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The online option

Thanks to a change in accrediting standards, a few seminaries now offer all-online degrees

By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

Eight theological schools are now offering accredited degrees entirely online. One thing all eight have in common: a conviction that student demand is moving education in bold new directions.

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What, me MOOC?

Massive open online courses meet theological education

By Sebastian Mahfood

By offering a few open online courses, theological schools can explore a new way to fulfill their missions, attract students, and earn media coverage. It's not as hard as it seems.

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Old blessing, new vision

How to navigate historic preservation

By Kalyani B. Glass

It's not just secular organizations that are eligible to receive help as the caretakers of historic buildings.

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Clergy leadership for the 21st century

Are we up to the task?

By David Gortner

Findings from research on the dominant skills of recently ordained ministers.

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When disaster strikes

Virginia Theological Seminary learned lessons about insurance the hard way

By Kalyani B. Glass

A historic seminary is recovering after a fire destroyed its beloved chapel. Would your institution fare as well?

From the president

What is so theological about shared governance?

By Richard Bliese

Leadership is always influenced by a person’s understanding of God, writes Rick Bliese, president of the In Trust Center for Theological Schools.

Perspective

A radical proposal: Let’s eliminate the M.Div.

By Carnegie Samuel Calian

The former president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary proposes that a shift in focus toward a newly revamped D.Min. would promote truly engaged lifelong learning.

Tool box

Is your seminary in compliance?

By Sebastian Mahfood

If your school teaches online, you must register in every state where your students live

Changing scenes

By Jay Blossom , Matt Forster

Recent news from the world of theological education.

Life in the spirit

Blessed balladeers, cultivating student spirituality

By Michael L. Cooper-White

As the chief stewards of a school's mission, boards tell the stories and sing the songs that bolster the spiritual lives of students.

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To the editor

Lester Edwin J. Ruiz writes a letter to the editor.

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