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V I R G I N I A T H E O L O G I C A L S E M I N A R Y
Alexandria, VA Fall 2009
News from the HillNews from the Hill
4. 5. 11.4.Anglican
Endeavors:Tanzania
WelcomeLisa
Kimball
New MajorGifts
Leader
11.5.
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News from the Hill Fall 2009
Virginia Theological Seminary
The Rt. Rev. James J. Shand
Chairman of the Board
Ms. Sissy Poland
Vice Chairman of the Board
The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Ph.D.
Dean and President
Dr. Timothy F. Sedgwick
Vice PresidentThe Rev. Dr. J. Barney Hawkins IV
Vice President
Ms. Heather Zdancewicz
Vice President, Assistant Treasurer &
Assistant Secretary
Dr. David H. Charlton
Secretary/Treasurer
OFFICERS
On the Cover: Graduates from the
Class of 2009 lining up for the
commencement procession.
Photo by Alix Dorr.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Rt. Rev. James J. Shand
Mrs. Auguste J. Bannard (2011)
Mr. David Booth Beers (2010)
Ms. Ana-Mita Betancourt (2010)
Mr. Julian M. Bivins, Jr. (2012)
The Rev. Catherine M. Campbell (2014)
The Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane
Dr. David H. Charlton (2011)
The Rev. Canon Thomas G. Clarke (2012)The Rev. Dr. Harold J. Cobb, Jr. (2013)
The Rev. Carlotta A. Cochran (2014)
The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Dannals (2010)
Dr. Lynwood D. I. Day (2013)
Mr. W. Carter Doswell (2013)
Mr. A. Hugh Ewing III (2013)
The Rev. Dr. M. Douglas Girardeau (2010)
Mrs. Martha W. High (2014)
The Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith IV
Ms. Elizabeth Cabell Jennings (2014)
The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston
The Rev. R. Kevin Kelly (2013)
The Rt. Rev. William (Mike) Michie Klusmeyer
The Rev. Thomas M. Kryder-Reid (2012)
The Rev. Thomas A. Lacy II (2011)
Ms. Angelica D. Light (2012)
Mr. James R. Lowe, Jr. (2013)
The Rev. Dr. Andrew J. MacBeth (2012)
Mr. M. Lee Marston (2014)
Mrs. Sissy Poland (2012)
The Rt. Rev. F. Neff Powell
The Rev. Dr. Allen F. Robinson (2010)
The Rev. Dr. Stanley W. Sawyer (2014)
The Rev. Dr. William R. Shiet, Jr. (2013)
The Rt. Rev. Eugene T. Sutton
Dr. William G. Thomas III (2010)
The Rev. Christine R. Whittaker (2013)
The Rev. J. Douglas Wigner, Jr. (2014)
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
The Rev. Charles L Fischer III
The Rev. C. Neal Goldsborough
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES
Dr. Mitzi J. Budde
The Rev. Robert W. Prichard, Ph.D.
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian (10)
Student Body President
ThenewsfromtheotherHill(CapitolHill)hasbeenstormy.Thesummerhasbeendominatedbytheargumentsoverhealthcarereform.ThenewsfromthisHill(theHolyHill)hasbeencalm.Thesummerhasbeendominatedbyacontinuingchangingcampus,astrongsetofprogramsintheDMinandMAinChristianEducation,andpreparationforthenewintakeofJuniors.
IampleasedtowelcomeDr.LisaKimbelltothecampusasournewDirectoroftheCenterfortheMinis-tryofTeaching,andtheRev.Charles
FischerIIIwhoisservingasourDirectorofAlumni,AnnualFund,andChurchRelations.
IamdeeplygratefultoGodforsomanypositiveindicatorsaroundtheSeminary.Justtohighlightafew:recentlymywifeandIentertainedtheMAinChristianEducationalumstoaSundayBrunchintheDeanery,whichwasfollowedbyaHolyEucharist.Theenergyintheroomwaspalpable;hereweregied
Christianeducatorsmakingadier-encetotheChurch.Thedinnerat
GeneralConventionwasadelight,anditwastheperfectvenuetohonorthehardworkoftheRev.JosephConstantandlaunchhisbookNo Turning Back:The Black Presence of Virginia TheologicalSeminary,apioneeringstudyoftheAfricanAmericanexperienceatVirginiaTheologicalSeminary.OurJuniorsareenjoyingAugusttermandarellingthecampuswithlaughterandenergy.WearetrulyanationalandinternationalSeminaryasstu-dentsfromaroundtheUnitedStatesandtheAnglicanCommunioncomeheretostudy.
