The opportunity to learn and reflect on the experiences of contextual ministry will be ongoing for most students. Especially given the very different experience of Contextual Ministry (CXM) during the COVID-19 pandemic, many students will continue to participate in their ministry sites, to learn from the many decisions and practices that will be part of […]
Deeper wisdom, and sharpened skills come from the experiences of Contextual Ministry, grounded in faith and rooted in knowledge. For some students, the year of formal learning through contextual ministry has just come to an end, and for others, it is just beginning with summer intensives and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). For all, it is […]
Some of the most important work we do in Communications at VTS is community-building. We love connecting with our students, faculty, and staff — and their friends and family all over the world, along with their sending parishes — and of course, prospective students, as well as our alumni. We do this through a variety […]
Commencement 2021 was one for the books: first outdoor ceremony in three decades, PB Curry on the mic (“If bigotry is your game, Jesus is NOT your name!”), the threat of a cicada invasion … we had it all! And for the graduates, they experienced a true moment of change, shedding their seminarian identity as they […]
The Wednesday after Commencement is a pause in our schedule. We take a break to be together. It is our chance to honor each other. We gather to appreciate our employees. The greatest gift we all have is the gift of our time. We have one precious life to give. The eight hours of work […]
The work of revising the Seminary’s mission statement takes a village. From staff, faculty, and the Board of Trustees, people from all parts of the Seminary community have contributed to crafting the new statement. We are proud to introduce our new mission statement: Led by the Holy Spirit, Virginia Theological Seminary forms and educates leaders who proclaim the […]
At Virginia Theological Seminary, we are interconnected with our wider city. Its life and its policies shape our community, and as a cultural and religious center, we play our part in helping shape Alexandria. As the prophet Jeremiah told the Israelites years ago, we “seek the welfare of the city” where we are. We encourage […]
On behalf of the Virginia Theological Seminary community, I want to congratulate our communications manager, Elizabeth Panox-Leach, who was elected to the Board of Episcopal Communicators. Episcopal Communicators is a diverse group of individuals whose ministry is devoted to communications within the Episcopal Church. The Board consists of laity and ordained who carry out their […]
Thanks to Leslie Rorabach, the Class of 2021 president, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is delivering the Commencement address today, in person. It is an exciting moment. After a year when everything has been remote, it is fabulous that the 198th Commencement will be in-person. Everyone will have been tested. Everyone will be physically distanced, outdoors, […]
We work our Board of Trustees hard. Yesterday, the Executive Committee of the Board gathered at 1:00 p.m. Then at 2:30 p.m., there was a plenary session that went through to 5:00 p.m. This morning, the Board has its business meeting. At the business meeting, we will receive reports from all of the committees of […]