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VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Alexandria, VA March 2011

Encountering New Worlds:

Jan-term Immersion Trips
 Message from the Dean

Sacred Plans, Rich in Activity & Complexity Virginia Theological Seminary

OFFICERS
Campus Shots
A ll institutions need a sense of direction. The temptation to try and do everything must be
resisted. Some mechanism is needed to determine priorities. Some over arching vision needs
to shape the community. In short, a good organization needs to be shaped by a strategic plan.
The Rt. Rev. James J. Shand
Chairman of the Board
Ms. Sissy Poland
Vice Chairman of the Board
Dr. David H. Charlton
Secretary/Treasurer
At Virginia Theological Seminary, the Strategic Plan is a text that we use. The Board of Trustees The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Ph.D.
is committed to an open process – suggestions are invited from alums, students, faculty, staff, and Dean and President
friends. Each one is considered for inclusion in the Strategic Plan. The text of the plan is then Mr. Timothy F. Sedgwick, Ph.D.
Vice President
discussed by the Board of Trustees and revised every two years. The Board wants to ensure that The Rev. J. Barney Hawkins IV, Ph.D.
the Strategic Plan guides our shared life together. Vice President
Ms. Heather Zdancewicz
Vice President, Assistant Treasurer &
At the November 2010 Board meeting, the text was revised. Certain achievements were marked Assistant Secretary
down as completed; many were revised; and new suggestions were added. The major changes to
the plan were introduced as a result of the chapel fire. Under the heading “Worship Life”, the plan BOARD OF TRUSTEES
commits the Seminary to the Listening Process and a building committee (Objective 1.4). A Capital Mrs. Auguste J. Bannard (2011)
Campaign has to be launched to fund the new chapel (Objective 7.6). Mr. David Booth Beers (2015)
Mr. Julian M. Bivins, Jr. (2012)
The Rev. Catherine M. Campbell (2014)
This aspect of the Strategic Plan is already being implemented. A committee has been formed; The Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane
Dr. David H. Charlton (2011)
conversations with the City of Alexandria have started; and gifts are already being sent to The Rev. Canon Thomas G. Clarke (2012)
the Seminary. However, it is important to stress that there is so much more happening The Rev. Dr. Harold J. Cobb, Jr. (2013)
at the Seminary, which is also highlighted in the Strategic Plan. The Rev. Carlotta A. Cochran (2014)
Dr. Lynwood D. I. Day (2013)
Mr. W. Carter Doswell (2013)
The Second Three Years program continues to mentor our Mr. A. Hugh Ewing III (2013)
The Rev. C. Neal Goldsborough (2015)
graduates in their ministry setting and help form them into Mrs. Martha W. High (2014)
effective leaders of congregations; degree programs have The Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith IV
Ms. Elizabeth Cabell Jennings (2014)
been revised and a new flexible MA has been launched; the The Rev. Allan B. Johnson-Taylor (2014)
theme of hospitality will involve the construction of a café The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston
The Rev. R. Kevin Kelly (2013)
that will provide meals and drinks into the evening; partner- The Rt. Rev. William (Mike) Michie Klusmeyer
ship agreements have been signed with St. George’s College The Rev. Thomas M. Kryder-Reid (2012)
in Jerusalem and Msalato Theological College in Tanzania to The Rev. Thomas A. Lacy II (2011)
Mr. James R. Lowe, Jr. (2013)
support cross cultural immersions; and the Faculty continue The Rev. Dr. Andrew J. MacBeth (2012)
to write, teach, preach, and serve the Church in a whole Mr. M. Lee Marston (2014)
Ms. Sissy Poland (2012)
host of important ways. The Rt. Rev. F. Neff Powell
The Rev. Dr. Stanley W. Sawyer (2014)
The Rt. Rev. James J. Shand
The revised Strategic Plan provides a picture of an The Rev. Dr. William R. Shiflet, Jr. (2013)
institution in all its rich complexity. We are serving The Rt. Rev. Eugene T. Sutton
Dr. William G. Thomas III (2015)
the Church in significant and imaginative ways. The The Rev. Christine R. Whittaker (2013) Top: Everyone cleaned up “real nice” for the VTS Christmas formal in the Refectory.
continuing story of our chapel is just one aspect of our The Rev. J. Douglas Wigner, Jr. (2014) Bottom: The “big dig” continues across campus, through the Grove, as the new pipes
life together. We are still forming priests, cultivating lay project continues. It is estimated that the new system will shave 1/3 off of the
vocations, supporting Christian educators, offering rich EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Seminary’s current heating and cooling costs.
The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
doctoral programs, and ensuring a strong future for the The Rev. Angela S. Ifill
Episcopal Church.
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On the Cover: During her immersion trip to Myanmar, Dorota Pruski (Diocese of
Student Body President Milwaukee), surveys the food options at a Bangkok market. Photo by Lara Shine.

