One of the many things that I think makes VTS’ doctoral program’s special, compared to similar programs, is how integrated it is into the full life of the Seminary. We don’t rely on outside adjuncts to do the majority of our teaching; instead VTS’ residential faculty and senior lecturers teach the majority of our classes. […]
During the doctoral summer intensive, we will have worship Monday through Thursday shortly after noon — at 12:05 p.m. — after morning classes have ended. All members of the VTS community are welcome to join us by way of VTS’s YouTube channel. This offers a wonderful way to focus our attention on God’s grace and […]
Our doctoral students are remarkable people. All of them are fully engaged in full-time ministry. They serve the church as parish priests, school chaplains, hospital chaplains, and in many other ministries. Amid these demanding schedules, they carve out time for the demands of doctoral work. The juggling act of their day-to-day lives is very impressive: […]
With spring semester grades recorded, the work of the faculty follows different rhythms in the summer. Some faculty are busy with academic programing. The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program, under the leadership of Ross Kane will welcome 30 students to the 2021 summer session, (June 21-July 9). The students will have classes in the morning […]
Teaching is hard work. Under normal circumstances, a seasoned teacher will spend a significant amount of time designing, planning, and preparing lectures for a course. This spring, the Virginia Theological Seminary faculty completed an entire year of online teaching. We navigated digital platforms and online office hours. We learned about lighting, microphones, and ideal backgrounds. […]
The buildings on the campus of Virginia Theological Seminary tell a story, an old and historic one. Some buildings go back to the Civil War and others well before that, to the 1700s. The story they tell is not always an easy one. Parts of our campus were built with slave labor. Our history is […]
The work of formation at Virginia Theological Seminary takes place in community. For some families, that community includes The Butterfly House. For families of preschool children, before there is “class, chapel, lunch,” there is The Butterfly House. For over thirty years, Seminary families have had the convenience of quality child care for children ages 6 […]
Summer is a great time to explore the Seminary campus. Last week I paid a visit to the lower level of Bohlen Hall, the temporary location of the Virginia Theological Seminary Archives and the African American Episcopal Historical Collection, (AAEHC). The Archives, previously housed in the lower level of the Bishop Payne Library, include campus […]
This is the last entry of a four-part series on “Madame President’s Reflection.” Earlier this week we observed Memorial Day, a day for honor and remembrance. We paused to think about the brave men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. We often think of “remembrance,” as something we do in memory […]
One Thursday morning in my colloquy group, Dr. Kimball was preparing to put us in our discussion groups on Zoom. This particular morning, we were reflecting on our CXM experiences. Dr. Kimball told us we would have 10 minutes in our small groups. Within several seconds we were beamed into our rooms to begin our […]