Title: Working at the Crossroads of the Great Transition in Theological Education: Serving Students Inside and Outside the Church’s Walls
Theological education is the midst of a series of tectonic shifts in a time that has been called the Great Transition. Schools are changing dramatically, and the contexts in which students serve are increasingly diverse and complex. What role can librarians and information services provide in this age of acceleration in digital technologies? How can theological librarians contribute and adapt to meet the needs of the 21st C. student in this age of information proliferation and disinformation dissemination?
Bio: Frank Yamada is the sixth executive director of the Association of Theological Schools. He brings to this role decades of leadership experience in theological education and in communities of faith. Under his leadership, ATS has fostered and encouraged innovation in member schools while strengthening their diverse missions to address the shifting landscape of communities of faith and the broader public. He has written about and speaks on the future of theological education. Before coming to ATS, he was the tenth president of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.
