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Core Essential #3 – Presidential Evaluation
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Core Essential #3 – Presidential Evaluation

Presidential Evaluation: To help, not harm. Presidential evaluation can feel daunting for boards, but when approached…

Core Essential 6-Ending Well
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Core Essential 6-Ending Well

Many theological schools face mounting financial and enrollment pressures that make “business as usual” unsustainable. Chronic…

Core Essential 3-President-Board Chair Partnership
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Core Essential 3-President-Board Chair Partnership

Wise boards know the relationship between the school president and board chair is mission-critical.

Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals
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Core Essential 4-Balanced Budgets Fundraising Goals

Budget building is a challenging process, especially when finances are tight, and board members should balance…

Top 10 Questions When Merging
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Top 10 Questions When Merging

Consider these top 10 questions that trustees, presidents, and CFOs should ask each other and themselves…

The Basics of Change Management
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The Basics of Change Management

Transformation becomes essential when the current vision and operations can no longer sustain an organization’s health.

4 Steps to Smooth Functioning Shared Governance
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4 Steps to Smooth Functioning Shared Governance

Shared governance has long been a part of theological education in North America but is often…

Core Essential 1 – Storytelling
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Core Essential 1 – Storytelling

While financial control often seems like the key to influence, it’s storytelling that holds power. Boards…

Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration
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Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration

Dr. Brent Sleasman, president of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, reflects on leading the institution through a significant…

Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration
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Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration

Drawing on her experience within the ATS community, Dr. Jo Ann Deasy, director of institutional initiatives,…

Practicing Collaboration: Assessing Readiness for Collaboration
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Practicing Collaboration: Assessing Readiness for Collaboration

Ruth McGillivray, executive vice president of Northwest College and Seminary, shares the story of collaborative projects…

Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?
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Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?

Dr. Michael Steiner, senior vice president of advancement and innovation at Southeastern University, reflects on the…

Collaborative Transformation Across Theological Education
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Collaborative Transformation Across Theological Education

By Rick Staisloff, Senior Partner, rpk GROUP, a division of MGT Impact Solutions, LLC In Spring…

In Trust Center Program Director job posting
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In Trust Center Program Director job posting

The Program Director is a full-time, exempt position with a regular work schedule of 8:00 a.m….

In Trust Center Monthly Newsletter: May 2026
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In Trust Center Monthly Newsletter: May 2026

MAGAZINE Where the flowers bloom With the support of a Pathways for Tomorrow grant, Saint John’s…

Board Chair Newsletter – May 2026
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Board Chair Newsletter – May 2026

The newsletter for chairs of theological school boards, Vol. 4, No. 9 Confronting the reality of…

Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration
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Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration

Dr. Brent Sleasman, president of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, reflects on leading the institution through a significant…

Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration
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Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration

Drawing on her experience within the ATS community, Dr. Jo Ann Deasy, director of institutional initiatives,…

The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning
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The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning

October 13, 1:00 pm ET, Zoom Facilitator: Rebekah Burch Basinger, Ed.D.Project Director, In Trust Center’s Wise…

Practicing Collaboration: Assessing Readiness for Collaboration
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Practicing Collaboration: Assessing Readiness for Collaboration

Ruth McGillivray, executive vice president of Northwest College and Seminary, shares the story of collaborative projects…

Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?
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Practicing Collaboration: Why collaborate?

Dr. Michael Steiner, senior vice president of advancement and innovation at Southeastern University, reflects on the…

Resource Grants Information Session
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Resource Grants Information Session

Watch this informational video to learn more about Resource Grants offered by the In Trust Center…

From confusion to clarity: strengthening your school’s brand
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From confusion to clarity: strengthening your school’s brand

Facilitator: Dan Kennedy, Vice President, The FOCUS Group Many theological institutions are facing mounting pressure regarding…

Practicing Innovation: Integrated Innovation
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Practicing Innovation: Integrated Innovation

Innovation in theological education requires systemic thinking, shared practices, and organizational alignment rooted in mission. In…

Ep. 107: Creating a different future
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Ep. 107: Creating a different future

The future of theological education will require more than incremental change. In the latest episode of…

Ep. 106: Rethinking board governance in theological education
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Ep. 106: Rethinking board governance in theological education

What actually makes a governing board effective, especially in times of institutional uncertainty, leadership turnover, and…

Ep. 105: Finishing faithfully – leadership lessons on closing a school
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Ep. 105: Finishing faithfully – leadership lessons on closing a school

What does it mean to finish well? The Rev. Dr. Colleen Derr reflects on one of leadership’s…

Ep. 104: Faith and formation in the AI age
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Ep. 104: Faith and formation in the AI age

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes daily life, theological leaders face deeper questions than efficiency or innovation…

Ep. 103: Leading through deep change in a shifting landscape
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Ep. 103: Leading through deep change in a shifting landscape

Theological education is experiencing significant pressure, but the root challenge may be deeper than enrollment declines…

Ep. 102: An inflection point for theological education and an opportunity to lead
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Ep. 102: An inflection point for theological education and an opportunity to lead

As federal policies reshape higher education, leaders of theological schools face unprecedented pressure to adapt while…

Ep. 101: Regulation, Resilience, and Renewal: A 2026 outlook for theological education
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Ep. 101: Regulation, Resilience, and Renewal: A 2026 outlook for theological education

What does faithful leadership look like for theological schools in 2026?  In this forward-looking conversation, Frank…

Ep. 100: What decades of governance still have to teach us
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Ep. 100: What decades of governance still have to teach us

What are the trends in governance – the new ways to make things work? First, look…

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Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration

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Practicing Collaboration: The Importance of Internal Collaboration

Dr. Brent Sleasman, president of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, reflects on leading the institution through a significant…

Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration

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Practicing Collaboration: Cultivating an Imagination for Collaboration

Drawing on her experience within the ATS community, Dr. Jo Ann Deasy, director of institutional initiatives,…

The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning

Videos & Webinars

The Thinkers: Reimagining the Board’s Role in Strategic Planning

October 13, 1:00 pm ET, Zoom Facilitator: Rebekah Burch Basinger, Ed.D.Project Director, In Trust Center’s Wise…

Practicing Collaboration: Assessing Readiness for Collaboration

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Practicing Collaboration: Assessing Readiness for Collaboration

Ruth McGillivray, executive vice president of Northwest College and Seminary, shares the story of collaborative projects…