A Future that Doesn’t Exist
My wife graduated from Northern Seminary on June 3, 2007. Think back, if you can, to that date and time. Here are few facts to help you. The iPhone didn’t exist yet (granted it would come later that...
View ArticleDirect Net Tuition: What is it and why does it matter?
As we create new programs, new financial models, or innovative support systems for theological education, we may find that the traditional ways of measuring the financial impact of our programs are not...
View ArticleMarketing is Everything
I know, my job title identifies me as a “marketer” so the phrase, “marketing is everything” can seem like I am trying to push my own bias and agenda. The phrase is a cliche that many people dismiss as...
View ArticleHow 80% = 41%
If your school retains 80% of its Master of Divinity students from one academic year to the next, that means your graduation rate may somewhere around 41% – which isn’t a great graduation rate. At the...
View ArticleMore is Not the Reason for Change
For (what seems to be) the first time in a long time, there is a lot of change occurring within schools across ATS. In a recent conversation with an individual from ATS I learned that number of...
View ArticleMoving Beyond “Teaching” or “Equipping”
A quick review of taglines for seminaries across North America will reveal a smattering of phrases that use terms like equipping, training, teaching, educating, or transforming. For instance, we see...
View ArticleFrom Chronos to Kairos
There are two words for time in Greek. The first, chronos, refers to chronological time – seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, years, etc. The second, kairos, refers to a specific moment in time or a...
View ArticleRethinking the Full-time Student
As we move into a new paradigm of theological education, it may be time for us to reconsider a number of things. Today we focus on the traditional definition of a full-time student. Over the next few...
View ArticleThe Cost of Theological Education
Since 2003, total enrollment in seminaries across the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) has declined by about 7% and giving has decreased by about 2%. During that same period of time, the amount...
View ArticleTheological Education as a Platform
I love technology. I am that guy that loves talking about new technology, new apps, or things that only exist in technology research laboratories. One could argue that the evolution of the software...
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