but when approached…
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Core Essential 6-Ending Well
Many theological schools face mounting financial and enrollment pressures that make “business as usual” unsustainable. Chronic…
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Core Essential 3-President-Board Chair Partnership
Wise boards know the relationship between the school president and board chair is mission-critical.
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Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
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Top 10 Questions When Merging
Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…
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The Basics of Change Management
Transformation becomes essential when the current vision and operations can no longer sustain an organization’s health.
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4 Steps to Smooth Functioning Shared Governance
Shared governance has long been a part of theological education in North America but is often…
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Core Essential 1 – Storytelling
While financial control often seems like the key to influence, it’s storytelling that holds power. Boards…
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Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?
Dr. Michael Steiner, senior vice president of advancement and innovation at Southeastern University, reflects on the…
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Collaborative Transformation Across Theological Education
By Rick Staisloff, Senior Partner, rpk GROUP, a division of MGT Impact Solutions, LLC In Spring…
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In Trust Center Program Director job posting
The Program Director is a full-time, exempt position with a regular work schedule of 8:00 a.m….
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In Trust Center Monthly Newsletter: May 2026
MAGAZINE Where the flowers bloom With the support of a Pathways for Tomorrow grant, Saint John’s…
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Board Chair Newsletter – May 2026
The newsletter for chairs of theological school boards, Vol. 4, No. 9 Confronting the reality of…
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Lilly Endowment new Exploring Christian Practices Initiative
Lilly Endowment Inc. announced a new, competitive Exploring Christian Practices Initiative, inviting eligible charitable organizations to…
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In Trust Center awarded new Pathways for Tomorrow grant
The Center will continue its work to co-coordinate the initiative. The In Trust Center for Theological…
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Resource Grants: United Theological Seminary
The conference includes faculty and scholars reflecting on the forces shaping higher education today. Each year,…
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Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?
Dr. Michael Steiner, senior vice president of advancement and innovation at Southeastern University, reflects on the…
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Resource Grants Information Session
Watch this informational video to learn more about Resource Grants offered by the In Trust Center…
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From confusion to clarity: strengthening your school’s brand
Facilitator: Dan Kennedy, Vice President, The FOCUS Group Many theological institutions are facing mounting pressure regarding…
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Practicing Innovation: Integrated Innovation
Innovation in theological education requires systemic thinking, shared practices, and organizational alignment rooted in mission. In…
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Practicing Innovation: Innovation Over Time
Change and innovation are about faithfulness to mission and listening to the spirit, and creating a…
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Practicing Innovation: Organizational Development, Culture, and Innovation
Explore how the formative nature of innovation can become the soil where creativity grows. Dr. Tammy…
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Practicing Innovation: Navigating Governance and Innovation
Explore how aligning governance with mission fosters faithful innovation, transforming competitive structures into collaborative, trust-based leadership….
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Practicing Innovation: The Relationship between Structures, Place, and Innovation
How institutional structures and assumptions about “place” impact innovation, emphasizing transparency and reimagined systems. In this…
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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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Ep. 105: Finishing faithfully – leadership lessons on closing a school
What does it mean to finish well? The Rev. Dr. Colleen Derr reflects on one of leadership’s…
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Ep. 104: Faith and formation in the AI age
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes daily life, theological leaders face deeper questions than efficiency or innovation…
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Ep. 103: Leading through deep change in a shifting landscape
Theological education is experiencing significant pressure, but the root challenge may be deeper than enrollment declines…
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Ep. 102: An inflection point for theological education and an opportunity to lead
As federal policies reshape higher education, leaders of theological schools face unprecedented pressure to adapt while…
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Ep. 101: Regulation, Resilience, and Renewal: A 2026 outlook for theological education
What does faithful leadership look like for theological schools in 2026? In this forward-looking conversation, Frank…
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Ep. 100: What decades of governance still have to teach us
What are the trends in governance – the new ways to make things work? First, look…
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Ep. 99: Rethinking value: How theological schools can thrive in a changing world
In this episode, the Rev. Dr. David Rowe reflects on the sweeping changes affecting higher education…
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Resource Grants Information Session
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From confusion to clarity: strengthening your school’s brand
Facilitator: Dan Kennedy, Vice President, The FOCUS Group Many theological institutions are facing mounting pressure regarding…
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Practicing Innovation: Integrated Innovation
Innovation in theological education requires systemic thinking, shared practices, and organizational alignment rooted in mission. In…
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