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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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Governance matters | The ten accrediting commandments
With apologies to the hit musical Hamilton, Sebastian Mahfood, Ph.D., offers his “commandments” as an idea…
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Nine accrediting questions answered
Wisdom from the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting
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Equipping those who spread the Gospel
Northwest Nazarene University has been offering online ministry degrees for years. Why are they now pursuing…
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An accreditation primer for boards
Accrediting standards have recently changed, and seminary and theological school board members should understand these changes…
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Can you do spiritual formation online?
Theological schools across North America are learning to provide spiritual formation for distance education students.
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Accreditation for schools with extensions sites
Leland V. Eliason is executive vice president of Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and executive…
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Team players
Four experienced accreditation team members provide some practical advice on preparing for a visit.
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Shared governance at a newly accredited institution
President V. Bruce Rigdon has led Ecumenical Theological Seminary to full accreditation by the Association of…
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The board’s responsibility for self-assessment, part I
Rebekah Burch Basinger parses the ATS standard requiring boards to hold themselves accountable for their own…
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The silent revolution
Glenn T. Miller, academic dean of Bangor Theological Seminary, offers a thumbnail history of accreditation from…
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Accreditation lessons
In Trust talked to four schools to find out what they had learned from their accreditation…
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From the ATS executive director’s chair
Daniel O. Aleshire explains what led to the ATS accreditation standards being changed 10 years ago,…
Upcoming & Recent Webinars
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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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