Thisisgoingtobeaninterestingfall.
OurgraduatesfromlastJunewillbetherstclassontheSecondThreeYearsprogram;togethertheywillstartworkonthechallengeofsucceed-inginministry.WehaveourAlumni/aeConvocationanopportunitytorelateChristianEducationinourdiverseworld.AttheConvention,wewillbelaunchingournewaudiotour.Thisisanhistoriccampus,whichhasplayedanimportantroleinthelifeofAmerica.Thisaudiotourwillenableustowidenourgroupoffriendsand
connectwiththosewhoareinterestedinunderstandingthepast.
AsyoureadthisNews from the Hill,pleasetakeamomenttoprayfortheSeminary.Pleasepraythatwemightbefaithfulandthoughtful.AndtakeamomenttothankGodfortheworkthatGodisperforminginthisplace.
YoursinChrist,
Poised for Success: A New Semester Begins
Message from the Dean
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On the Holy Hill
TwoVTSstudentshavebeenawardedfellowshipsfromTheFundforTheologicalEducation(FTE),anational,ecumenicaladvocateforexcel-lenceinpastoralministryandtheologicalscholarshipthatawards$1.5millioninfellowshipsannually.
Middler,TimothyC.Baer(MDiv,DioceseofOklahoma),wasawarded$10,000foreducationalexpensesandtofundaself-designedprojecttoenrichhisformationasaministe-rialleader.Junior,AudreyOBrien(MDiv,DioceseofMassachuses),willreceivea$2,000$5,000Congre-gationalFellowship,whichmatchessupportfromhernominatingcongre-gation,St.PaulsEpiscopalChurchinNatick,Massachuses.Bothstudentswererecognizedasyoungleaderswhodemonstrateexceptionalgisforministry.
Virginia Seminary Students
Receive Prestigious National
Fellowships
TheRev.A.Kath-erineGrieb,Ph.D.,professorofNewTestament,hasbeenappointedtotheInter-AnglicanStandingCommis-sionforUnity,FaithandOrder(IAS-
CUFO),anewcommissionestablishedbytheArchbishopofCanterburyandtheSecretaryGeneraloftheAngli-canCommunionfollowingextensiveconsultationwiththeProvincesoftheCommunionaroundtheworld.
Beginningin2009,theCommission,whichwillbechairedbytheMostRev.BernardNtahoturi,primateoftheAnglicanChurchofBurundi,willoverseetheecumenicallifeoftheAn-glicanCommunion,andwillpromotethedeepeningofcommunionbetweentheAnglicanCommunionandotherChristianChurchesandtraditions.TheCommissionwillalsoadvisetheProvinces,thePrimates,theAnglicanConsultativeCouncil,andtheArch-bishopofCanterburyonallquestionsofecumenicalengagementaswellasonquestionsofAnglicanFaithandOrder.
Archbishop of CanterburyAppoints Dr. Grieb to Anglican
Commission on Unity, Faith
and Order
AthirdeditionofthepopularAWorld Religions Reader, editedbyDeanMarkhamandChristyLohr,associateeditorofHartfordSeminarysReviews
in Religion &Theology,hasbeenreleasedbyWiley-Blackwell.
ThislatesteditionoftheReaderhasbeenrevisedandupdatetoreectthevi-brantrolere-ligionplays
inthetwenty-rstcenturyandincludesnewchap-
tersonIndigenousReligions,Jainism,Zoroastrianism,andEmergingReli-gions.TheReadercanbepurchasedattheCokesburybookstoreoncampus.
Ian Markham Releases Third
Edition of World Religions
Reader
TheAugusttermatVirginiaSeminarybeganwith59incomingstudentsfrom26domesticdioceses,eightdomesticprovinces,andfourcountriesinclud-ingHaiti,thePhilippines,Israel,andSouthAfrica.
TwentypercentoftheClassof2012fallsintotheminoritycategory,fulll-ingoneoftheSeminarysgoalstobearaciallyandethnicallydiversecom-munity.
Sixty-onepercentoftheenteringstudentsthisyearareworkingtowardtheMasterofDivinitydegree(MDiv),whiletheremaining39%arework-ingtowardaMasterinTheologicalStudies(MTS),aMasterofArtsinChristianEducation(MACE),aMaster
ofArtsinChristianEducation/YouthMinistry(MACEYM),orareenrolledintheAnglicanStudiesprogram.
