The Association of Theological Schools

09/03/2026

Check your inboxes! The September issue of Colloquy is now available and includes:

📌Listing of 81 new senior leaders at ATS member schools
📌Announcement of our new grant manager
📌Membership feature on Palm Beach Atlantic University - PBA School of Ministry Graduate Department

Read now: https://conta.cc/4qOLXOQ

09/01/2026

The Forum for Congregational Life recently launched The Congregations Project, a monthly newsletter that shares true stories of faith, resilience, and innovation in congregational life.

Each issue includes a mix of stories produced by congregations or about congregations, offered in a variety of formats: short films, reflective essays, and case studies tailored for busy faith leaders and curious Christians alike.

Learn more about the project: https://congregational.life/the-congregations-project

08/28/2026

More events have been added to our 2026-27 calendar! Plan to join us at one of our more than 15 in-person and online gatherings aimed at serving our membership in their various capacities.

See our events: https://www.ats.edu/Events

08/26/2026

“All flourishing is mutual.” So says Robin Wall Kimmerer in her book The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. The ATS staff recently read Kimmerer’s book together to further imagine the ways our work makes room for reciprocity and abundance amid the vastness of our membership—and what we hope to create in support of them.

In this article, ATS Associate Director of Leadership Development Chelsea Brooke Yarborough discusses the book’s themes of gratitude, shared resources, and service as a way of understanding how we participate in practices that open possibilities.

Read more:https://www.ats.edu/files/galleries/how-ats-nourishes-leaders-to-share-their-gifts.pdf

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

Community, religious, and nonprofit leaders from across New England gathered on Boston University’s campus for the March 24 inaugural Boston University School of Theology New Wineskins Conference. Hosted by BU’s Office of Contextual Education and supported by a Lilly Endowment Inc. Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative grant, the event focused on how faith communities can build resilience, respond to trauma, and sustain leadership amid rapid social and institutional change.

Read more:https://www.ats.edu/files/galleries/boston-school-of-theology-holds-wineskins-conference.pdf

08/21/2026

Who do your alums say they are, and how do they describe what they do? According to the last-administered ATS Mapping the Workforce study, the word “ministry” does not always travel with them or reflect their context. Most Alumni Questionnaire respondents say their self-designated label of ministry aligns with a congregational setting, which often entails an employer-expected credential.

In this article, ATS Director of Student Data and Research Christopher The discusses degree or credential expectations, what to make of mismatched profiles, understanding of workplace fulfillment, and what these survey findings may mean for your school.

Read more:https://www.ats.edu/files/galleries/the-ministry-label.pdf

08/19/2026

Schools are actively recruiting students from communities that are new to their context and school culture. What might this mean for schools’ readiness to serve these students well and to embrace the different realities and perspectives they bring?

ATS Director of Research Deborah H. C. Gin and research consultant Grego Peña-Camprubí explore this question using a four-part framework to examine the strengths and challenges schools face in adapting to demographic change.

Read more:https://www.ats.edu/files/galleries/changing-students-changing-institutions.pdf