As a parent of young children, I understand how difficult it is to choose a Preschool for your child to attend. Every teacher in the Butterfly House is honored to be chosen to care for each child that enters our doors. Some of our parents/guardians found it extremely difficult deciding whether their child would attend […]
What an unexpected year 2020-2021 has been for us all! As the Director of The Butterfly House, I like many others was hit with a situation that I never thought I would be faced with. I must say this year has been challenging, but overall, I am so proud of each of the teachers, the […]
What a remarkable year we have had at Virginia Theological Seminary. We graduated another class of students who spent the year in virtual learning spaces but remarkably were able to have an in-person outdoor graduation ceremony with the Presiding Bishop, Michael B. Curry as their commencement speaker. On that day the grounds were gorgeous, the […]
Next week in our doctoral programs, students in their final summer residency present their project thesis proposals for approval by VTS faculty. For their theses, students envision and carry out an act of ministry in their context that seeks to transform that place, to make it holier. They then put the results of that action […]
I am so happy to announce that this year, after a pandemic-related hiatus, the annual Reinicker Lecture is coming back! This is truly one of my favorite events of the year, and I hope that we can get a good turnout from as many members of the Seminary community as possible. This year’s lecturer is […]
One of the many things that I think makes VTS’ doctoral program’s special, compared to similar programs, is how integrated it is into the full life of the Seminary. We don’t rely on outside adjuncts to do the majority of our teaching; instead VTS’ residential faculty and senior lecturers teach the majority of our classes. […]
During the doctoral summer intensive, we will have worship Monday through Thursday shortly after noon — at 12:05 p.m. — after morning classes have ended. All members of the VTS community are welcome to join us by way of VTS’s YouTube channel. This offers a wonderful way to focus our attention on God’s grace and […]
Our doctoral students are remarkable people. All of them are fully engaged in full-time ministry. They serve the church as parish priests, school chaplains, hospital chaplains, and in many other ministries. Amid these demanding schedules, they carve out time for the demands of doctoral work. The juggling act of their day-to-day lives is very impressive: […]
With spring semester grades recorded, the work of the faculty follows different rhythms in the summer. Some faculty are busy with academic programing. The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program, under the leadership of Ross Kane will welcome 30 students to the 2021 summer session, (June 21-July 9). The students will have classes in the morning […]
Teaching is hard work. Under normal circumstances, a seasoned teacher will spend a significant amount of time designing, planning, and preparing lectures for a course. This spring, the Virginia Theological Seminary faculty completed an entire year of online teaching. We navigated digital platforms and online office hours. We learned about lighting, microphones, and ideal backgrounds. […]