“Ministers With MBAs”
Read an Aug. 7, 2012, story by Inside Higher Ed about seminary programs that combine master of divinity degrees with advanced business degrees.
Category: Clergy
“The high cost of service: Student debt burdens religious workers”
Read an Aug. 6, 2012, post by David Briggs of the Association of Religion Data Archives about how student debt is burdening prospective clergy members and in some cases causing seminaries to turn applicants away.
“Why Attend Seminary?”
Read a July 12, 2012 article by The Huffington Post by Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary, that promotes the seminary.
“For Schools of Theology, It’s Time to Bend Tradition”
Read a May 13, 2012, commentary for The Chronicle of Higher Education that urges seminaries to adapt to societal changes in order to thrive.
“Catholic seminary enrollment up, but numbers seen as only part of story”
Read a Nov. 29, 2011, story from Catholic News Service about rising enrollments at Catholic seminaries.
“Why Seminary Leadership Matters”
Read an article about the influence of leaders and educators on churches and their members from the September/October 2011 issue of Sojourners.
“JTS Women Grads Struggling For Pulpits”
Read a May 31, 2011, article in The Jewish Week about female graduates of Jewish Theological Seminary struggling to find pulpit positions.
“Holy Enrollers: Why Boomers Are Going to Divinity School”
Read a Feb. 6, 2011, article in TIME Magazine about the growing number of baby boomers enrolling in theological schools.
“Theology School Becomes 1st Accredited US Seminary to Train Muslim & Jewish Theologians”
Read a June 9, 2010, IslamToday article about Claremont School of Theology’s decision to add clerical training for Muslims and Jews, making the Methodist-affiliated institution “the first truly multi-faith American seminary.”