The Rev. Deborah Krause, Ph.D., president of Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, discussed use of assets In Episode 80 of In Trust’s Good Governance podcast: “… [B]oards are fiduciary. They’re going to be conserving, they’re going to say ‘go slowly.’ And I think there are good reasons to be about all of that. But at the same time, I think, ‘No, now is the time to really make a move and to forge a partnership or forge a relationship or look for a new pathway or conduit to the church that we haven’t developed or we let fall to the side.’ Think about pursuing the mission and let the other things fall away and move in that direction.

“And I think you’re not going to go wrong there because then you’re pursuing your mission, which is what you’re called to do. And we’re not called to conserve our assets. I mean, our assets are important and conserving them is important, but that’s not what we’re called to do.”