Are theological schools doing an adequate job impacting both church and society? Is there a public role for seminaries to play?

Missing Connections: Public Perceptions of Theological Education and Religious Leadership
By Elizabeth Lynn and Barbara G. Wheeler
September 1999

In this Issue:
• What does the public think about theological education and the religious leaders that seminaries train? Through extensive interviews in four cities, the authors find that often seminaries are invisible and they have little impact in their communities.

Making Connections: A Guide for Conducting Perception Studies
January 2002

In this Issue:
• This guide provides step-by-step assistance for theological schools that want to conduct perception studied in their own cities or regions.