Resources to Address the Cost of Theological Education
Through the ECFFM Initiative, ATS member schools have been working on institutional structures and processes that help lower both tuition and the educational debt incurred by students.
Resources on theological school finances
How schools are responding to financial challenges
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A brief summary of three projects: a relational approach, a curriculum rooted in business and
theology, and finances for whole-life discipleship (Colloquy 2016)
- Supporting bi-vocational ministry: Carrie Graham at Austin Theological
Seminary (Colloquy 2016) and Bivocational ministry on the rise (Packard Brown, InTrust Magazine, 2018)
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Seven models for partnering with
congregations (Colloquy, April 2016)
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Creating a debt-free path through seminary, Bethany
Theological Seminary (InTrust Magazine, Autumn 2018)
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Addressing finances in the admissions
process (InTrust Magazine, 2018)
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Creating interest free loan programs,
North Park Theological Seminary (InTrust Magazine, 2018)
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A brief video summarizing institutional responses at six theological schools
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covenant with students: Can interest-free loans rebuild a robust residential MDiv? (In Trust Magazine, New Year 2018)
