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Theological schools sit at the crossroads of higher education and the church. Not surprisingly then, like most churches and institutions of higher education, the blessing and struggle of mission and resources is part of daily institutional life. Moreover, these organizations are made up of people – people who are not always pulling in the same direction, who define the Mission from different perspectives, and who may be looking out for the maintenance of their own areas of work rather than looking out for the common good of the institution as a whole. Most theological schools would represent that they are under-staffed and under-resourced. They would say ...

By Kristene Plinke Bentley . . . Over the last ten years, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Kentucky (CCinKY) observed a growing number of congregations intentionally employing ministers whom they expected to hold some kind of employment outside of the congregation. During those same ten years, Lexington Theological Seminary (LTS) became increasingly aware that many of its graduates were likely to be bi-vocational after graduation. Both LTS and CCinKY wanted to know more about the experience of those engaged in this kind of ministry in order to better prepare them academically and to support them more effectively. As part of the Economic Challenges ...