It is wonderful to welcome to General Theological Seminary the students who are on the hybrid MDiv. We are delighted that you are in the amazing city of New York. Thank you for coming. We live in a season where you have many options in theological education. In Alexandria, VA., we have the traditional three […]
Last Friday, the GTS Faculty met. At the beginning of the Faculty meeting, there was a “check in”. Suddenly, children, spouses, and Christmas were to the fore. The burning of hair (long story) was prominent, interesting, and yes, funny. Seeing the whole person was a gift. Yesterday, the VTS Faculty met. Right at the beginning, […]
GTS and VTS are both old. GTS is slightly older than VTS. But reaching two hundred years is a milestone by any standards. During 2023, VTS will have a range of occasions that invite us to reflect, pray, and think about our identity as a place of formation. As we do this work, I am […]
Today, the GTS Faculty will meet. On Sunday night, the VTS Faculty will start their two day retreat. It will be an important opportunity to reflect on the work that Faculty are called to do. How do we create programs that enable the Church to get stronger and more connected? In terms of governance, the […]
It is lovely to welcome to the VTS campus two guests from GTS. We have Ms. Trecia O’Sullivan, who is the director of Human Resources, and Ms. Jamie Tan, who is the Assistant Dean, Academic Administration and Registrar, staying at VTS. We are grateful as they make the journey down from New York to Alexandria, […]
Institutions are precious for many reasons: and one of them is that they create space for scholars to explore questions that are often technical yet crucial to our understanding of the past. Today, I want to celebrate the publication by Dr. Douglas C. Mohrmann at GTS of Deuteronomion: The Text of Codex Alexandrinus. Codex Alexandrinus, […]
The partnership with FORMA is exciting. Here at VTS, we are delighted that there will be an opportunity for specialists in Christian Education to reflect, talk, learn, and think a little about their vitally important work. We welcome FORMA to VTS. And I am hopeful that some of our GTS community will be participating in […]
On Monday, people around the nation will pause to commemorate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In these times when voting rights in communities of color face renewed threats, it should be remembered that Dr. King fought for a dream in which all people would be equal under the law and […]
We are in a season where we need to manage the extraordinary and important world of communications without the aid of Mr. Curtis Prather and without the arrival of Vice President Nicky Burridge. Naturally in this season, communications is vitally important. We need to let the world know about the exciting plans for the Hybrid […]
As I learn about General Theological Seminary, there are many parts. So, yesterday, Senior Vice Presidents Melody Knowles and Michael DeLashmutt visited the Sterling Memorial Library to view the Hoffman collection of clay tablets from the Assyrian empire that are currently on loan from General Theological Seminary. We were shown around by Dr. Agnete W. […]