THE MAGAZINE
Modeling the future of ministry 

Borrowing from the training models used in aviation and medicine, Mundelein Seminary is creating simulation labs to strengthen compassion and emotional maturity among seminarians. Mark Kelly writes about how Mundelein and five other Roman Catholic seminaries are exploring ways to help prepare seminarians for the type of work they'll see as they seek to create "shepherds after my own heart. Also in the spring issue:

• Better together: For Kathy Patrick, chair of the Wartburg Theological Seminary Board of Directors, boards should take a clear role in supporting women in leadership. In this piece, Patrick outlines an argument not just for why women should be supported, but also for how they can be supported, which starts with the board chair. She writes: "(The board chair) sets the agenda for the meetings and guides the discussions. She has a responsibility as chair to call out the 'double-bind' dilemma and to guide the discussion back to issues of substance and effectiveness, away from gendered concepts of leadership 'style.'" Read more about the how and why of supporting female leaders here.
• The art of a seminary: Washington, D.C., is known for its museums, but one stop that may be overlooked is the art at Wesley Theological Seminary. In this piece, Heather Grennan Gary considers the collection, which includes the work of Marc Chagall.

The importance of the religious mosaic 

The Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative gathered grantees in Atlanta ahead of the ATS Biennial. The meeting, which included a number of learning sessions, highlighted the energy and enthusiasm in the field around the Lilly Endowment Inc.-funded work. In Episode 72 of the Good Governance podcast, Jo Ann Deasy, Ph.D., the ATS Director of Institutional Initiatives who is overseeing the coordination work, and Amy Kardash, president of the In Trust Center, the co-coordinator, discuss the event and the trends in the initiative. Other recent episodes include:

• Governance and ... holiness?: In Episode 71, author, writer, and editor Karen Stiller considers board work – she's a board member, too! – and how it can be holy. She also reflects on her new book, Holiness Here: Searching for God in the Ordinary Events of Everyday Life, and how it applies to theological education. 
• The "invisible balance sheet": In addition to the balance sheet that boards spend plenty of time considering, governance expert Rebekah Burch Basinger wants boards to consider the "invisible balance sheet" – the important things behind the numbers. Listen to Episode 67 here.  
• The religious mosaic: The Academy for Jewish Religion used a Pathways for Tomorrow grant to create a thoughtful series of videos to introduce Christian seminarians to Judaism. Ora Horn Prouser, Ph.D., discussed the project in Episode 65 here.