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 Center for Anglican Communion Studies
Anglican Endeavours:
JERUSALEM
Melanie Jianakoplos traveled to the Holy Land as part of the January Term course at
St. George’s College, Jerusalem. Her reflection below is a testimony to the powerful
impact cross-cultural immersions have in the formation of VTS students.
T
he most life-changing experi-
ences of my life have been on
mountains, so it felt appropriate
that I had such beautiful experiences
on our trip to the mountains in the
past couple of days. I’m not sure if
it is the solitude, or the views, or the
calming winds, but something about
the mountains awakens my spirit. Our
time at the Mount of the Beatitudes
where Jesus gave his sermon on the
mount really got me thinking about
whom Jesus was and what he hoped
for the world then and now. I was able
to share a meditation with the group
on the mountain in which I chose to
explore Jesus’ role as a social revolu-
tionary. I think that part of the reason
why Jesus was so transformative was
because he was so counter-cultural.
Jesus blessed those who society did
not. He gave hope to those who lived
in fear. Something that I shared with
the group is that if we want peace
and equality then those of us who are
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privileged are going to have to give
up some of the comforts of life so that
others may simply live.
While on our trip away from Jerusa-
lem I realized a stark contrast in the
Holy Land that spanned thousands
of years. On one side was my experi-
ence of visiting Caesarea, with its vast
expanse of exotic stones brought from
all over the world to build a glorious
theatre, palace, pool on the sea, and
Olympic arena. I imagined how glori-
ous of a place it must have been. The
wealthy enjoying all of the luxuries of
life, sitting by the pool drinking wine,
talking about all of the other wealthy
people. While out of sight and mind
were the slaves who waited on them,
hand and foot, the ones who built
this marvelous place. Jesus, living in
this time, spoke of these injustices.
He went up on to the mountain, his
disciples following him and he taught
them that those who had it all would
not enter the kingdom of heaven, but
it would be the least of them. The poor
in spirit and those who mourn, the
meek and those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness. Jesus revealed to us
God’s intention for human kind. Sadly,
some 2,000 years later, we still have
trouble walking in his ways and living
out his message.
As we pulled up to the edge of the
mountain in our air-conditioned,
cushioned-seat coach bus small
children approached us. They belong
to a semi-nomadic tribe of people
called the Bedouin. With their travel
restricted by the Israeli government,
these people live in tent villages in im-
poverished conditions while directly
across the highway are posh Israeli
settlements. They are visited only
by wealthy Westerners like me who
snap photographs of our friends atop
camels while the little boy on the don-
key sucks ink from a ball-point pen.
The guilt that I felt is not unfamiliar;
I have felt it too many times before.
I find myself torn between living in
my comfortable home with plenty of
food and friends, warm showers and
clean clothes. Seeing those little boys
made me feel guilty because I realize
that I would have to give up a lot in
order for them to have food, shelter,
and a good education. Looking to
Jesus as a social revolutionary, a rabbi,
and a miracle-worker, I see that he
has taught me what is important, he
has flipped the social structure upside
down, and he has worked miracles. I
pray that God will give me strength
today to advocate for equality not only
with my lips, but in my life. We are
going to need a miracle to clean up
the mess we have made of the world
today. q
- Melanie Jianakoplos (VTS ‘13)
Diocese of Missouri
Howard University Prof Leads
Forum/Class on Parish-Based
Response to Crime
In February, Dr. Harold Trulear, asso-
ciate professor of Applied Theology at
Howard University School of Divin-
ity, led a forum on “Balancing Justice
with Mercy: A Parish-Based Response
to Crime, Incarceration and Prisoner
Reentry.” Trulear, who is also Director
of the Healing Communities Prison
Ministry and Reentry Project in Phila-
delphia, brought students with him
from his Howard course on Ministry
and the Criminal Justice System.
The forum, organized by Jabriel
Ballentine (VTS ‘12), focused on
the Healing Communities model of
congregational ministry to persons
returning from incarceration and
their families as a restorative justice
framework for ministering forgive-
ness, facilitating reconciliation and
reducing recidivism. For a copy of
Healing Communities:
A Framework for
Congregations in their
Ministry to Families
Affected by Incar-
ceration, visit www.
healingcommuni-
tiesusa.org.
From left to right: Phoebe
Griswold and Leslie
Steffensen look on as
Jenny O’Rourke, author of
a poem featured in “Lifting
Women’s Voices,” signs
Phoebe’s book.
Photo: Crissy Crosby
On the Holy Hill
Phoebe Griswold Leads Book
Group on Women and Prayer
The Center for Anglican Commu-
nion Studies partnered with Phoebe
Griswold for four weeks in February
for a series entitled Women at Prayer.
A group of 24 women from the VTS
community gathered each week for
fellowship, theological discussion,
and prayer. The book Lifting Women’s
Voices: Prayers to Change the World was
used as a springboard for topics on
personal, corporate,
and globally-
connected prayer.
“This project was
meant to be a
gift to the
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VTS Community,” commented Leslie
Steffensen of the Center. Griswold
added an invitation to “see this work
as part of a global Anglican women’s
movement uniting us in a new way,
a woman’s way, of forging unbreak-
able bonds for the sake of healing and
reconciliation.”
Virginia Seminary Welcomes
Muslim Scholar and Professor
Virginia Seminary wel-
comed Dr. Hussein Rashid to cam-
pus last month as the Center for An-
glican Communion Studies’ (CACS)
Visiting Muslim Scholar. During
his eight week stay at the Seminary,
Rashid is teaching a course entitled,
“Not so Common Stories: Prophets in
the Qur’an and the Bible.”
Rashid, a teacher at Hofstra University
and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College, was invited to VTS through
the Luce Grant housed within CACS.
His appointment is part of the Semi-
nary’s continuing effort to encourage
deeper cross-cultural conversations
within the VTS Community and to
equip students to envision new and
creative ways to undertake ministry
in the world.
“Dr. Rashid’s enthusiasm for interre-
ligious engagement, vast experience,
and engaging demeanor make him
extremely popular with our stu-
dents,” said CACS Officer, the Rev.
Robin Razzzino.
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 January Term: Student Immersion Trips
2011 Immersion Trips:
Encountering New Worlds
From left to right, clockwise: seven
students worked in a rice field as part
of their journey in Myanmar; the Rev.
Dr. Roger Ferlo led students through
the Vatican during their trip to Rome;
Lara Shine rides high on an elephant
in Myanmar; four VTS staff members
joined students on a three week study
trip to St. George’s College in Jerusa-
lem; Melanie Jianakoplos tries her
hand at Camel riding in Israel; Katie
Crawford shows us the marker that
estimates the height of Jesus at the
Cloister of the Lateran in Rome.
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Doctor of Ministry: In Defense of a Thesis
During the 2010-2011 school year, several Doctor of Ministry candidates successfully defended their projects.
Below is a sample of the outstanding work that these students have brought forth. Additional projects will be
featured in the June 2011 newsletter. The theses will be made available in the Bishop Payne Library.
CHRIS
CARTER
“Welcoming the
Parish: Hospitality
as a Call to Mutuality
and Involvement for
School and Parish.”
A s a new Head of School at St.
Mark’s Cathedral School in Shreve-
port, Louisiana, Chris found himself
in a ministry context in which the
school and cathedral had both been
through recent leadership transitions.
Although the two institutions man-
aged to coexist without open conflict,
neither felt strongly connected to the
other, and tensions had risen in recent
years. While most parishioners were
not hostile to the school, they gener-
ally seemed either unaware of or unin-
terested in the ministry of the school.
John’s project thesis took as its prem-
ise that the school needed to invite pa-
rishioners into the life of the school in
order for them to have greater interest
in and understanding of the ministry
of schools, not just at St. Mark’s but
in the greater Episcopal Church. The
underlying theology supporting the
project synthesized thinking about the
missio dei, hospitality, and the Trinity
to develop a theology of community.