Themedianageofallstudentsenter-inginthefallis36.5(33forMDiv);58%arewomen,42%aremen;58%ofenteringstudentsaremarried/part-nered,42%aresingle.Fiy-fourper-centoftheincomingMDivstudentsareintheir20sand30s;33%intheir50sand60s.
Welcome Class of 2012!
Pictured le to right: Enteringstudents, Carrie English, Mahew
Wright, and Mary Mackin (MDiv).
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News from the Hill Fall 2009
Institute for Christian Formation & Leadership
The Prayer Book at 30
Thismonth,the1979BookofCommonPrayerturns30.Inacknowledgementofthisan-niversary,VirginiaSeminaryissponsoringaseriesoflecturesentitledThe 1979 Book of Com-mon Prayer Then/The 1979 Book
of Common Prayer Now: The Prayer Book at 30 whichwillexaminetheexpectationsfor,theexperienceinuseof,andthecontinuingexplorationsofthepotentialsofthe1979BookofCommonPrayer.Thenextlecturewilltakeplaceon:
Thursday,December10,2009-4:00p.m.Non-EucharisticWorshipsince1979withguestspeaker,SisterJeanCampbellFormoreinformation,visitwww.vts.edu.
Fridays at the Seminary
- November 6, 2009Religion and the Young
Adult - A Different Way
of Believing?
JoinDr.DavidGortner,pro-fessorofevangelismandcongregationallifeatVTS,to
considerthewaysthatyoungadults(20sand30s)thinkaboutreligionandthespirituallife.Whetheryouworkwithyoungadults,mentorone,parentone,orconsideryourselfone,thereismuchtolearnaboutthefutureofrelgiouslifeinAmerica.Formoreinformation,visit
www.vts.edu.
Shakespeare Lecture -
October 14, 2009
JoinVTSattheShakespeareTheatreCompanyinWashing-tonforapre-performancepre-sentationbytheRev.Dr.RogerFerlo,VTSassociatedeanandprofessorofReligionand
Culture,andMr.AkivaFox,literaryassociate,Shakespeare
TheatreCompany.Theperformancebeginsat5:00p.m.
Ticketstothepre-performancediscussionandtheperfor-manceareavailablethroughtheShakespeareTheatreboxoceat202-5457-1122.
Whats New?
The CMT WelcomesNew Director
VirginiaSeminarywelcomestocam-pusDr.LisaKim-
ball,thenewDirectoroftheCenterfortheMinistryofTeaching(CMT)andProfessorofChristianFormationandCongrega-tionalLeadership.KimballservedasafacultymemberoftheCollegeofEduca-tionandHumanDevelop-mentattheUniversityofMinnesotaandaResearchScientistforSearchInstitutesCenterforSpiritualDevelop-mentinChildhoodandAdolescence.Shebringsover20-yearsofexperienceworkingasalayprofessionaleducator,youthmin-isterandleadershiptrainerintheEpisco-
palChurch.
AsamemberoftheICFLfaculty,KimballwillhaveoversightoftheCMTandwillteachcoursesatthemastersanddoctorallev-elsinChristianeducation,faithdevelopment,andotheraspectsofpracticaltheologyinparish,school,campandotherseings.
Describingherselfasabridge-person,Kimballemphasizestheimportanceofknowinghowtobuildcollaborationsandcom-munitypartnershipsacrosslinesofreligion,language,raceandclass.Todothat,stressesKimball,layandclergyleadersmustknowtheirownstoriesoffaithwellenoughtowelcomechallengingdialogue.AsIseeit,saysKimball,
themissionof
theCMTistomakeGodspromiseofbeinglovedandforgiventhroughJesusChristincarnateintrustworthy,resource-richrelationships,highquality,multi-mediaeducationalmaterialsandresearchinitiativesforadiverseChurch.
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n May, the Seminarys 186th Com-
mencement was held. Sixty-three
diplomas were awarded and the com-
mencement address was given by theRt. Rev. Barbara Harris, suffragan
bishop, retired, Diocese of Massachusetts.
To watch Bishop Harris commencement
address, visit the Media Gallery on the VTS
Web site (www.vts.edu.)
Honorary degrees were conferred upon the
Rev. Benjamin Pfohl Campbell, pastoral
director of Richmond Hill in Richmond,
Virginia; the Rev. Dr. Carl P. Daw, Jr., execu-
tive director of The Hymn Society in Boston,
Massachusetts; and Mr. Donnie E. Wheat-
ley, executive director of Boys Home, Inc. in
Covington, Virginia.
