By Krystal Knapp
Princeton Theological Seminary, the largest seminary associated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the second-oldest seminary in the United States, laid off 21 employees this week.
Asked whether the layoffs were due to economic reasons, Barbara Chaapel, the school’s director of communications, cited the school’s strategic plan, which was developed in 2012.
“The Seminary adopted a new strategic plan last year and it is reallocating both human and other resources in order to implement the plan,” Chaapel wrote in an email. “While the number of employees was reduced this week, we expect to fill new positions that are necessary to help achieve our vision for our future.”
The strategic plan calls for the school to “right-‐size the employee base in line with the mission of the seminary, using activity-‐based analysis, taking seasonal demands into account, and re-‐engineering programs, departments and workforce where necessary.”
Read more at http://planetprinceton.com/2013/11/20/princeton-theological-seminary-lays-off-21-employees/
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The seminary, like the denomination, is “right-sizing.” This means facing the reality that both are dying due to declining membership and donors who are no longer willing to support institutions that are bereft of theological integrity.