March 2024
Rediscover your ATS membership perks at upcoming Biennial Meeting
Being a member of ATS offers many benefits, depending on your specific needs and goals within the field of graduate theological education. Below are several reasons why schools have found their ATS membership to be so valuable—all of which you can rediscover at the 2024 ATS/COA Biennial Meeting. Read more. Listen here.
ATS announces staff additions and
transitions
ATS is pleased to announce several additions and transitions among its internal staff members. Read more. Listen here.
In Trust Center launches Governance Initiative
This year, the In Trust Center for Theological Schools launched its new Governance Initiative to explore governance models and support boards of theological schools with new programs. Read more. Listen here.
Pathways project "bends the light" with collaborative research, learning
Through the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative, the Program for the Future Church at Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary is piloting a novel form of theological inquiry in an integrated research, resource, and relationships hub. Read more. Listen here.
Consultation explores CBTE, micro-credentials, global Christian training
Hosted and organized by the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education—an organization that partners with ATS through the Global Awareness and Engagement Initiative—a consultation was held from February 13 to 16, 2024, in Rome, Italy. Read more. Listen here.
ATS 2023-24 Annual Data Tables now available
The ATS 2023-24 Annual Data Tables are now available! The ATS Commission on Accrediting collects data from all ATS member schools for use in accrediting and to provide the data and research undertaken by ATS. ATS makes the data publicly available as annual summaries collected from its members.
ATS self-study workshop prayer offering
The self-study workshops regularly hosted by ATS accrediting staff customarily open with prayers. These prayers, often for the participants in the self-study workshop, for the ATS member schools, and for the communities of faith and the broader public of ATS member schools, are preceded by brief reflections that serve as invitations to these prayers. Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, ATS director of accreditation and global engagement, offers an example of prayer during the spring 2024 self-study workshop held in Pittsburgh. View the prayer.
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Academy for Jewish Religion
Mosaic Religion and the Religious Mosaic, a project of the Academy for Jewish Religion, is designed to foster greater knowledge and awareness of the diversity of Jewish life and thought for students at Christian seminaries. Read more. Listen here.
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The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is a membership organization of graduate theological schools. ATS Programs and Services offers educational events and resources to assist member schools with best practices, development of peer networks, production of research, and exploration of data. The Commission on Accrediting of ATS accredits the schools and approves the degree programs.