A Sacred Heart
Meditations on Vulnerability, Leadership, and a Life Fully Lived
by Ronald A. Heifetz, Marty Linsky

In this article excerpted from their recent book Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading, the authors, both Jewish, obliquely explore two Christian images, the Crucifixion and the Catholic devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to plumb the spiritual depths of inspired leadership. Their meditation suggests ways for leaders to maintain their sense of wonder. Do you and your board pursue and model leadership as an act of faith?

The Finding of the Four Thousand
A Primer on Executive Thinking at the Grassroots Level
by Barbara Saunders

Columbia Theological Seminary board member John Aldridge brings solution-oriented foresight learned in the world of business to the recruitment needs of seminaries and the pastoral shortage of his church.

The University Connection
For Some Seminaries, Going It Alone Is Not the Best Way
by Melinda R. Heppe

The seminary-university arrangements of Atlantic Theological Seminary, Talbot School of Theology of Biola University, Graduate Theological Union, and Perkins School of Theology of Southern Methodist University are explored.

Focal Point: Take a Look at the Big Picture
by William R. MacKaye

Don't hesitate to ask why.

Soundings: Thanks and The Global South

A note of appreciation from Raymond Bost, a former board member of Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, and more on African Christianity from Titus Presler, dean and
president of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Spirit Matters: A New Journey Along an Old Road
by Melinda R. Heppe

Melinda Heppe explores the mysteries of the stations of the cross.

Toolbox: Drafting a Statement of Expectations
by Tracy Schier

Tracy Schier explores the ins and outs of drafting statements of expectations for board members.

Perspective: Uniting School and Church at the Center
by Kevin Mannoia

Kevin W. Mannoia, dean of Haggard School of Theology of Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California, argues that centers can bridge the gap between seminaries and churches.

Changing Scenes: Canadian Anglicans Settle in Lawsuit
by Bob Bettson

Canadian Anglicans reach settlement concerning Native residential schools; women show slight gains in board member representation; and Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond receives payment on a $1 million pledge.

AfterWords: Conversations at the Speed of Light
by C. Samuel Calian

C. Samuel Calian, president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and Glenn Miller, Waldo Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Bangor Theological Seminary, trade comment and response in this new In Trust department.