Dean's Commentary SOCU and the Labor Day Picnic 08/30/2024 Tonight the Deanery hosts its first dinner. We will welcome the “Students of Color Union”. Readers of the commentary over…
Dean's Commentary The importance of Intercultural Competency Training 08/29/2024 We require every faculty, every staff member, and every student to participate in Intercultural Competency Training. This requirement goes back…
Dean's Commentary Congratulations to Peggy Parker 08/28/2024 Most days I walked past the sculpture “Mary the Prophet”. I pause and marvel at the intensity of the piece.
Dean's Commentary What a summer 08/27/2024 This has been a busy summer. I finished Commencement in May and then I was preaching on Bishop Channing Moore…
Dean's Commentary Thank you for writing a commentary 08/26/2024 I love the voices that emerge during the summer when different departments write the commentary. I have learned so much.
Dean's Commentary Lifelong Learning is All About Christian Formation: Your Resource for the Church and Beyond 08/23/2024 I applied to VTS after meeting Dr. Lisa Kimball at a Christian formation conference. As the only MDiv student not…
Dean's Commentary Space Matters 08/22/2024 It may seem contradictory that the department of Lifelong Learning has more remote employees than any other department (9) and…
Dean's Commentary A Powerful Lever – Preaching 08/21/2024 “Give me a firm place to stand and a lever and I can move the Earth.” – Archimedes Over the…
Dean's Commentary Mutual Ministry – A Model for the Church 08/20/2024 In 2022, Virginia Theological Seminary received a one million dollar, 4-year grant from the Lilly Foundation, Inc. that, along with…
Dean's Commentary Let’s Go, Lifelong Learning! 08/19/2024 About a year ago, I was packing my bags and mapping out my route down the Mountain (aka Sewanee, TN)…
Dean's Commentary Go in Peace: Getting Off Campus 08/16/2024 Welcome to VTS! Here’s how to leave. Holy Hill is a fantastic place to live and learn, and I hope…
Dean's Commentary Student Life 08/15/2024 One of the biggest reasons I wanted to be student body vice president was because of its focus on organizing…