Contributing editor Melinda R. Heppe suspects that theological education might regain respect if we addressed each other more respectfully.

A reminder that death is never tidy and the all of us — individuals and institutions — would do well to face our hidden fears now.

We need a celebration perhaps to remind us that we are called to do more than buy in to our schools. We are called to nourish them.

At the end of the day, the responsibility to learn the culture of a school rests on the board. And therein is the root of gracious governance.

Melinda R. Heppe challenges board members to be alert for suffering within the institution and within their midst.

Institutions rarely ponder their demise until it’s staring them in the face. If your school paid a little attention to the inevitable, how might it change the way you are now?