In this article we outline an extended and practical definition of Action Research as a means of developing a paradigm that can help Doctor of Ministry candidates research in contexts where they are change agents....
This article highlights four enrollment trends among ATS seminaries that may portend that unknown future, plus a few more focused on the future of the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree....
Drawing on the author’s experiences working with and for the Association of Theological Schools, this essay reminds us that assessment is meaningful work....
Dr. Perry Shaw suggests in the preface of his "Transforming Theological Education" that a common outcome of seminary preparation is the transformation of students passionate for ministry into students passionate for academia "with little idea how to empower the church and often with no genuine...
Amos Yong hosts a dialogue of contemporary voices representing a spectrum of thinkers and disciplines in search of "an effective model of Christian theological inquiry." ...
Some people are born administrators. For the rest of us, it’s a steep learning curve....
"Ultimately, this book is about choices." Those familiar with the published work of Paul Borthwick, which spans 30 years of research and writing, will be accustomed to the focused challenges that the author provides, particularly along the lines of global perspective and Great Commission engagement....
In his book "Faith on the Road," Rieger urges the reader to consider the migrant narrative and to recognize the variant power differentials at work in other travel narratives playing out in humanity today....
"How do you canoe over mountains?" asks Tod Bolsinger. "You don’t. If you want to continue forward, you change". Canoeing the Mountains is about "the kind of leadership necessary for the local church to take the Christian mission into the uncharted territory of a post-Christendom...
Stephen Macchia, founding president of Leadership Transformation and director of the Pierce Center for Disciple-Building at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, has put together an exceptional practical guide for Christian leaders on how to experience restoration in the context of human brokenness through God’s love....