There was so much right about yesterday’s lunchtime event. The invitation was to give just twenty minutes of your life to attend to a really important issue. The setting was Scott Lounge, immediately after or before lunch. The issue was the resolution from Executive Council to lobby for “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to be […]
Last week, I had supper with two friends of the Seminary. Founders of “Grace-Based Films,” they were here to do some filming for a movie on “The Case for Love.” Brian Ide and Steve Fleenor had been staying in our guest housing. We had supper in 1823, and then we went for a tour of […]
Anyone who has been in a meeting or a lecture with me knows that the Markhams have recently followed in a VTS tradition and now have a labradoodle puppy. It is partly the pandemic; if maintaining human contact is harder, then it is lovely to have a companion you are still allowed to hug. It […]
I’m happy about so many things this semester and one of them surely is the fall programming from the Center for Anglican Communion Studies (CACS). CACS is back to hosting their lunchtime conversations, safely, and with a great slate of discussions. You may remember that the Center’s focus for the year is the Anglican Communion […]
Almost all of us live life surrounded by noise. The radio goes on in the car; the walk is surrounded by music from our iPhone to our earbuds; the TV keeps us company when we are in our room or in the apartment. Noise is our constant companion. Twice a year, we invite our seminarians […]
Winter is going to make our life complicated. COVID continues to be present, and winter brings a whole host of coughs, sore throats, and even temperatures. So yesterday I issued new guidance. The email triggered some good questions. What if I am a sufferer from seasonal allergies which might provoke COVID-type symptoms? So let me […]
The department of Lifelong Learning offers a plethora of online programming, ranging from webinars to courses, and even retreats. Conversations on Race and Faith: The Sacred Ground Curriculum has been a transformative experience for many and there are two groups starting tomorrow, September 21. Whether your aim is to lead Sacred Ground in your own context down the […]
It has been a solid 18 months since Lifelong Learning has offered in-person events on the VTS campus, as all programming shifted online. Now that the Seminary is welcoming guests in small numbers (with masks required indoors and the expectation that guests have been vaccinated), Lifelong Learning is excited to extend VTS hospitality once again. […]
It is important that there is in any organization a sense of the leadership structure. When the Dean and President is away, then who is in charge? From time to time, I do remind the community of who is responsible for any key decisions when others are absent. So, just for the record, while I […]
From time to time, it is necessary for us to remind ourselves that the work of formation is a holistic work. It is a work that impacts all our lives. Along with class (academics), chapel (worship), and lunch (table fellowship), the work of formation includes “how much we drink,” “how much we eat,” and “how […]