Category: Dean’s Commentary

At the Episcopal Parish Network

Today is a full day, which culminates in a flight to Kansas to be present at the Episcopal Parish Network. My calendar is full: meeting with the deans of the other seminaries, a lunch with Dr. Matthew Price from the Church Pension Group, a breakfast with the Rev. Dr. Charles Robertson from 815, as well […]

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Women Mentoring Women Conference

This is an exciting week to be on campus. The Center for Anglican Communion Studies is hosting more than 40 leading women from around the globe. The Women Mentoring Women Conference, at Virginia Theological Seminary from Tuesday – Friday, is a closed event to allow for greater collaboration and connection among the participants. However, our […]

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Dean’s Scholar In-residence

Virginia Theological Seminary offers The Dean’s Scholarship to academic professionals conducting research in ground-breaking fields. Our current Dean’s Scholar is the Rev. Dr. Yazid Said, from Liverpool Hope University. He arrived on January 31 and will be on campus through mid-March.   Dr. Yazid Said is originally from Nazareth. He received bachelor degrees from Hebrew University […]

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Student Theological Symposium

This year’s student theological symposium will take place on Saturday, February 22 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Addison 101. Throughout the year, students work hard on their final projects, exegesis papers, or theses––but most of this work goes unheard! This is a gathering hosted by students to showcase students’ work. Presentations might include […]

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Institutional Advancement Retreat

For two nights, returning Friday during the day, I will join the team in Institutional Advancement for a retreat. Senior Vice President Nicky Burridge is bringing her team together to think about the important work of friend-making. We will be thinking about the shape of our messaging in the light of the affiliation. We will […]

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Dr. Ellen Davis our Commencement Speaker

I am delighted to share the news that Dr. Ellen Davis is our commencement speaker for May 2025. Ellen Davis is the Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School. She is the author of eleven books and numerous articles. She is best known for her pioneering work in […]

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A movie about Channing Moore Williams

I returned from Japan on Sunday. It was one of those rare moments when one had a very long Sunday. I left Japan at 10.10am on Sunday and arrived in Dulles at 9.30am on Sunday. Despite being a long trip, it was also an important and interesting trip. The connection between Rikkyo University, in the […]

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Valentine’s Day and President’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all. I hope you remembered those you love and that you discovered today that you were loved. We had one more shout out from Kurt Ellison, who said this: “I will shout out to John Knight, Rachelle Sam, Caryn Cabaniss, Victoria Elie, and Dan Coleman for their welcome and friendly […]

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More snow

Recent winters have been fairly mild. The winter of 2024-2025 is deciding to be the opposite. As one marvels at the beauty of the campus, it is worth taking a moment to be grateful for those who work so hard behind the scenes to keep the campus safe and services provided. Focus Data Solutions works […]

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Day two of staff appreciations

Today, Lorenzo Lebrija, Jenn Phillips Baker, and Wallace Benton take the opportunity to give a shout out. Lorenzo Lebrija says, “Special shout out to Terrell, Veena, and Gloria in the finance office. Because of the work I do for TryTank, I always seem to have “unique” requests of them and they don’t just say “no” […]

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