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Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…
Access resources and tools to guide boards through leadership search and transition, ensuring thoughtful discernment, continuity, and mission-focused leadership in theological schools.
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The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders in theological education.
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
Seven new leaders in theological education.
The Guardian
PowerPoints
How can an executive leader and the chair of a board form a solid relationship?
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders in theological education.
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders in theological education.
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders in theological education.
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders in theological education.
The Guardian
Remark(able) | For Board Reflections
When should a board consider hiring an interim executive leader?
The Star
Podcast picks | From our ears to yours
These podcasts will help provide a way to work through change.
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders in theological education.
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders in theological education.
The Crossing
The truth about trust
Cory Scheer, a former pastor, college administrator, and an expert on trust, explores what it takes…
Guide
Successful leadership transitions
White paper
Top tips for the executive search process
News & Insights
Board Chair Newsletter: April 2025
In Trust Center President Amy Kardash discusses "Getting prepared for a leadership transition"
News & Insights
Board Chair Newsletter: June 2024
In Trust Center President Amy Kardash reflects on leadership and the future.
News & Insights
Finding the Right Way in Tough Times
Good advice and insightful voices can provide the guidance you need.
News & Insights
The leader you need now, at this moment
If your school is in transition now, or if you've recently completed a leadership change –…
News & Insights
Resource roundup: Succession planning
Succession planning isn't just for a school's presiding officer. Having a plan for transitionand succession that…
News & Insights
The value of interim presidents
The Autumn 2018issue of In Trust magazine includes an interview with William Crothers, interim president at…
News & Insights
Nontraditional presidents must exercise “enterprise leadership”
In Trust recently published an article titled "Promising Professor vs. Prominent Pastor," which pointed out that…
News & Insights
Understanding the (stained) glass cliff
After a female faculty member was promoted into seminary leadership, a colleague stopped by her office…
Videos & Webinars
Who’s Next? Succession Planning for Boards
Planning for board officers vacancies should start well in advance with an intentional, smooth, and carefully…
Videos & Webinars
Using Change Management Best Practice to Achieve a Sustainable Business Model: Part 1
Webinar 1 of a two-part series provides a change management framework to include best practice for…
Videos & Webinars
Executive Parameters: Optimizing the Relationships Between Presidents and Their Governing Boards
In this session, we consider the policies, practices, and key performance indicators most helpful to supporting…
Videos & Webinars
It’s lonely near the top: How a trusted advisor can help you
Learn the value of having a trusted advisor and how to select one to meet your…
Videos & Webinars
Preparing and Executing an Effective Leadership Succession & Transition Plan
Join the discussion about how to plan well in advance of an anticipated change.
Videos & Webinars
A Discussion on Leadership Transitions – Preparing the way for success
Join us for a series of conversations with leadership consultant, David Gyertson, about leadership transitions.
Videos & Webinars
Succession Planning: Building a Culture of Leadership Continuity
The sudden departure of a key leader can threaten your school's mission. But it can also…
Podcast
Ep. 87: The burden of leadership in theological schools
What does it take to lead a theological institution today? Auburn Seminary is relaunching Auburn Studies,…
Podcast
Ep. 77: What a president needs to know
The Rev. Nancy Claire Pittman, Ph.D., is retiring as president of Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa,…
Podcast
Ep. 59: The Leadership Crisis in Theological Education
Dr. David Gyertson has seen a variety of leadership transitions both in his own career and…
Podcast
Ep. 53: No CEO goes alone
Just 13% of CEOs of ATS-accredited schools are women. In Trust Center President Amy Kardash discusses…
Podcast
Ep. 31: Maximizing your professional potential
Leadership coach Chris Thyberg shares how one-on-one coaching can produce tangible results.
Podcast
Ep. 26: Hiring well, hiring right
Price Harding, chair of the executive search firm, CarterBaldwin, discusses the essentials of hiring a leader…
Podcast
Ep. 25: Leadership in transition
Dr. David Gyertson, a former university president, consultant, and recruiter, discusses the intri-cacies of presidential transitions,…
Podcast
Ep. 23: Consultant Series: Rev. Bill Nelsen discusses interim leadership
In the second installment of the Consultant Series, Rev. Dr. William (Bill) Nelsen, senior consultant with…
Upcoming & Recent Webinars
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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
Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Large-scale Collaboration and Difficult Personnel Decisions
How theological schools can navigate complex personnel decisions during large-scale collaborations.
Videos & Webinars
Large-scale Collaboration and Change of Control
The formal process of transferring control between institutional boards
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