Last night, I was the preacher at the installation of the Rev. Greg Millikin as the new Rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Evanston Illinois. It was a lovely occasion. The clergy of the Deanery joined in the celebration. The Bishop of Chicago was represented by the Rev. Canon J. Sierra Reyes. It was […]
My policy since starting in 2007 is that we keep those things required to a minimum. Given we are a graduate school, classes are important. And then given we are a place of formation, one corporate act of worship each day and lunch in the Refectory are important. On top of that, I insist on […]
Sometimes when I am traveling I use the commentary to let the VTS community know where I am. It gives the reader a sense of the reasons for an absence and, sure, it helps community members understand my absence from chapel in the morning. Today, I want to lift up colleagues who are traveling. VTS […]
One joy of team teaching with a colleague is that one learns a great deal. I become a student again. This semester I am co-teaching “Contemporary Witness of the Church” with the Rev. Dr. Robert Heaney. One feature of Dr. Heaney’s teaching that I really appreciate is his commitment to present to students distinctive theologies […]
The Bicentennial afforded countless opportunities to enjoy music, art, and theater. Countless students, faculty, and friends of the Seminary pleaded with me to make sure that this does not simply end with the celebration of the Historic Bicentenary in October 2023. So, I am pleased to announce that VTS is hosting an amazing opera experience. […]
We are delighted to welcome to campus this week two visitors from very different parts of the church in Asia, both guests of the Center for Anglican Communion Studies (CACS). The Very Rev. Dr. Gloria Lita D. Mapangdol arrived Saturday and serves as the Dean and President of St. Andrew’s Theological Seminary in the Philippines. […]
Every time I walk into the Bishop Payne Library, I am grateful. Whenever I am working on a book project and find a footnote which references an article that I want to read, I find it in the library. It is a high-quality service: it is staffed by a fabulous team: and it has been […]
The Budget Process is upon us once again. At the February Board meeting, the Budget parameters are determined in which the budget must be constructed. There are various factors. We have the endowment draw; funds from the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation; and small supplementary revenue streams. The process is that each department receives a proposed […]
It is wonderful to have Bishop Robinson in the neighborhood. And I am delighted today to welcome Bishop Robinson to Virginia Theological Seminary. He will be addressing a forum today at 1pm in LPER. Recently I reached out to Bishop Robinson and asked him to write a chapter in a book that Kimberly Dunn and […]