Virginia Theological Seminary encourages those eligible to vote to exercise their right to vote. We take the view that this basic involvement in civic life is important. A vote has as much value as anyone else’s vote. A vote is an opportunity to ensure that candidates reflect the values of the Church. We encourage people […]
Perhaps Mr. Denton Waits can tell us, but certainly since 2007, Virginia Theological Seminary has not won the Luther Bowl. The Luther Bowl is an annual competition among regional seminaries in flag football. Each year we do well, but we never win. As the horizon of my retirement comes ever closer, I had resigned myself […]
The Rev. Canon C.K. “Chuck” Robertson is both a good personal friend of mine and a valued friend of Virginia Theological Seminary. One of the joys of life at VTS is the chance to make and sustain remarkable connections—and Chuck is one of those. An alumnus of the Seminary, he has served the wider Episcopal […]
In the next few days, Ms. Taryn Habberley will circulate the employee questionnaire on Seminary leadership. The first section focuses on me; the second focuses on the Senior Staff. Many of our internal evaluation mechanisms—those that help us assess how well we are doing—dissipated during the trauma of the COVID pandemic. This gap was identified […]
Last Wednesday, I joined Ms. Ebonee Davies and the Rev. Dr. Altagracia Pérez-Bullard at the Goodwin Board Room for the quarterly Reparations Shareholders Meeting. As we went around the table and on the Zoom boxes, I heard an extraordinary refrain: “Hello, I am [insert name]; I am a descendant, and I represent the [insert name] […]
Congratulations to the team in Institutional Advancement for their outstanding work on the VTS Annual Fund for 2024–2025. Under the leadership of Senior Vice President Nicky Burridge, and with the committed efforts of Ms. Shelagh Casey Brown, Ms. Jennifer Greiner, Mr. Jeff Harre, and Ms. Meredith Wied, the Seminary achieved an impressive total of $870,541, […]
It was during a budget meeting that Dr. Marty Burnett shared a lovely idea—that the Seminary might invite guest conductors to work with the Church Music Program and the Choir, opening for us new windows into the breadth and beauty of Anglican music. Earlier this week, at the Faculty Life Committee meeting, Dr. Robert Heaney […]
The Holy Hill is radiant in the autumn light. The weather is perfect, the air crisp and clear, and the sun casts a golden glow across the buildings and trees. The grass remains a rich green, framed by leaves turning amber and crimson. There is a sense of vitality everywhere—life, warmth, and quiet joy fill […]
Communication is always a challenge in institutions. We have the Communiqué and the daily Commentary, yet inevitably there are still questions that arise among students. Why exactly is the “all-gender restroom” simply a converted men’s restroom? Wouldn’t it be better if the space were reconfigured into proper stalls? (Thank you, JARS.) Or is the Seminary […]
Today we have the GTS Investment Committee meeting. On Wednesday, the VTS and GTS Community Life Committee will convene. On Tuesday, October 28, we have the VTS and GTS Buildings and Grounds Committee. Behind the calm exteriors of the Senior Staff lies the work of organizing papers, sending them to members, thinking through the decisions […]