Christopher R. Carter, D.Min., head of
School at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Shreve-
port, Louisiana, has over 20 years as a
teacher, administrator, and head in inde-
pendent schools, and over half that time
spent in Episcopal schools.
SUSAN
LUKENS
“The Holy Spirit
Within their Souls:
Finding, Listening,
Tending on a
Labyrinth Pathway.”
S usan’s project thesis provided an
opportunity for a small group of
middle school students to practice
silent contemplation while walking
the pathways of a labyrinth and after-
wards, writing about their experience
in an individual journal. The intended
outcome from this experience pro-
posed that as the student’s hurried
pace at school was transformed during
contemplation to a pace of calmness,
this enabled them to hear and connect
with an inner voice in their soul whose
spirit might nurture the way they
think and act. The students were intro-
duced to the silent practice of contem-
plative prayer using their own hand
made clay labyrinths and then gradu-
ated to practicing on a floor labyrinth
outlined by spools of rope.
Ultimately, the project thesis objective
was to engage students in a practice
of silent contemplative prayer that
would enrich their faith journey and
be a transformational step that moved
them forward in their own spiritual
development.
Susan Lukens, D.Min., from Houston,
Texas, is a teacher at Msalato Theological
College in Tanzania. Formerly, she was
the Dean of Middle School at St. Francis
Episcopal Day School in Houston.
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ICFL: Doctor of Ministry
JOHN
POLLACK
“The Sojourner's Faith:
What St. Andrew's Epis-
copal Church and Other
Continuing Episcopal
Parishes can Teach Us
About the Gifts of Tran-
sience and Uncertainty.”
I n recent years, there has been
increasing interest in continuing
Episcopal parishes and how they can
find life and faith following schism
and uncertainty. St. Andrew’s Episco-
pal Church in Morehead City, North
Carolina is an early example of how
a parish can emerge from such severe
trauma as a lively and vital congrega-
tion.
In 2000, following the departure of
parish clergy and membership from
The Episcopal Church, St. Andrew's
began the journey of faith as a con-
tinuing parish that has lead to the
wholeness, healing and a new identity
they enjoy today. The biblical concept
of the sojourner provides a model for
continuing Episcopal parishes as they
redefine their ministry and faith com-
munity. Through an examination of
the theological and behavioral aspects
of continuing Episcopal parishes and
the use of a survey of such parishes
across the country, gifts and strengths
were identified.
The Rev. John B. Pollock, D.Min., is the
Rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
in Morehead City, North Carolina, where
he has served since 2004.
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 2011 Lettie Pate Evans Award
Two Receive
Lettie Pate Evans Award
Virginia Seminary awarded
Gillaine Warne from Green-
ville, South Carolina, and
Roger Whitfield from Rich-
mond, Virginia, with the Lettie
Pate Whitehead Evans Award
(LPWE) for servant ministry.
The award is given annually to one
or more Episcopal laypersons who
have given leadership and a unique
witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
within his or her congregation, com-
munity, Diocese, and in the world.
Warne, who was nominated by her
Rector, the Rev. Harrison McLeod
from Christ Church, Greenville, South
Carolina, was selected by the LPWE
Committee because of her decade-
long service to the poor in rural Haiti
where she founded an Agriculture
program that produces essential in-
gredients for a nutrition program that
serves more than 18,000 children.
In partnership with Zanmi Agrikol
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(“Partners in Agriculture” in Kreole),
the program also extends to educa-
tion and family assistance of farm-
ers.
Warne was in Haiti when the devas-
tating earthquake struck on January
12, 2010. With the foresight that
many have come to expect, she
immediately mobilized the Zanmi
Agrikol team to plant corn on 300
acres of fallow land around Cange,
and to enroll 1,000 new families in
the agricultural assistance program,
to increase crop yield in order to fed
the people who streamed in from the
devastation Port-au-Prince to rebuild
their lives in the Central Plateau.
A retired chemical engineer, Whitfield
has reflected outstanding personal
initative in creating a ministry in 2006
to provide clean water to rural villag-
es in central Tanzania. He was nomi-
nated by fellow St. Paul’s, Richmond,
parishioners, Betsy Carr, director of
Outreach, and Mark Gordon, chair,
Global Mission Committee. Whitfield
was selected by the LPWE Commit-
tee, in part because of his personal
initiative to engineer a system which
pumped and separated water to live-
stock and village distribution points.
To perform his water ministry outside
of the church, Roger goes to places
most would not stay, and certainly
would not return to do hard labor.
The people who live in the rural vil-
lages of central Tanzania live in com-
promised conditions that routinely
lead to poor health and even death
due to water borne illnesses. The vil-
lages of central Tanzania need practi-
cal solutions to solve daily struggles
to meet basic needs of living. Due
to Roger’s work, thousands of Tan-
zanians have a chance for improved
health and a higher quality of life.
Established in 1999, the award honors
the legacy of Lettie Pate Whitehead
Evans, an Episcopal laywoman,
philanthropist, and friend of Virginia
Theological Seminary. In 1992 an au-
ditorium bearing her name was built
in her honor on the seminary campus.
Candidates for the award are active
laypersons in an Episcopal congre-
gation and must live in Alabama,
the District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia or West Virginia.
Nominees for the 2012 award must
be submitted to the advisory coun-
cil by December 15, 2011. For more
information, visit www.vts.edu or
contact the Rev. Charles L Fischer, III
at cfischer@vts.edu. q
Class of 2004 Graduate Receives John Hines Preaching Award
Who is Welcome at the Table?
T
he Rev. Patricia M. Grace (VTS
’04), associate for Christian
Education and Parish Life at St.
Luke’s Church in Atlanta, Georgia,
has been named recipient of the
2011 John Hines Preaching Award.
The award is given annually to
the outstanding preaching entry
“where prophetic voice is central
within the sermon.”
Named in honor of the former
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal
Church, John Hines (VTS ’33), the
award celebrates the ministry of
preaching and its importance in
our Church by recognizing out-
standing sermons that are deeply
Below: The Rt. Rev. John Hines; right,
the Rev. Patricia M. Grace.
2011 John Hines Preaching Award
grounded in scripture and focused
on the seen and unseen needs of
the worshipping community, the
nation and the world.
Grace’s sermon, “A Tale of ‘Two
Pats’ or ‘Friend, Move Up Higher,”
is based on the “places of honor”
text from Luke 14: 1, 7-14 and
focuses on Jesus’ alternative stan-
dards of social acceptance and
who is invited to the table.
“[In our time and culture] we
maintain our social divisions by
who is not invited – rather than
how folks are treated once they’re
here. Our dinner parties might be
more clearly characterized by who
is not welcome at the table – by Grace has served at St. Luke’s
who is on our ‘don’t invite’ guest Episcopal Church since 2006. Prior
list rather than by the stratified to becoming an ordained minister,
practices of Jesus’ time.” Pat worked in senior executive po-
sitions with United Way in Tennes-
Grace continued: “What would see, Michigan, and Illinois. Grace
Jesus have to say, I wonder, about has also led the Center for Women
those labeled ‘not welcome’ by in Transition in Holland, Michi-
someone in our time, perhaps, like gan and served as Project Director
Pat Robertson, for example?... and for Life Management Consultants
what might Jesus have to say, I in Sharon, Pennsylvania. She has
wonder, about those labeled ‘not consulted widely in the non-profit
welcome’ by someone like us, sector, advising on strategic plan-
perhaps, like Pat Grace? ning, community organizing, and
leadership development. She cur-
“We know what Jesus insists rently serves as a Congregational
on, i.e., that for his followers Consultant and Fresh Start facilita-
there can never be a ‘not wel- tor for the Diocese of Atlanta and
come’ or a ‘don’t invite’ list… has recently graduated from the
making such a list—even Haden Institute’s three-year spiri-
theoretically—making our tual direction program. q
judgment of others primary
is the last thing we’re sup- To read this year’s award-winning
posed to do if we want to sermon, visit www.vts.edu.
really follow His lead.”
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 Faculty: Bill Roberts

