Yesterday afternoon I headed to the UK. This is a short trip. But I was invited to participate in the conference organized by the William Temple Foundation about Radical Hope. It is being held at Liverpool Hope University. In the evening, there will be a book launch for book that I edited with Professor Simon […]
It is true: goats are an excellent eco-friendly way of clearing undergrowth and ground cover. Goats eat anything: they love brambles and yes poison ivy. So, cultivate VTS decided we needed to find some goats to clear the poison ivy from the south garden of the chapel. It is not easy to find goats for […]
On April 26, we here at Virginia Theological Seminary will be celebrating a day of gratitude. We will reflect on the wonderful gifts that VTS has given those of us who have the privilege to study here—from its top notch staff to its robust community life—and the gift that VTS has given in raising up […]
Yesterday I visited with the Rev. Robert M. Alves, (VTS ’89). He was just finishing a month’s sabbatical here at VTS. Here is an alum, with 35 years of ministry, who has found an interest in which he is increasingly the expert. He is interested in the journey of a Prayer Book shaped by war, […]
We have another Dean on campus. The Very Rev. Dr. David Monteith is the 40th Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, and the chair of the College of Deans for the Church of England. He will be on campus for the next few days as a guest of the Center for Anglican Communion Studies (CACS ) and […]
New signs have arrived. We still have a few more that need to go in, but the majority are here. Hospitality and signage go together. We want to make the experience of our guest a good one. Finding your way around a campus is a key part of the experience. So, we have large, visible […]
It was lovely to get a phone call from Bishop Neff Powell – a Board member and a very good friend of VTS. He wanted to lift up the ministry and impact of the Rev. Bernie Lindley (class of 2007) of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings Oregon. Bernie runs an Episcopal Church which seeks […]
Becoming a Trinity Leadership Fellow is a real achievement. It is highly selected with 1,700 applicants from over 90 countries. So, I am delighted to share the news today that two new members of the 2024 cohort have come from Virginia Theological Seminary. The Rev. Yoimel Gonzalez (Anglican Studies 2019) has been selected; he is […]
From time to time, I ask departments to reflect on their impact. How much impact are we having on the church and the world? The primary arena is our work with students. The students become graduates who then serve the church. The one well formed life will then ripple out as they sit next to […]
Talking about politics is difficult. Almost everyone is despairing. So, there is something striking about the title of the Rev. Dr. Ross Kane’s latest book. The words “Good News” and “Church Politics” are rarely put in the same sentence. In this delightfully manageable book (unlike so many books that are so long, they will never […]