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News from the Hill Fall 2009
MyrstmonthasDirec-torofAlumni,AnnualGivingandChurchRela-tionshasbeenmuchlikearideatDisneyland(onlyappropriateaerleaving
GeneralConventioninAnaheim),atrueseasonoftransition.Iwentfrombeingastudenttobecomingsta,deacontopriest,frommyapartmenttoahouse,anewschoolformyson,andmostim-portantlyformywife,frombeingunemployedtoemployed.Yes,ithasitsupsand
downsbuttherideisexciting;aergeingooneonlythinksaboutridingthisrollercoasteragain.ButIcanlookbackandsay,Ididit.
VirginiaSeminaryisenter-ingintoanewchapterinourlonghistoryhereinAlexandria.TheSeminary,abletoweatherthestorms
ofagespast,hasonceagainmadeitthroughanother-abitbaeredandpossiblyscarredbutstillstanding.Wearealsostrongerbe-causeoftheexperience.
TheEpiscopalChurchisinthemidstofredirectingitsownmission,seekingtoberelevanttothenation
andtheworld.Theworld,ormorespecically,theAnglicanCommunionmaynotunderstandandmaydisagreewithourChurchbutitisuptothepriests,
pastors,teachers,scholarsandfaithfulchurchmenandwomenwhohavebeeneducatedatVTStohelpfosterhealthyrelationshipswithallthroughouttheAnglicanCommunion.As
wehaveinagespast,wewillgetthroughallofthis,lookingbackandsayingWedidit!
IencourageallofyoutoaendourFallConvo-
cationOctober6&7,2009.Welookforwardtohostingyouasyoureconnectwithclassmatesandfriends.Theclassesof1949,1954and1959willbespecialguestsoftheSeminaryastheycelebratetheir60th,55thand50thanniversariesof
theirgraduationfromVTS.TheOceofAlumniRela-tionswillhostaspecialdin-nertohonorthesegentle-menonMonday,October5th.PleasecontactMoninaPangan,yourclasssteward,ormeformoreinformation.
InChrist,CharlesLFischer,III
NOTE
DIRECTORS
Oce of Alumni Aairs
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News from the Hill Fall 2009
TheRev.JohnY.H.Yieh,Ph.D.,professorofNewTestament,istherecipientofthe2009Suzanne
F.ThomasFacultyResearchAward.Yieh,anordainedministerofthePresbyterianChurch(USA),hastaughtNewTestamentatVirginiaSeminarysince1995.Beforejoiningthefaculty,YiehservedonthefacultiesatBangorTheologicalSeminaryinMaineandAndoverNewtonTheologicalSchoolinBoston.
TheSuzanneF.ThomasFacultyResearchAwardisgivenannuallytoamemberoftheSeminarysfacultytosupportfacultyresearchandfosterexcellenceinscholarshipatVTS.TheawardisgivenatthediscretionoftheDeanoftheSeminary.
YiehcompletedhisPh.D.inReligiousStudies(specializinginNewTesta-mentStudies)atYaleUniversity.Priortothat,hereceivedanM.A.andaM.Phil.inReligiousStudies
fromYaleUniversity,anM.Div.from
TaiwanTheologicalSeminary,anM.A.inEnglishLiteraturefromFu-ZenCatholicUniversityandaB.A.inForeignLanguagesfromTunghaiUniversity.
Dr.YiehisauthorofThe ConciseGreek-Chinese Dictionary of the NewTestament(UnitedBibleSocieties,1989),One Teacher: Jesus TeachingRole in Mahews Gospel Report (deGruyter,2004),andMaking Sense ofthe Sermon on the Mount (Grove,2007).
HehasalsopublishedseveralessaysonthehistoryofChineseBiblicalinterpretation.
Currently,Yiehiswritingabooken-titledLives of the Bible in Chinawhichintroducesandanalyzesthecharac-teristicsandconsequencesofChinesebiblicalhermeneuticsintherecep-tionhistoryoftheChristianBibleinmodernChina.HehasservedonthesteeringcommieesfortheBibleinAfrica,Asia,LatinAmerica,and
CaribbeanprogramgroupsaswellastheAsianandAsian-AmericanBiblicalHermeneuticsgroupintheSocietyofBiblicalLiterature.HehasalsoservedasPresidentoftheMid-AtlanticRegionoftheSBL.
TheVTSSuzanneF.ThomasFacultyResearchAwardwasestablishedinJuly2005inhonorofSuzanneF.ThomasofAyle,Virginiaandherstrongcommitmenttoexcellenceineducationandthemissionofthe
EpiscopalChurch.
