Connecting with our international D.Min. students in June provides us with wonderful windows into the varied cultural contexts of the Anglican Communion but they are only with us for a short time. This August VTS will be welcoming 5 new international MA or MDiv students, and they will offer similar gifts during their 2 or […]
Once a month during the academic year, CACS shares an Anglican Commentary, reflections on a topic of interest or on a recent event from a guest, student or friend. This summer, the commentary comes from Martin Dickinson, a longtime and active Companion of CACS and active participant and leader in the Washington National Cathedral Sanctuary […]
Hello, everyone! This week the Center for Anglican Communion Studies team is hosting the Dean’s Commentary and today we are excited to share what we’ve been up to this sizzling summer of 2024. Summer started off strong in early June with the final retreat of our Trinity Wall Street-funded Southern African young leaders cohort in […]
Last month I had the privilege of preaching at the diaconal ordinations for the Diocese of Texas, where 15 new deacons were ordained, including several VTS graduates. In my sermon I reflected on the practice of ministry. In thinking about this idea of practice, I reflected back on when I learned to drive at fifteen […]
When I started at VTS in my August term, little did I know the continuing ride that I would be on with God and the amazing human beings I would meet during my time at VTS – human beings I still pray for and with, human beings I miss, and human beings I may not […]
As I look back at my time at VTS, I feel grateful for my experience as a seminarian. Now, as an alum, I am grateful to be on the AAEC. It has been quite a journey from postulant to alum. After being made a postulant, I was concerned about finding a seminary that would […]
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive. — Howard Thurman This weekend, I went and saw the play “King Hedley II” at the Edison Theatre at Washington University. The production was put on […]
This week’s Commentaries have been written by members of the AAEC (Alumni Association Executive Committee). For Commentary readers unfamiliar with AAEC’s work, here is some brief information about their role and activities. The AAEC is the elected executive body of the Alumni Association of Virginia Theological Seminary. As all VTS alumni are members of […]
As my retirement from Virginia Seminary later this month rapidly approaches, I’ve been reflecting on my career. My first day at VTS was October 31, 1990. This was before many of you reading this were even born! My career since then has involved a lot of hard work, occasionally long hours, some frustration, but—above all—many, […]
It has been a long season of construction on the campus, but it is slowly coming to an end and the Facilities team is looking forward to a more moderate pace, but not quite yet. Summer is our busy season. When the academic year ends, the Facilities Department swings into action, we are busy and […]