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Seminary to Early Ministry (SEM) Study
The SEM Study is the first major longitudinal study examining divinity school education, aiming to identify promising, data-informed policies that promote clergy well-being.
KEYWORDS: empirical research; formation; longitudinal; mixed-methods research; seminary; theological education
Exploring the Health, Health Behaviors, and Health Needs of Theological School Students
Initial findings from the North American Study of Theological School Student Health and Health Behavior (n = 430 respondents).
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); health behaviors; health needs; mental health; quantitative research; slide deck; student health; theological education; wellness
Clergy Formation at Academy for Jewish Religion
An overview of the approach to clergy formation at the Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR), detailing its four core realms and methods for assessment.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); case study; clergy formation; online / distance / distributed modality; pluralist Jewish context; slide deck; spiritual development; theological education
Vision for ATS Research and Data
Deborah H. C. Gin, ATS Director of Research, traces a decade-long trajectory informing her vision for ATS Research, which bridges theological schools and rigorous data.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; qualitative research; ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); presentation (transcribed); ATS Research and Data; theological education as field of study; institutional reporting; industry trends; quantitative research; mixed-methods research; student formation
Research on Human Formation Published as Part of Organizational and Educational Models Initiative
Stephen R. Graham, ATS Strategic Director of Context and Continuity and Director of Accreditation, announces a new digital resource on human formation.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; academic rigor; ATS member schools; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2020); ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); Colloquy article; curricular and co-curricular formation; definitions of formation; dimensions of formation; faculty and staff development; global awareness and engagement; human formation / well-being / wholeness; intercultural competency; lifelong learning; Organizational and Educational Models initiative; pedagogical and institutional practices; Protestant schools; psychological assessment; slide deck; student learning and formation; study report; theological education
Crafted 4 Care: Practicing Virtues for Christian Formation, Group Participant Workbook
Workbook guiding Christian small groups through structured virtue practices—gratitude, empathy, compassion, trust, mindfulness, forgiveness—to cultivate biblical love via weekly exercises, biblical reflections, and group dialogue.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); Christian formation; compassion training; emotional intelligence; empathy exercises; gratitude practice; slide deck; small group curriculum; spiritual disciplines; virtue ethics; workbook resource
On the Priesthood
St John Chrysostom’s (347-407 CE) classic treatise on the dignity, responsibility, and spiritual demands of the Christian priesthood, originally written as a dialogue in six books
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; asceticism; book; early church clergy; Eastern Christianity; ecclesiastical office; moral authority; pastoral care; pastoral theology; Patristics; preaching; priesthood; spiritual formation