Tonight we will have the Mollegen Forum. There will be Evening Prayer at 5.15pm. Then the Mollegen Forum will start at 6.10pm. The list of recent Mollegen Forum speakers is impressive. In 2023, we had Bishop Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion; in 2022, it was Archbishop Justin Welby; in 2018, it was Senator […]
The fourth quarter normally has a bounce. The pattern of the academic year is that we enjoy the Fall – after all, we are all coming back from a summer away, pleased to see each other, and then flow into Thanksgiving and Christmas. Then January through March is harder – the weather is difficult and […]
I speak for the entire staff and faculty when I say that it’s always a delight to see former students return to Virginia Theological Seminary. Some return to us as lay leaders in the church, others as priests and pastors, and some even as bishops. This week we are thrilled to welcome the Most Rev. […]
This week we commemorate the martyrdom of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King was assassinated while participating in a campaign to support sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. The Civil Rights Movement, including the Poor People’s Campaign that VTS supported by offering two of our dorms for hospitality to participants the same […]
Perhaps now more than any other time in recent American history, the events marking the Commemoration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are especially important. However, frustrating some find DEI, it remains true that racism is a reality within the American experience both past and present. And as Christians committed to the Imago […]
Ever dream of helping shape an Episcopal Church that looks and acts like Jesus? Learn more about the work of the Episcopal Evangelism Society (EES). Since 1862, EES has financially supported members of Episcopal seminary communities in their exploration to serve the church and the world in thoughtful and innovative ways. Although the mission and […]
The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. is a good personal friend, an important colleague in ministry, and an alumnus of VTS. He is also the recently retired Rector of the largest Episcopal Church in the country – St. Martin’s in Houston. Retirement is not the end of ministry; and it is good to see […]
I do admire Dr. Marty Burnett. She learns of yet another ‘special’ service; and the talented Professor of Church Music steps forward to provide yet another rich musical array. The Chapel is sublime for music. This was a priority in the design. And the Chapel delivers. Our choir can sing in this space; it is […]
Our students have the opportunity to preach in class, our own chapel and at their Contextual Ministry sites. But rarely are we provided with an occasion to preach to a gathering of students from other seminaries. This weekend, the Washington Theological Consortium Student Board is hosting its 10th annual Sermon Slam at Howard University and […]
I love the Deanery Evenings. I get to chat with some of our students. And tonight’s Deanery Evening is very special. The Rev. Brian Palmer has become THE priest at getting people involved in congregational life. The secret of congregational growth is involvement. The brave soul finds their way inside. To guarantee that the brave […]