A second area of tension surrounds ask questions about whether ministry

the purpose of creating art or music in
a sacred space. Is it ars gratia artis, or
does the effect of art surpass the thing
itself? Of course, as a church musician
I would argue for the latter. So would
composer Benjamin Britten, who said
that music is at its noblest when it
serves some purpose higher than it-
self. What higher purpose could there
be than directing people both upward
and inward to matters of the spirit?
Some of the students in this room
know my book, Music and Vital
Congregations, because they’ve been
forcibly subjected to it. If so, they will
recognize the term “steeple-painter
musician.” When you hire a person to
paint the steeple to your church, you
don’t care how he feels about steeples,
or, for that matter, how he feels about
the church underneath them. You just
want to know that he can paint the
steeple.
When I first became an Episcopal
church musician in 1974, just shortly
after Lincoln was elected, steeple-
occurred in the process, or if people’s
souls were being tended.
Today this is not so true. Music in
church is seen more and more to be
ministry. In fact, I tell my students
that, when they become priests, they
have every right to expect their church
musician to be a partner in ministry.
This is a wonderful transition, in my
opinion, because it means that musi-
cians now are concerned with the
human spirit, with calling people into
a higher and a deeper space, with con-
necting people to the ultimate reality
of God.
Those authorities who were suspect
about the power of music were onto BILL ROBERTS joined the faculty
something, because music does have at VTS in 2008, having served as an
power. Its power can transform lives, Episcopal church musician for 33 years,
heal souls, call upon us to listen for most recently at St. John’s Episcopal
the “still, small voice of calm,” in the Church, Lafayette Square, Washington,
words of John Greenleaf Whittier. DC. Before coming to St. John’s, he
It can usher us into a place of tran- held similar posts in Tucson, Arizona;
scendence and bring us closer to the Newport Beach, California; Louisville,
numinous. q Kentucky; and Houston, Texas.

Inaugural Lecture: The Rev. William B. Roberts painter musicians were widespread.
A church simply sought to hire some-
one who could make music of the
On February 16, 2011, the promotion of the Rev. William B. Roberts, D.M.A., to the faculty rank of full Professor of Church Music and highest quality possible. You didn’t
the Director of Chapel Music was celebrated with a concert entitled, “Painting on Silence.” Below is an excerpt from Bill’s remarks.
To listen to excerpts from Roberts’ concert,
visit www.vts.edu and click on his faculty
page.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Houston Baptist University and
the degrees Master of Church Music
and Doctor of Musical Arts from South-
ern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

“A painter paints on canvas. But musicians power was feared. Music sometimes Roberts was ordained in the Baptist
paint their pictures on silence.” leads to a loss of control, which makes Church in 1971. He has taught on the
people in power uncomfortable. Art- music faculties of Indiana University
-Leopold Stokowski ists in general aren’t easy to regulate, Southeast, Southern Seminary, Mars
British-American conductor, 1882-1977 because they like to color outside the Hills College and Louisville Presbyte-
lines. The minute you say to an artist, rian Seminary.
“You can do anything but that,” then

