New signs have arrived. We still have a few more that need to go in, but the majority are here. Hospitality and signage go together. We want to make the experience of our guest a good one. Finding your way around a campus is a key part of the experience. So, we have large, visible […]
It was lovely to get a phone call from Bishop Neff Powell – a Board member and a very good friend of VTS. He wanted to lift up the ministry and impact of the Rev. Bernie Lindley (class of 2007) of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings Oregon. Bernie runs an Episcopal Church which seeks […]
Becoming a Trinity Leadership Fellow is a real achievement. It is highly selected with 1,700 applicants from over 90 countries. So, I am delighted to share the news today that two new members of the 2024 cohort have come from Virginia Theological Seminary. The Rev. Yoimel Gonzalez (Anglican Studies 2019) has been selected; he is […]
From time to time, I ask departments to reflect on their impact. How much impact are we having on the church and the world? The primary arena is our work with students. The students become graduates who then serve the church. The one well formed life will then ripple out as they sit next to […]
Talking about politics is difficult. Almost everyone is despairing. So, there is something striking about the title of the Rev. Dr. Ross Kane’s latest book. The words “Good News” and “Church Politics” are rarely put in the same sentence. In this delightfully manageable book (unlike so many books that are so long, they will never […]
It is a blessing to live in this metropolitan area, with all of the varied cultural attractions and events that are routinely offered. For the next several months, one of our Episcopal neighbors, historic Meade Memorial Episcopal Church in Old Town, will be holding its annual concert series Jazz at Meade. The line up is […]
It was a fabulous lecture by Dr. Brian Bantum last night. It was a careful exploration of different forms of identity; and it was an advocacy for a form of identity that is less polarizing and more dynamic. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the lecture in their formation groups. The Rev. Dr. Joseph […]
I try very hard to send signals that students should not try to do everything. There are sometimes wonderful things that you should simply pass on. One corporate act of worship and your classes are the requirement; everything else should be a result of reflection and discernment about one’s personal priorities. The one additional requirement […]
There is no question that if you wish to reach those outside the church and are very unlikely to ever go to church, then chaplaincy is the world that you should join. Increasingly, we have seminarians who are feeling called to the chaplaincy world. So, yesterday afternoon, we had a conference on chaplaincy. Participants are […]
This is the season of appointments. We are delighted to announce today two persons who have been through the rigors of an international search and are joining the faculty – Dr. Kyle Lambelet in Ethics and Dr. Colin Donnelly in Church History. Dr. Lambelet is joining us from Emory University and Dr. Donnelly is coming […]