Often times, the challenges we face and the opportunities they create are multifaceted. The fact that large numbers of seminarians are taking significant amounts of educational debt with them when they graduate is no exception. In a recent research project that was part of the Lilly Endowment’s Economic Challenges Facing Future Ministers initiative, Dr. Harriet…
Over the past three weeks, we have gently waded into a conversation about operational models and educational debt in seminaries within the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). We began with a broad overview of our research project that looked at operational models and educational debt in ATS seminaries. Next we talked about the three-sided challenge…
Today, we continue to look at operational models and student debt in ATS seminaries. On the docket for today is correcting a common misconception regarding the price of tuition and student debt.
Theological education is facing a three-sided challenge: Cost, Price, and Value. It is important for us to embrace this challenge as an opportunity to shape a bright future…
Educational debt is a growing issue among seminarians. Let’s spend some time looking at what may need to change…(Read more…)