A
whatever “that” is becomes the focus. Roberts is a composer with works
cademic Dean Tim Sedgwick
published by Augsburg-Fortress, G.I.A.,
asked me to reflect for a mo-
This is one of the sources of tension Hope, Paraclete, St. James Music Press,
ment on the vocation of church
inherent in the relationship between and Selah. His hymns and other music
musician as I have seen it unfold dur-
clergy and musician. Of course, there for worship appear in several volumes
ing my career.
is energy in tension, and so, in and including the hymnals of the Evangeli-
of itself, tension is not always a bad cal Lutheran Church and the Lutheran
Music has nearly always been impor-
thing. While it can be destructive, it Church, Missouri Synod and various
tant to worship throughout history.
can also be creative. After all, until collections of Church Publishing Inc.
I say “nearly always” because there
our muscles are tensed, they won’t He has composed on commissions
have been times when music was
move our limbs. from a number of schools, churches
extremely restricted by authorities
and individuals.
or even banned outright, because its

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and organizations have
contributed to our collective
success, bringing us to 75%
of our year-end goal. Thank
you!
The theme for the spring
Phonathon is “Starting
Strong, Finishing Strong –
Help Get Us to the Finish
Line!” In April, students,
staff, faculty, and friends
will be calling other VTS
friends and alumni to seek
support for the Seminary’s
Annual Fund. It’s a great
opportunity for conversa-
tion with a member of the
campus community and to
learn firsthand about all of
the exciting things taking
place on the Holy Hill.
VTS aims to form men and
women for leadership -
leadership that is needed
in the world today. The
world needs leaders that
are grounded in Scripture,
theology, and ethics. The
world needs leaders that
are prepared to speak out
against the injustices in the
world and to give hope to
those who are in despair.
At this point, along the
timeline of history, the
world is seeking lead-
ers who have been well
formed by their experi-
ences and who have been
prepared for leadership.
Each graduate of this insti-
tution has benefited from
the education that they
received on the Holy Hill.
In turn, many parishes, mis-
sions, and institutions have
benefitted from the min-
Left: Congratulations to
Louise “Day” Dodson (‘99)
who is the 2011-2012 President
of the Alumni Association
Executive Committee (AAEC).
Day follows the able leadership
of the Rev. Angela Ifill (‘95).
We are grateful for their time,
energy, and commitment to our
graduates.
out into the world to share
with others the greatness
of God.
Every Christian under-
stands the importance of
being responsive to God’s
call on their lives. The
quiet, still voice in our ear,
the tug to do more contin-
ues until we respond. God
has selected each of us to
do our part to spread His
message and to encourage
others to become disciples
of Jesus Christ. Leaders
help others discern what
they see and hear God call-
ing them to become; lead-
ers direct others towards
a more complete life with
Christ.
Make a financial contribu-
tion towards strengthening
the future leadership of the
Church. We seek to ensure
that the future leaders of
the Church will continue
to be formed and educated
with the assistance of other
leaders. If you have not
done so already, please
make a gift that is a reflec-
tion of your support of the
Seminary and the future
of the Church – become a
team member as we make
our way to our year-end
goal. We are seeking the
help of all leaders to get us
to the finish line. q
E-mail: alumni@vts.edu
• April 30, 2011 Call: 703-461-1711
AAEC Ballots due Fax: 703-370-0138
Email Address Changes to:
manderson@vts.edu
• October 4-5, 2011
Alumni Convocation
and D. Francis Sprigg
Memorial Lectures ‘55
The Rev. David J. Greer, interim
featuring:
rector, Christ Episcopal Church,
Nacogdoches, TX. In October
Lauren F. Winner on 2010, a painted portrait of David
“Biblical Imagination was donated to his former parish,
St. James Episcopal Church in
and God in the 21st
Warrenton, VA, where he served
Century.” as rector for 16 years.
Honorary Degree ‘66
The Rt. Rev. Jack McKelvey,
Recipients will include:
interim president, Colgate
Rochester Crozer Divinity School,
• Dr. Ysaye Barnwell,
Rochester, NY.
vocalist and sign
language interpreter in ‘67
the internationally The Rev. John R. Gilchrist, priest-
in-charge, St. Aidan’s Episcopal
acclaimed musical
Church, Machias, ME.
ensemble, Sweet Honey
in the Rock;
‘71
The Rev. David H. Knight, priest
• Professor Diarmaid associate, St. Mary’s Episcopal
MacCulloch, professor Church, Richmond, VA.
of the History of the
Church at the University ‘74
The Rev. Dr. Paul Hogg, Jr.,
of Oxford, and one of
interim rector, Grace Episcopal
the most distinguished Church, The Plains, VA.
active scholar of the
English Reformation; ‘79
The Rev. C. Christopher
• Mr. Buford Scott, Thompson, transition priest,
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church,
founding member of
Beckley, WV.
the mentoring program,
The Micah Association, ‘80
for at-risk children. The Rev. Irwin M. Lewis, Jr., time
certain rector, Christ & St. Luke’s
Church, Norfolk, VA.
The Rev. Bennett G. Jones II,
priest-in-charge, Christ Episcopal
Church, Fitchburg, MA.
‘87
The Rev. Jo-Ann R. Murphy,
assistant rector, St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church, Coconut
Grove, FL.
‘89
The Rev. Dr. Patty T. Earle,
interim rector, Church of Our
Saviour, Lincolnton, NC.
The Venerable William C.
Parnell, archdeacon for Mission,
Diocese of New York, NY.
‘93
Dr. Matthias Beier, assistant
professor of Pastoral Care and
Counseling, Christian Theological
Seminary, Indianapolis, IN.
‘94
The Rev. Jennifer M. Wilson,
deacon, St. David’s-in-the-Pines,
Wellington, FL.
‘96
The Venerable Sydney C. Ugwunna,
Ph.D. , interim rector, St. Ste-
phen’s Episcopal Church, Earlev-
ille, MD.
‘98
The Rev. Alan M. Akridge, rector,
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church,
Brunswick, GA.
‘00
The Rev. Dr. Andrew J. MacBeth,
interim rector, Christ Episcopal
Church, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.
‘01
The Rev. Earl D. Beshears, associ-
ate rector, St. Mark’s Episcopal
Church, Venice, FL.
Keeping
The Rev. Eric L. Miller, rector,
Ascension & Holy Trinity Episco-
pal Church, Cincinnati, OH.
The Rev. Shearon S. Williams,
rector, St. George’s Episcopal
In Touch
Church, Arlington, VA.
The Journal
‘04 The Seminary’s magazine
The Rev. Jennifer G. McKenzie, for alumni and friends.
interim associate for Ministry De-
Once per year, in the fall.
velopment, Church of the Good
Shepherd, Burke, VA.
News from the Hill
‘05 The Seminary’s newsletter
The Rev. Laura S. Gettys, canon for supporters of VTS.
pastor for Parish Life, St. Mary’s
Three times per year, in March,
Cathedral, Memphis, TN.
June, and December.
The Rev. Spencer B. Potter,
rector, St. Andrew’s Episcopal
The eNews
Church, Palmetto Bay, FL.
Email updates about
‘06 happenings at VTS.
The Rev. Sari N. Ateek, rector, The first day of each month.
St. John’s Episcopal Church,
Norwood, Chevy Chase, MD.
The Dean’s Commentary
‘07 Daily Seminary updates
The Rev. Arienne S. L. Davison, from Dean Markham and/or
priest associate, Grace Episcopal other guest contributors.
Church, Bainbridge Island, WA;
Daily, Monday-Friday.
canon for Multicultural Ministry,
Diocese of Olympia, Seattle, WA.
Alumni Convocation 2011
‘08
The Rev. Sven L. vanBaars, rec- Annual conference for
graduates and friends of
tor, Abingdon Episcopal Church,
White Marsh, Gloucester, VA. the Seminary.
This year: October 4 & 5.
The Rev. Justin A. Falciani, rector,
Christ Church, Somers Point, NJ.
You can also find us on:
‘09
The Rev. Robert W. Black, Jr.,
assistant rector, youth minister,
St. Francis Episcopal Church,
Greensboro, NC.

