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Flexible, tailored collaboration partners
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Flexible, tailored collaboration partners

Eden Theological Seminary has created a network of schools that will provide students a wide range…

Better together
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Better together

When the academic school year commenced in fall 2023 at Catholic Theological Union (CTU), a new…

Momentous Decision | Stewards of the mission
The Guardian

Momentous Decision | Stewards of the mission

The mission isn’t born wit buildings, budgets, and bylaws. Those things come later.

One For All, But Still For Many
The Guardian

One For All, But Still For Many

Greg Henson, lead partner of the Kairos Network, sounds as if he’s talking theology when describing…

How to make big transformational changes
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How to make big transformational changes

Recognizing they could no longer maintain the status quo in this radically changed academic environment, six…

The kingdom of God is like unto a net
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The kingdom of God is like unto a net

At the launch of a new membership network that is part of the Asociación para la…

When the board is not the final word
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When the board is not the final word

At some seminaries and theological schools, bishops or other church authorities — not boards — exercise…

On the Canadian prairie, a merger brings energy and hope
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On the Canadian prairie, a merger brings energy and hope

Current and past leaders reflect on the hurdles to merging Nazarene and Christian & Missionary Alliance…

Due diligence
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Due diligence

By diligently questioning many possibilities, governance leaders can direct a healthy exploration of a potential partnership….

A unique strength in Christian education
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A unique strength in Christian education

Union Theological Seminary and The Presbyterian School of Christian Education merged in 1995, but in some…

California Jesuits unite!
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California Jesuits unite!

Pursuing a common mission, two Jesuit institutions in California have integrated.

Forging partnerships
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Forging partnerships

Robert E. Cooley enumerates motives for partnering, forms of collaboration, and potential weak points that can…

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Strategic Shorts

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Strategic Shorts

Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…

Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards

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Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and the Role of Boards

Focus on the critical role boards play in large-scale collaborations

Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions

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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.

Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control

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Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control

The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards