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Video Series for Building Institutional Capacity The Rev. David Rowe, Ph.D., Project Director for the Governance Initiative and…
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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…
On My Mind
Awash in data
There’s no shortage of information at our fingertips. Interpretation and discernment must be brought to bear.
The Guardian
Strategic Shorts
A new series of short videos can help leaders and boards wrap their heads around complex…
The Guardian
The Census | Seeing the big picture
The latest release of data from ATS shows a field is growing slowly.
Feature Articles
The new town square
Union Theological School and several others in New York are forging a new way forward thanks…
The Guardian
Planting seeds of generosity
Twenty-five years ago, Rebekah Burch Basinger and the late Thomas Jeavons research by the Association of…
Feature Articles
Choose Your Path
Pacific School of Religion is bringing Silicon Valley together with theological education and a stackable curriculum…
The Guardian
The Census | Signs of growth
ATS data shows some positive movement in enrollment.
On My Mind
What’s Working?
What’s happening in theological education? There are three ways that leaders of theological schools can draw…
The Guardian
The Census | How do you pay for an education?
The tension between the cost of a theological education to a student and the cost to…
Document
Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…
Annual Report
Top 10 Questions When Merging
Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…
Other
The Basics of Change Management
Transformation becomes essential when the current vision and operations can no longer sustain an organization’s health.
Annual Report
Core Essential 4: The Board’s Role in Fundraising
There are two key components to a board's role in fundraising: Collective governance and individual involvement.
Guide
Wise Stewards Guide
This is "the" guide for people governing theological schools. As the introduction says, "How well a…
White paper
Sustainability and strategic thinking in theological education
White paper
Planning to plan
Guide
Reading financial statements: An overview for theological schools and seminaries
News & Insights
In Trust Monthly Newsletter: August 2025
Deferred maintenance, CBTE's potential, role of boards, and much more.
News & Insights
Strategic Short: Building Institutional Capacity by Repurposing Property and Facilities
Series of video shorts exploring how theological school leadership can strengthen economic vitality and mission fulfillment.
News & Insights
Strategic Short: Turning Capacity Building Initiatives into Compelling Grants
Series of video shorts exploring how theological school leadership can strengthen economic vitality and mission fulfillment.
News & Insights
Pathways Session: Financial Well-being
Supporting student financial well-being, economic challenges facing clergy, and institutional debt.
News & Insights
Partnering with churches and denominations on abuse of power
The Lewis Center at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., offers courses to help leaders understand…
News & Insights
What to know about endowments
What's an endowment and how do you use it? A financial expert who serves on the…
News & Insights
To embed or not
How should a board and senior leaders consider the prospect of embedding? Rev. Dr. Byron Klaus,…
News & Insights
Legal issues and theological schools
Theological school boards can – and should – spend time preparing policies and procedures that prepare…
Videos & Webinars
Partnerships that improve institutional sustainability and quality
Webinar explores considerations for institutions pursuing strategic partnerships.
Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Turning Capacity Building into Compelling Grant Proposals
Pursuing large-scale grants that advance the mission and drive transformation.
Videos & Webinars
Strategic Shorts: Building Institutional Capacity by Repurposing Property & Facilities
Four key strategies for turning underused facilities and undervalued property into mission-sustaining resources
Videos & Webinars
Building Institutional Capacity through Market Research
Data-driven strategies can strengthen theological schools.
Videos & Webinars
Seminaries Are People Too
Seminaries are People Too: Mindsets that make or break institutional change
Videos & Webinars
In Trust Center Resource Grants webinar
An In Trust Center Resource Grant offers member schools a chance to explore innovation at their…
Videos & Webinars
Change Management
This webinar series addresses the basics of change management and adaptive leadership needed to navigate change.
Videos & Webinars
In Trust Center Resource Grants
An In Trust Center Resource Grant is a matching grant opportunity that can help you try…
Podcast
Ep. 86: Cultivating generosity in givers and theological education
Dr. Rebekah Burch Basinger sees fundraising as a vital ministry that can shape faith and fuel…
Podcast
Ep. 72: Rooted in Hope – How the Pathways project is growing
The Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative was designed by Lilly Endowment Inc. to create ways for theological…
Podcast
Ep. 42: Stewarding seminaries well
The Rev. Dr. Steven Moore, CEO emeritus of the M. J. Murdock Trust, says leaders in…
Podcast
Ep. 41: What it takes to lead in unprecedented times
Rev. Dr. Frank Yamada, ATS executive director, discusses what leadership turnover means for theological education, and…
Podcast
Ep. 40: What’s new in the Pathways Initiative
Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative is investing millions of dollars in theological education in…
Podcast
Ep. 38: Moving for mission: Gordon-Conwell’s pivot
Rev. Dr. Scott Sunquist, president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, discussses the school’s plan to sell all…
Podcast
Ep. 34: Making a turnaround happen: Midwestern’s story
Dr. Jason Allen discusses the core principles behind a remarkable institutional turnaround as outlined in his…
Podcast
Ep. 32: Transforming the Education Model
Dr. David Rowe answers questions about why the educational model needs change and offers practical advice…
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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