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‘09 (continued from page 13)

The Rev. Dr. J. Vincent Guss, Jr., director of

Medical Bioethics, Kaiser Permanente West Los
YOUR AAEC AT WORK A Desperate Plea for Peace: Letters to Robert E. Lee
This year, the City of Alexandria, Virginia, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the
Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. city’s role as the longest occupied territory of the war. In the next three newsletters,
we will be looking at Virginia Seminary’s unique involvement in the war.
The Rev. Valerie J. Hayes, staff chaplain,

National Institutes of Health, Clinical Research
Center, Spiritual Care Department, Bethesda, MD.
‘10
The Rev. Barbara A. Bassuener, rector, Church
of St. Mary the Virgin, Pocomoke City, MD.
The Rev. Leslie C. Ferguson, rector, St. John’s
Episcopal Church, Suffolk, VA.
At the March 2011 AAEC meeting
(from top, left to right): The Revs.
Blake Rider (‘04), Troy Mendez (‘09),
and Lauren Kuratko (‘05); the Rev.
Neal Goldsborough (‘81); the Revs.
Keith Johnson (‘01) and Patricia Alex-
ander (‘01); the Rev. Bill Parnell (‘89);
the Rev. Milton Williams (‘96): the
Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe (‘00); the Revs.
Linda Kramer (‘87) and Christine
Whitaker; Ms. Day Dodson (‘99),
newly elected AAEC president; and
the Rev. Christopher Garcia (‘10).
A
braham Lincoln was sworn in as
President on March 4, 1861. The
shelling of Fort Sumter and the loss
and threat to other federal installations
faced the new President. On April
15, 1861 President Lincoln signed a
Proclamation calling for states to raise
75,000 volunteers to suppress insurrec-
tion and “repossess the forts, places,
and property which have been seized
from the Union”.
It was during this period in April 1861
when events led to disunion and war.
Robert E. Lee was offered command
of the Union Army but declined. On
April 20, 1861, he wrote General Win-
field Scott tendering his resignation.
He had mixed feelings, and although
Lee opposed secession and the pros-
pect of war, he would not be party to
military action against Virginia and
Southern States.
His announcement was welcomed in
Richmond and lent further support to
secessionist passions. Two days later,
April 22, 1861, upon the invitation of
the Governor of Virginia, Lee accepted
command of Virginia forces.
The news from Robert E. Lee’s Ar-
lington home travelled fast. Cassius F.
Lee, first cousin and boyhood friend,
of Robert E. Lee was troubled by talk
of secession and the prospect of war.
A member of the board of trustees of
the Virginia Theological Seminary, he
lived at Menokin his homestead on
Braddock Road near the Seminary ”.
In a letter dated April 23, 1861, Cas-
sius expressed hope that by accepting
command of the Virginia forces it may
save our nation and “lead to peaceful
settlement of our difficulties”.
My dear Robert,--The enclosed letter was
written to me, as you will see, in conse-
quence of a remark I made to Dr. Sparrow,
which he reported to the writer, Dr. May,
that I hoped your connection with the
Virginia forces, if you conclude to accept
the command might lead to some peaceful
settlement to our difficulties. I hoped this
from the friendship between yourself and
General Scott. I have only time now to
enclose you Dr. May’s letter, and to offer
my earnest prayer that God may make you
instrumental in saving our land from this
dreadful strife.
In haste. Yours truly,
Cassius F. Lee
Enclosed was a letter from Dr. James
May. In his letter dated 22, April 1861,
Theological Seminary of Virginia, he
expresses anguish over the prospect
of a civil war, that “young impetuous
spirits seem to be leading the mind of the
country”, and hoping that Virginia and
“Col. Lee” will take the lead in “bring-
ing about a peaceful settlement of our
troubles” avoiding a “dreadful civil war”.
“We may have so sinned that the wrath
of God must lie upon us and make us
suffer the awful judgment now threaten-
ing... O, may that peace come now, at the
beginning, instead of the end of a fearful
conflict.”
On 25, April 1861 Robert E. Lee wrote
to C.F. Lee expressing his fear peaceful
settlement is no longer possible. He
writes in part:
I am much obliged to you for Dr. May’s
letter. Express to him my gratitude for his
sentiments, and tell him that no earthly
act would give me so much pleasure, as to
restore peace to my country. But I fear it is
now out of the power of man, and in God
alone must be our trust. I think our policy
should be purely on the defensive. To resist
aggression and allow time to allay the pas-
sions and reason to resume her sway.
In closing he said:
I wanted to say many things to you before
I left home. But the event was rendered so
imperatively speedy that I could not. May
God preserve you and yours.
Very truly, R. E. Lee q
Source: “Stratford Hall and the Lees
Connected with its History”, Frederick
Warren Alexander, University of Vir-
ginia, 1912, pp. 210-217, Google eBook
http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=o
_0cAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_slider_
user_shelves_7_homepage.
Dave Cavanaugh
is a local historian
and resident of
Seminary Ridge
in Alexandria. He
enjoys making
history interesting
and relevant to his
community.
He is a retired
Federal Employee who has held various
positions at the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, Department of Energy, and Federal
Highway Administration. He also served as
a legislative assistant to Senator Mike Crapo
(R) of Idaho.
Cavanaugh graduated from the University
of Wisconsin, Madison majoring in history
and political science.

