Date: March 7, 2024
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 is well represented at the Episcopal Parish Network (EPN) in Texas. We have Associate Dean Rachelle Sam, Vice President Linda Dienno, Ms. Shelagh Casey Brown, and Ms. Jennifer Greiner at the conference.
This is a key conference. It is the largest parish network in The Episcopal Church. It is an opportunity for clergy and vestries to learn about congregational dynamics. It is good for both recruitment and for fundraising.
I am grateful to our VTS team at EPN. Thank you for making the journey.
The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Ph.D.
Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary and the President of The General Theological Seminary