Tonight is the Service for the Mission of the Church. The goal of Commencement is to send people out to make a difference in this world for God’s Church. Therefore Commencement is always a two-part process: this service tonight is the start; the graduation ceremony tomorrow is the second half. These rituals of sending out […]
It is lovely to welcome the Board of Trustees to the campus. These extraordinary people are so generous with their time. They travel, clear their calendar, commit to hours of reading papers and thinking about the Seminary — all as unpaid volunteers. I am truly grateful for each and every one of them. The structure […]
This is the week of Commencement and the Board Meeting. We welcome Bishop Rowan Williams into our midst as the Commencement speaker. It is truly an honor to have him with us. And Trustees are making the journey to the campus. We will be discussing General Theological Seminary and of course the regular business of […]
Today we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. Since 1984, the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has designated the first full week in May as Teacher Appreciation Week, to honor those who lend their passion and skills to educating our children. Virginia Theological Seminary is proud to celebrate the teachers at The Butterfly House, our on-campus child […]
This evening we look forward with joy to celebrating the work of our Masters students who have written a Thesis or Summative Capstone Project this academic year. After many months in conversation with Advisors, Readers, Librarians and Writing Coaches, the students will now have an opportunity to share their work with the VTS Community in […]
This evening at 7:00 p.m. in Immanuel Chapel the Biblical Storytelling course will present a performance of the Acts of the Apostles. The class has spent the semester delving into this fast-paced, action-packed book of the Bible, and developing ways to embody this narrative to make it come alive. The performance is a combination of […]
Since 1862, the Episcopal Evangelism Society (EES) has supported Episcopal seminarians financially in their formation to serve Christ’s church. Like most Episcopal institutions, the EES mission has evolved, even pivoted, over the years. Today they award grants to seminarians, faculty, staff, and spouses and partners to implement ministry projects that will help develop the evangelism […]
I confess it is a little self-preoccupied to have three Dean’s Commentaries on my COVID saga. In the end, it was mild – a fever, two days in bed, and then gradual recovery. Naturally, I regret missing the visit of Archbishop Welby, but I was also really impressed by how others were able to step […]
I am thankful to have been able to participate virtually in the discussions and services with Archbishop Welby yesterday. On behalf of the Seminary community, I want to express my gratitude to the Archbishop. As I like to say, the greatest gift one can give is that of their time, and the Seminary community was […]
It is not every day that we have the Archbishop of Canterbury and two of his senior staff on campus! The gift of his time honors Virginia Theological Seminary and we are grateful, so let’s begin the day with thanks to God, first, for the safe travels and the pandemic era science that have brought […]