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 Student News
The theme for last
Student Body President
month’s Conference
on Ministry was
“Under Construc-
tion,” and it is a
good motto for
student life at VTS
this year.
Students have al-
ready taken an active
role in constructing wor-
ship space since the fire. Mike
Angell, Laura Cochran, and
Chana Winger continue to
serve on the committee that is
guiding the transformation of
our temporary worship space.
As the Seminary has begun to
look ahead to a new chapel,
Gary Taylor, Grey Maggiano,
and Dorothella Littlepage are
contributing student voices to
the New Chapel Committee.
Over the past few weeks I have
also had the privilege of work-
ing with a small team tasked
with renovating some of the
spaces dedicated for infor-
mal student use – the student
lounge in Addison and the
student government room in
the basement of the Welcome
Center. This team – made up of
Whitney Kirby, Katie Craw-
News from the Hill · March 2011
ford, Kyle Oliver,
Oscar Rozo, Anne
Dale, and Shawn
Strout – faith-
fully compiled
feedback about
what their fel-
low students
need and desire
in these spaces.
They emerged with a
creative and exciting vi-
sion of a sophisticated small-group
study area in Addison and a “cam-
pus common room” in the Welcome
Center, and this spring we will
begin to transform those spaces. The
Executive Council of the student
government voted wholeheartedly
to devote the funds we have carried
in surplus from previous years to
this effort, in hopes that the spaces
Adzima, portrayed the Apostle Paul
we create this year will serve future
students for years to come.
As these students can all attest,
the work of construction is often
grueling, but the rewards of build-
ing together in faithful and creative
discernment will be enjoyed at the
seminary well beyond our time as
students. q
- Rebecca Edwards (VTS ‘11)
Diocese of East Tennessee
SPRING
VARIETY SHOW
Spring Variety Show (pictured
right, clockwise from top left
corner): Lara Shine led the
crowd in a song; Joel Atong read
his poem (see far right column);
we were on the edge of our seats as
David Rose juggled fire;
the Middler Class skit about
the hazards of being on campus
was hilarious as Laura Cochran
found herself wound up in orange
plastic construction fencing; and
David Romanik, with Melissa
in a management training course.
Pictured below: Patricia Sexton,
Matthew Kozlowski, Krista and
Tim Baer, in the Senior Class skit
about the real meaning behind
common idioms at VTS.
News from the Hill · www.vts.edu
A Visit to the Amazing Clinic:
A Poem by the Rev. Joel Atong (MA, ‘12)
Anglican Diocese of Mumbasa
I went to the Amazing Clinic to have my routine
medical check-up and I confirmed that I was ill.
When He took my blood pressure, The Great
Physician found I was low in tenderness.
When He read my temperature, the thermom-
eter registered 110 degrees of anxiety.
And when He ran the electrocardiogram, He
found that I needed several by-passes of Love
since my arteries were blocked with loneliness
and could not provide for an empty heart.
He sent me to the orthopedics and found that
I could not walk by my brother’s side because
I had fractured myself when tripping with
jealousy.
He also found I was short sighted since I could
not see beyond my brothers’ shortcomings.
He discovered I was deaf because I had stopped
listening to the voice of The Great Physician.
Imagine! Imagine my brothers and sisters!
For all this, The Great Physician gave me free
consultations.
So I pledged and I pledged my sisters and
brothers, that I will follow strictly my prescrip-
tions:
• Every morning, I take a glass full
of gratitude;
• When going to work I take a
spoon full of peace;
• Every hour I take one pill of patience,
one cup of brotherhood,
and one glass of humility;
• When going home, I take one dose of Love;
• When going to bed, I take
two caplets of clear conscience;
Have you been to the Amazing Clinic? It is free!
It is free! And fully paid for by the Great Physi-
cian. Rush today when it is still day!
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VTS and Episcopal High School
Sign $1 Million Agreement
V
irginia Theological Seminary
signed an historic $1 million
agreement with Episcopal High
School (EHS) this past January, agree-
ing to open its day-care center, The
Butterfly House, to members of EHS’
faculty, staff, and administration in
exchange for funding of the Butterfly
House renovation.
VTS, EHS, and architect, The Lukmire
Partnership, have developed plans to
expand the Butterfly House into the
existing Mollegen Gym which will al-
low the Butterfly House to increase its
enrollment from 24 to 48. Spaces not
filled by VTS or EHS will be opened
up to the Alexandria community
at full tuition. The anticipated
completion date of the new facil-
ity is September 1, 2011.
The Headmaster of EHS, F.
Robertson Hershey (pictured
above, center, with VTS CFO,
Heather Zdancewicz and Dean
Markham), agreed saying,
“The EHS board of directors
18 News from the Hill · March 2011
doesn’t see this as a building or capital
project, rather, they see it as an invest-
ment in the faculty and children that
are so important to our communities.”
In addition to a shared child-care facil-
ity, EHS has opened its state-of-the-art
sporting facility to the VTS commu-
nity, and housing is being made avail-
able to each other’s faculty.
Stated Hershey, “It adds great mean-
ing to me to know that we are taking
an action that will sustain this rela-
tionship for generations to come.” q
Starting Strong
Finishing Strong
Please remember our Annual Fund. The
Spring Phonathon “Starting Strong,
Finishing Strong” will be held April 11-14,
2011. We enjoy the calls and are grate-
ful to the Dean, faculty, staff, alums,
