Initiative seeks to strengthen theological schools for the future

INDIANAPOLIS – Lilly Endowment Inc. is providing new funding opportunities to help theological schools strengthen their ability to prepare and support ordained pastors and lay ministers for Christian churches.

Through a second round of funding in the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative (Pathways), originally launched in 2020, the Endowment is now making available up to $325 million to help institutions accredited through the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States (and its territories) and Canada to assess and strengthen their financial operations and educational programs and design and launch efforts that will enhance their capacities to educate and support leaders for Christian churches.

“Theological schools have long played a central role for most denominations and church networks in preparing and supporting pastoral leaders who guide congregations,” said Christopher Coble, the Endowment’s vice president for religion.  “As theological schools face rapid and profound change, Pathways is intended to provide schools with opportunities to explore pressing challenges and implement efforts to address these challenges and strengthen their capacities, both individually and collectively, to carry their core missions into the future.” | More

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