Here in Institutional Advancement, summer is always a time to review and prepare. The fiscal year ends on June 30, and on July 1 we turn our thoughts to how we can make our new year even better for our donors and our whole community. Lately, I have especially been thinking about all the donors […]
Sometimes we need to set busyness aside and take time to go deep. Last week, we in Institutional Advancement did just that by placing a hold on work and gathering for a planning day to discuss what went well this past fiscal year and where we need to focus our attention now. The Dean kicked […]
This week, we are looking at the new initiatives TryTank is launching to get more people involved in innovation. We have looked at our experiment managers and our new Innovation Hubs. Today, we’ll finish off by looking at our new Try Dollars program. Here’s a bit of good news: there is no shortage of good […]
This week, we are looking at the new programs TryTank is launching to decentralize our efforts to make our church more innovative. Yesterday we looked at our experiment managers. Today, let’s explore our new effort to create Innovation Hubs. If there’s one thing I have learned in my time doing this work, it is that […]
This week, we are looking at the new programs TryTank is launching to decentralize our efforts to expand innovation in the Church. Today, let’s explore our new effort utilizing experiment managers. TryTank is pretty much a staff of one (with some excellent assistance from Br. Luis Hernandez Rivas ’23 as our student worker!). Size will […]
In just under three years, TryTank Experimental Lab has become the little lab that could. We now have 69 experiments on our roster. We have published a bestselling book that explains our framework for trying. And this fall, we’ll be teaching folks in three dioceses in the Church of England and the Church of Scotland […]
Tomorrow, August 24, please join me in welcoming the Most Rev. Paul S. Sarker and his wife, Janet, for a three-week Communion Sabbatical hosted by the Center for Anglican Communion Studies. Bishop Sarker is the former bishop of Dhaka and moderator of Church of Bangladesh, a Primate of the Anglican Communion. His wife Janet is […]
This summer has been quite busy for the Office of Multicultural Ministries. Be it preparing for this year’s Introduction to Intercultural Competency training, juggling the complexities and ever-changing demands of the reparations program, closing out Spring semester items, or brainstorming program ideas for the Fall; there are always many irons in the fire. And that […]
Words matter. That is why the VTS Seminary Covenant is so important, as it articulates the commitment to become a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. But words should be backed up by actions. For this reason, I have advocated for the Seminary to conduct what is sometimes called a “diversity audit.” This is a […]
Soon after the 2020-21 year began, VTS reaffirmed the Seminary Covenant as part of the Introduction to Intercultural Competency. The first line reads: “We, the community of Virginia Theological Seminary, in response to the love of God in Christ, resolve to embody love, justice, peace, and respect for every child of God on this campus […]