Impact of Educational Debt on Perceived Pastor Effectiveness
- Leadership Characteristics
- Congregational Vitality
- Congregational Conflict
- Future of the congregation
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A church's response to the changing climate for theological education
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Causes of Educational Debt
- Increasing tuition and living costs
- Changes in availability of low-interest loans
- Congregational knowledge about the financial situation of seminaries
- Attitudes towards funding theological education
- Limited knowledge of financial topics
- Negative financial behaviors
- Fear of asking for help
- Luther Seminary - St. Paul, MN
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
- Lutheran Theological Seminary at Getttysburg
- Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
- Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary - Columbia, SC
- Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary - Berkeley, CA
- Trinity Lultheran Seminary - Columbus, OH
- Wartburg Theological Seminary - Dubuque, IA
Seminary Education
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- $40.5 million
- 224 student recipients
- $1.4 million in scholarship money
- 44 synod partners
- Churchwide Scholarships
- Mission Developer Scholarships
- Synodical Scholarships
Debt? What debt?
Debt? How Much is Too Much?
Consequences of Educational Debt
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- Selection of call
- Stress vs. satisfaction with finances (debt, standard of living, savings,financial sacrifices)
- Stress associated with ministry
- Satisfaction in ministry
- Stress vs. satisfaction with personal life
- Likelihood of seeking other work
- Occupational trajectory
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