In Trust MagazineIssuesAutumn 2021

Feature Articles

On My Mind
Resourceful and Resilient
GenZ, blockchain, and spurring innovation
By Amy L. Kardash
I am writing in August, on the eve of a new academic year. Another season approached with uncertainty due to COVID-19 and its variants, which will continue to impact on-campus life, hybrid and remote learning, and institutional planning in the year ahead.
On Your Mind
On Your Mind | Letters to the Editor
I read with interest, as always, the Summer issue of In Trust. I’ve spent the past 40 years in several roles in theological education, and the magazine seems to visit all aspects in a fine balance.
The Star
Uncertain and Unbundled
Are you ready for Gen Z?
By Josh Packard, Ph.D. , Kevin Singer
New research shows that Gen Z are spiritual but not necessarily religious, which brings a new challenge in preparing ministers.
The Star
Righting Wrongs
Virginia Theological issues first reparation payments to descendants of slaves, Jim Crow workers
By Mark L. Kelly
VTS is making payments from the earnings of a $1.7 million endowment established in 2019 to compensate families.
The Star
Present Moment | Apocalypse Now?
Finding faith in an anxious world
By Kyuboem Lee, D.Min.
“Apocalypse” is on the minds of many in these strange times.
The Star
Podcast Picks | From Our Ears to Yours
Five podcasts you won’t want to miss
From in-depth conversations, to church history, and interviews about the Black Church, these are podcasts to put on your playlist.
The Star
Momentous Decision | Moving online
Atla’s Brenda Bailey-Hainer on pivoting to a distributed workforce
By Brenda Bailey-Hainer
Going to a distributed workforce was sped up by the pandemic.
The Star
Acclaim | In Trust magazine earns recognition for excellence
Redeveloped publication earns several honors
Judges have noticed the magazine’s writing and new look in several competitions.
The Star
All People Considered | Honoring faith and culture
NAIITS opens pathways for indigenous students
By Karen Stiller
The Rev. Dr. Terry LeBlanc has not been shy on the subject of learning opportunities for Native North American and other indigenous students.
The Star
Future Promise | New Wineskins
Transforming purpose in theological education
By Rev. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi, Ph.D.
The rational, geographically displaced European model of education that we inherited is no longer preparing people for the spaces in which they serve.
The Guardian
Governance matters | The ten accrediting commandments
What the redeveloped standards of the Association of Theological Schools means for boards
By Sebastian Mahfood
With apologies to the hit musical Hamilton, Sebastian Mahfood, Ph.D., offers his “commandments” as an idea to help boards think through meeting accreditation standards.
The Guardian
Spurring Innovation
In Trust Center Resource Grant helps school respond to pandemic
By Matt Hufman
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School received a Resource Grant that helped the seminary respond to the pandemic.
The Culture
Relics | The Face of Methodism
John Wesley’s death mask reveals much about his era – and the man himself
By Heather Grennan Gary
The Methodist Archives at Drew University, home of Drew Theological Seminary, hold a unique piece of history that provides an insight into the founder of Methodism.
The Culture
How We Lived | Twists of Fate
How McCormick Seminary survived the Great Chicago Fire
By Ken Sawyer, Ph.D.
This fall marks the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, and the history of it is astounding.
The Culture
Films and Books
The wondrous abiding work of government
By Heather Grennan Gary
Readers of a certain age may remember Richard Scarry’s Busytown book series for children, which detailed, through Scarry’s whimsical illustrations, all the goings-on of a community.
The Crossing
Like Incense on the Altar
How people are praying
In Trust asked several theological school leaders for their prayer requests for this year. Here are a few of their responses.
The Crossing
Changing Scenes
New leaders and new board chairs
New leaders in theological education
The Sign
Leadership | To care and to tend
Elías Ortega on reshaping the contours of tradition
By Dr. Elías Ortega
When the call came to lead Meadville Lombard Theological School into its next chapter, my “yes” was a response to the living tradition that grounds its mission.

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On Your Mind 1 Articles
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The Guardian 2 Articles
The Sign 1 Articles
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