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Faculty representation on governing boards

By Jay Blossom

In Trust wanted to know how many theological school boards have faculty representation. So we asked.

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The role of the faculty in shared governance

By Jay Blossom

Four seminary deans discuss shared decision-making responsibilities in theological education.

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Who rules the school?

Shedding light on higher education history, a new book offers ideas that can usher "shared governance" into a new age

By Susan R. Garrett

A review of Locus of Authority by William G. Bowen and Eugene M. Tobin.

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Religious affiliation and attendance in Canada

By Rick Hiemstra , Karen Stiller

Religious participation continues to fall in Canada, even as large churches grow. Seminary leaders are recognizing the new reality.

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No more courses

British Columbia seminary explores a radically different program for M.Div. students

By Holly G. Miller

Northwest Baptist Seminary's alternative M.Div. program immerses students in local congregations or ministries, with the guidance of a mentor and brief visits to campus for traditional instruction.

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Piety goes to school

By Edwin Woodruff Tait

Glenn Miller's massive three-part history of American Protestant theological education reveals an arc of scrappy beginnings, growing consensus, and inevitable fracture.

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Celebrate the mission, not the new leader

Seminaries discover that an inauguration can start a new president on the right foot without breaking the bank

By Karen Stiller

How to do presidential inaugurations well, and for the right reasons.

From the president

A message to board members: Where have you seen the future?

By Richard Bliese

Institutional leaders have come to see that the future demands building tents, not temples.

Perspective

In all fairness

By Kathleen Henderson Staudt

Paying adjuncts their due.

Field notes

Collections in danger

By Brenda Bailey-Hainer , Tom Clareson

Small theological libraries often need help in preserving their holdings.

Changing scenes

Recent news from the world of theological education.

Life in the spirit

The unique strength of a smaller seminary

By Jonathan Kraemer

The dean of student life at Concordia Lutheran Seminary writes about growing spiritually in a tight community.

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