Date: May 7, 2025
Yesterday afternoon we had a good plenary. The first half was focused on “the state of the seminaries”. The second half was focused on “research at VTS”. Our practice in these plenaries is that from time to time we will focus on a particular school. We will be reflecting on research at GTS in the November plenary and will couple that with hybrid learning experience. For this plenary, the focus was VTS research.
Today we start at 9am with the Board meeting for VTS; and then at 10.30, we will have the Board meeting for GTS. The focus of the business is the budget for both institutions.
This is an amazing Board. As you listen to discussions, the Board has become one. There is a melded ethos; we are committed to running two schools to make them as great as they can possibly be.
The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Ph.D.
Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary and the President of The General Theological Seminary