Association of Theological Schools
As churches shrink and pastors retire, creative workarounds are redefining ministry
By Elizabeth E. Evans — July 28, 2023
(RNS) — As older clergy get set to retire, there are few younger seminarians to replace them — and few churches that can afford to pay them.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary names David Dockery as new president
By Bob Smietana — April 20, 2023
(RNS) — The past few years have been troubled for the prominent SBC seminary, beginning with the controversial 2018 firing of legendary president Paige Patterson.
Theological schools report continued drop in master of divinity degrees
By Kathryn Post — December 2, 2022
(RNS) — Enrollment at theological schools has remained stable, but the two-year M.A. degree is appealing to more students.
As religious landscape shifts, reshaped seminaries shed their campuses
By Kathryn Post — June 3, 2022
(RNS) — 'The seminary is not a building, and the work we do is not confined to these walls,' said one seminary president.
As Jewish movements struggle, independent rabbinical schools gain a toehold
By Yonat Shimron — April 4, 2022
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — A growing number of Jews are declaring no particular affiliation to either the Reform or Conservative movements. They prefer independent rabbinical schools.
Black seminary grads, with debt higher than others, cope with money and ministry
By Adelle M. Banks — February 17, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Data shows 30% of Black graduates in the 2020-2021 academic year had debt of $40,000 or more, compared with 11% of white graduates.
For many schools, the Master of Divinity degree is moving online for good
By Yonat Shimron — January 26, 2021
(RNS) — Duke Divinity School will begin offering a hybrid Master of Divinity degree with online classes and one-week in-person intensives — cementing what has become a growing trend among most free-standing seminaries.
More seminary students leave the Master of Divinity behind
By Yonat Shimron — May 11, 2018
(RNS) — The economics of church decline and practicalities of today’s students, many of whom area already working in churches, may be among the reasons for the drop off in the Master of Divinity degree.
Despite ‘huge’ hesitancy, seminaries branch out in online degrees
By Katherine Burgess — November 7, 2013
Online education is growing as seminaries expand their programs to reach students who are unable or unwilling to uproot their lives for a traditional on-campus experience.
After years of decline, Catholics see rise in number of future priests
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 24, 2013
(RNS) Young men today “want to give their life for something that counts. These men are tired of living in a culture of relativism. They want to say there must be something true, beautiful and good," says the Rev. Mark Latcovich, president of St. Mary Seminary outside Cleveland.
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