Re-envisioning Theological Education with Frank Yamada

Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty sits down for a conversation with Rev. Dr. Frank M. Yamada, Executive Director of the Association of Theological Schools. Yamada is an active biblical scholar who has authored and edited books and articles on cross-cultural and feminist hermeneutics. In 2017 he began as executive director of The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and oversees the work of both the Association and the Commission on Accrediting that accredits 200 + theological schools in the United States and Canada. Prior to ATS, Yamada was on faculty and then President of McCormick Theological Seminary. A graduate of Southern California College, Yamada earned his MDiv and PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has written and spoken on the future of the church and theological education. Lee and Frank had a conversation about the “once in a generation” June 2020 vote to change the standards of accrediting theological schools and what that means for change in the formation of religious and moral leaders today.