Resource Hub
Browse the repository by scrolling through the available resources, filtering to narrow results by topic or audience, or using the search feature. Click on any resource to learn more and access it directly from its original source.
Formational Assessment at Saint Mary Seminary - Cleveland
Presentation on how Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology assesses spiritual, human, intellectual, and pastoral dimensions of formation.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2020); ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); clergy formation; MDiv outcomes; Program of Priestly Formation (6th); seminarian assessment; slide deck; spiritual formation
Assessing Personal and Spiritual Formation at ATS
Jo Ann Deasy, ATS Director of Institutional Initiatives, revisits the 2018 Formation Assessment Survey on how member schools understand formation and put assessment into practice.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; theological education; ATS Formation Assessment Survey (2018); definitions of formation; formation assessments and tools; ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); presentation (transcribed); newsletter article; study report
Setting the Frame: Standards of Accreditation and Evaluation
Heather Hartung, then-ATS Director of Accreditation, outlines how the principle-based ATS Standards of Accreditation center student learning and formation as quality theological education.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; theological education; ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); presentation (transcribed); ATS Standards of Accreditation (2020); Commission on Accrediting of ATS (COAATS); ATS Board of Commissioners; quality assurance; planning, evaluation, and educational assessment; slide deck
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
Clergy in America
Research report of the NSRL offering a nationally representative portrait of U.S. congregational leaders' demographics, health, beliefs, practices, and challenges.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; Black Protestant; Catholic priests; clergy demographics; congregational challenges; Evangelical Protestant; Mainline Protestant; mental health of clergy; National Survey of Religious Leaders (NSRL); quantitative research; research report
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
Strengthening the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Tomorrow's Faith Leaders in Theological Education Settings
This (U.S.) federal report is based on an August 2023 expert panel concerning faith leader training, mental health, self-care, community partnership, and theological education.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; clergy burnout; conference proceedings; faith leaders; mental health; resource compendium; self-care; seminary training; theological education; well-being
Student Learning and Formation: Reviewing Standard 3
Stephen R. Graham, ATS Strategic Director of Context and Continuity and Director of Accreditation, examines ATS Standard 3—Student Learning and Formation.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Standards of Accreditation (2020); Colloquy article; dimensions of formation; student learning and formation; theological education
Latent Profiles of Seminary Students' Perceptions of Sense of Community amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mixture modeling of 867 seminary students during COVID-19 identifies three sense-of-community subgroups (strongly connected, moderately connected, disaffected) with distinct well-being and spirituality profiles.
KEYWORDS: open access / free access; flourishing; mixture modeling; relational spirituality; sense of community; well-being