The CHANGE Initiative
About the CHANGE Initiative
The CHANGE Initiative is a Lilly Endowment Pathways for Tomorrow grant committed to enhancing the sustainability of theological seminaries through shared administrative services. By designing and implementing cost-effective services provided by experts in their fields, the CHANGE Initiative provides seminaries with access to affordable administrative expertise so that seminaries can devote more of their resources to their primary mission of educating leaders for the church and world.
The three-phase grant project includes a research phase with six collaborating seminaries, a design phase that includes the formation of an independent nonprofit service provider and an implementation phase to develop shared administrative services and products. The Initiative鈥檚 long-term vision is to add partnering schools across the United States and Canada as the services are implemented.
鈥淭his grant is the result of a vision that leaders of dozens of ATS institutions have been developing for a number of years. We鈥檙e excited to be the principal institution in this project, providing leadership within the wider ATS community to help stand-alone seminaries increase their efficiency and financial sustainability and improve services to students and faculty.鈥� – David Boshart, PhD, bg真人 President.
Research phase collaborating institutions
In Fall of 2024,聽AdminWise聽Shared Services moved into the implementation phase and offers a comprehensive range of administrative services聽to聽seminaries and faith-based colleges. With a team of experts dedicated聽to聽these institutions,聽AdminWise聽solves critical administrative challenges, including budgeting and strategic planning, reducing operational costs, recruiting and retaining qualified staff, maintaining compliance with federal and state regulations, and improving service quality for faculty, staff, and students, by working with聽AdminWise, institutions free critical resources聽to聽devote聽to聽their primary mission of educating leaders for the church and world. For more information, please visit our website at聽.
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Media coverage of The CHANGE Initiative
- bg真人 Press Release on the CHANGE Initiative: /news/seminary-receives-grant-to-develop-shared-services-across-theological-schools/
- Making CHANGE in Theological Education:
- The Tides of Change: An Ambitious Pathways for Tomorrow Project Aims for a Collective Approach for Standalone Schools
- Directory of all Pathways for Tomorrow grant projects: