The concept of a Deanery evening is always intended to be a very gentle lift. It is deliberately designed to be limited to a small group – we cap the numbers. It is not intended for everyone. It is coffee and dessert – so you have had dinner and then grab a little something afterwards. […]
This weekend several members of the VTS Community made the journey to Grace Episcopal Church, Holland, in Michigan, to present Carol P. Myers with the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Award. This is an award given to a layperson who has given leadership and witness to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ within their ministry […]
As VTS is in affiliation with The General Theological Seminary, we want to keep our friends and students apprised of significant news affecting the GTS community. After extensive exploration of a whole range of possibilities, GTS has signed an agreement to lease the Close to Vanderbilt University. It is a lease arrangement , so GTS still […]
For those who are preparing to enter the ordained ministry of the Episcopal Church, there is a must attend dinner. The Church Pension Group is coming to Virginia Theological Seminary. The program they are introducing is called From Ordination through Retirement: Navigating Your Clergy Benefits with the Church Pension Group. The complimentary dinner and presentation […]
Part of our work as an Episcopal seminary is to serve the Church. We have an expertise in various areas that can help the Church to grow and thrive. In the last few days, we have heard about two of our community who have been appointed to key positions in the Church. Mr. Wallace Benton, […]
Just as we learn the rhythm of these initial weeks, the Seminary decides to interrupt that rhythm with a day of quiet. Traditionally, after the morning meditation by Bishop Mark Stevenson, we go into silence until the end of the Eucharist in the afternoon. Lunch should be taken in silence; we may speak to the […]
This week is significant for three reasons. The first is that we have a Quiet Day tomorrow. In the end this place is a place of formation. We want God to work on human lives to enable people to grow into persons who can bring Christ to the world. This Quiet Day is a space […]
Yesterday afternoon at 4pm, the summit on “Truth-telling and Reparations” started here at Virginia Theological Seminary. This is being organized by the Office of African Descent Ministries and the Department of Reconciliation, Justice, and Creation Care from the national church. The goal of the summit is to gather Episcopal leaders – lay and clergy – […]
Yesterday I was in a meeting when our alum Jean Vinson called my cell phone. The moment I was able to do so, I called her back. The news was disturbing. Fr. Allen Gaye, our alum, had been shot in Liberia. He interrupted a burglary and, even after doctors had operated on him, he still […]
The Seniors and the Middlers will remember Dr. Scott Cowdell and his wife Lisa. Scott was a Dean’s Scholar. He lived with us for three months or so. He was a fun interlocutor for many, ready to discuss this or that question in some detail over lunch or in 1823. The fruits of his time […]