students, and friends who volunteer to
help make them. Yes, the Phonathon is
about money and the Annual Fund, but
the calls are also about connecting and
listening, about receiving and giving an
encouraging word.
The Annual Fund must stay strong—but
we’re also praying for a strong chapel
capital effort that will reveal the depth
and breadth of our strength as an institu-
tion which must serve the Episcopal
Church in the decades to come. You
cannot have a seminary without a chapel.
So, together we will build a new chapel—
and one that honors the 1881 chapel and
the chapel which first stood on the holy
ground south of Aspinwall Hall.
Many thanks for your generous and
listening hearts. VTS will remain strong
because we all care about her service,
mission, and future. A strong VTS means
that people will hear a tolerant and
reasonable voice in the cacophony of
Christendom. Help keep VTS strong!
The Art of Listening
O
n December 27, 2010, one of
our students, John Sylvester-
Johnson from Roanoke, Vir-
ginia, suffered a tragic fall. After brain
surgery, John is receiving rigorous
therapy at the Shepherd Center in
Atlanta. In the Dean’s Commentary
on February 14, 2011, Dean Markham
described in careful detail a hospital
visit. He wrote of finding a wife read-
ing to her husband. The Dean wrote
that he “listened to Joy as she shared
John’s progress.” There was another
holy moment “when Joy knelt down
to listen to him, John kissed her gently
on the cheek.” It was a visit of holy
listening and holy being.
Talking is obvious and hard to miss.
Listening is often not so apparent. We
listen in many ways. We listen while
on the phone. We read an email and
listen for the person’s voice, for the
message contained but not expressed
in words. We read a text message and
listen for what is meant in a few short
words. We listen carefully to get the
right message, to hear what we want
or must hear. We listen to sermons—
well, some of the time. We listen to
colleagues at work and friends at
play on our best days.
In deep and loving relationships,
we often assume too much. We
predict a reaction. Or, we are
able to finish a thought or a
sentence because we know
the person so well. So, often
we do not listen well to those
who love us. We listen to
criticism and often move
quickly into our “reason-
able” response. I know that
I do not always hear blessings and
praise, especially from those closest
to my heart. I discount the good word
all too quickly and I listen selectively
too much of the time. Our deepest
relationships are about listening to
words; listening to silence; listening to
moments and listening to actions.
The art of listening involves the mind
and the heart. We listen with both.
Most of us spend our days listening
with our mind and making, for the
most part, good rationale responses
and decisions. Listening with the heart
is a tricky journey. For the last few
months, Dean Markham and I have
been conducting Listening Sessions
about the new chapel. As I reflect on
the campus sessions and at the ses-
sions around the country, I am
stunned by the amount of heart
listening we have done.
In these Listening Sessions we be-
gin with a slideshow of the 1881
chapel, the ravaging fire and
News from the Hill · www.vts.edu
Office of Institutional Advancement
by the Rev. J. Barney Hawkins IV
some options as we envision a new
chapel. The Dean discourages ques-
tions—saying that he will answer
questions but really wants to hear
from people. He is listening for ideas
and answers—the core purpose of
the sessions on campus, in Reston at
the Annual Council for the Diocese
of Virginia, at Immanuel Church-
On-the-Hill, at the Consortium of the
Endowed Parishes in Chicago (led by
Heather Zdancewicz, Charles Fischer,
VTS senior, Gary Taylor, and Ann Roe-
buck), in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and
Los Angeles. Most of these sessions
have been connected to our existing
Dean’s Roundtables.
As the Dean and I listened in the
sessions we facilitated, I was always
moved by the emotion, the tears, the
insights and the love of our VTS fam-
ily. The art of listening is never a com-
pletely rational act, especially when it
comes to the chapel fire. Listening is
never about mind or heart. Both are
part of our listening to each other and
to God.
Our national Listening Ses-
sions have been pure gold.
Email and phone calls,
strategic conversations,
and surveys–and in
countless ways we are
listening as VTS dis-
cerns God’s will. The
journey to a new cha-
pel will be a long one,
as “long as the wisemen
to the cradle.” There
will be as much listening
as talking and as much
praying as planning. q
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Summertime—and the Learning is Easy at VTS

Summer offerings in the new Master of Arts degree at VTS have some surprises for Christian
educators looking for sound, practical courses in Christian formation. Non-degree students
can register for three formation courses offered during the 2011 Summer Term, June 20 – July 8.

June 20-24, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Monday – Friday (offered both at VTS and via video conference).

Adult Education
with Lisa Kimball, director of the Center for the Ministry of Teaching and Professor of
Christian Formation and Congregational Leadership.

June 27 - July 1, 2 – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

Practices of a People
with Dorothy Linthicum, program coordinator at the Center for the Ministry of Teaching.

July 4-8, 2 – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

Photo by Jana Koll

Curriculum Development and Critique

with Dorothy Linthicum, program coordinator at the Center for the Ministry of Teaching.

For more information, go to www.vts.edu/icfl/registration.