Moving Beyond Cross-functionality
It isn’t uncommon to hear the word “cross-functional” a lot these days. “Our staff is cross-functional,” or “We cross-train our staff so people can handle different situations.” Let me try to persuade...
View ArticleTheological education as a system NOT separate schools and functions
For too long we have looked at theological education as a collection of separate parts. Some of us focus on the content of the education. Others talk about the burden of student debt or the price of...
View Article5 Steps Toward the Future
The world is changing and the rate of change is only going to increase. I believe there are 5 “steps” which we need to take in order to be properly equipped to engage all those in our constituency...
View Article5 Things to Know About Tuition Discounting
I attended the ATS CFOS conference last week and came away encouraged by many of the conversations. Like the DIAP Conference for which I serve as a Steering Committee Member, the CFOS Conference has...
View Article3 Reasons to Forget About FTE Part 2
In the first post on this topic, I shared how I believe it may be time to stop using FTE as a metric because it doesn’t serve institutions well when it comes to planning. In this post we are going to...
View ArticleLearn Quickly, Move Often
We are facing unprecedented change in theological education. Enrollment is declining, financial models are being challenged, and longtime assumptions are no longer true. Students, accreditors, the...
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