Throughoutherdistinguishedca-reerofservicetoeducationandtheChurch,SuzanneThomashasencour-agedresearchandscholarshipasakeyingredienttoexcellenceinteach-ingandthevitalmissionofinstitu-tionsofgreaterlearning.
John Yieh Receives
Faculty Research Award
The Washington
Theological Consortium
(WTC) has announced
that the Rev. Dr.
Richard Jones, retired
professor of Mission
and World Religions
at Virginia Seminary, will be the first
recipient of the Al-Alwani Chair in Mus-
lim Christian Dialogue. The Washington
Theological Consortium is a community of
theological institutions of diverse Christian
traditions whose mission is to witness to
Christian unity and to provide an ecumeni-cal context for equipping leaders while
seeking a deeper appreciation of other
world religions.
Faculty NewsWorld Missioner, Rich Jones, isFirst Al-Alwani Chair in MuslimChristian Dialogue
Rev. Jacques Hadlers
course, An Introduction to
the Application of Bowen
Family Systems Theory
to Ministry, can now be
accessed through the VTS
Web site thanks to a new
online initiative called
VTS Without Walls.
Through VTS Without
Walls, individuals
and groups from all
over the world can
access deep discus-
sions about ministry
and leadership happening
here on Holy Hill and beyond. VTS With-
out Walls fulfills a key component of theSeminarys Strategic Plan, in which we are
living toward more web-based educational
resources for persons in the larger Washing-
ton, D.C. area and for the church beyond.
Additional videos will be added in the weeks
and months to come, giving helpful resourc-
es to dioceses who train priests locally a
unique opportunity to witness the conversa-
tions happening on the Holy Hill. Visit www.
vts.edu/withoutwalls.
Jacques Hadlers FamilySystems Class Now Oered Online
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TheRev.JosephM.Constant,directorofEthnicMinistriesandStudentLifeatVirginia
Seminary,releaseanewbookthispastJuly,No Turning Back: the Black Pres-ence at Virginia Theological Seminary(EvergreenPress),whichendeavorstocapturethestoryofracisminthelifeofVirginiaSeminaryandtheBishopPayneDivinitySchool.
No Turning Backwaswrieninre-sponsetothe2006GeneralConventionResolutionA123inwhichTheEpisco-
palChurchresolvedtoacknowledgeitshistoryofparticipationin[slav-ery]andthedeepandlastinginjurywhichtheinstitutionofslaveryanditsaermathhaveinictedonsocietyandontheChurch.TheleerofapologyfromDeanMarkhamincludedinthe
bookisanexplicitacknowledgementoftheSeminarysownfailuresandisreectiveofthecommitmentoftheSeminarytoaddressitsownfailuresineradicatingracism.
No Turning BackalsoensuresthattherichhistoryandtraditionintheEpiscopalChurchamongstAfricanAmericans--particularlyasitrelatestotheologicaleducationatVTS--isnotlost.
Thetotalimpactofthisbookisstrik-
ing,saidDeanMarkham.Itisapowerfulanalysisandnarrativeofaninstitutionsinteractionwithunjuststructuresandapowerfulchallengetousalltomaketheworlddierentforthefuture.
InadditiontoanintroductionandcontributionsbytheRev.LloydA.Lewis,Jr.,Ph.D.,theSeminarysMollyLairdDownsProfessorofNewTesta-ment,thebookincludesahistoricalnarrativeandinterviewswithseveral
oftheblackgraduatesofVTS.MyinterviewswiththegraduatesoftheSeminary,saidConstant,bearwit-nesstothefactthatthosewhoare
concernedwithracialjusticemustpaycloseaentiontothefutureoftheo-logicaleducationsincethereisnoturningback.
A2003graduateofVTS,ConstantcametotheSeminaryfollowingserviceatSt.TimothysEpiscopalChurchinWashington,DC.BorninHaiti,ConstantisthefounderoftheHaiti-MicahProject,anorganizationthataddressesthemostbasicneedsof
impoverishedanduneducatedstreetchildreninHaiti.
ToorderacopyofNo Turning Back,pleasecontacttheCokesburyBook-storeat703-461-1768.
These men and women
have given all of themselves,
heart and soul to a church
thats still guring out howto integrate them.
The Rev. Joseph M. Constant
Joseph Constants New Book Addresses
Plight Against Institutional Racism
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Student News
Asthenewstudentbodypresidentforthisacademicyear,
IamverypleasedtoworkalongsidetheotherelectedStudentBodyOcers.They
include:Vice-President,GeoEvans,(M.Div.10)fromthedioceseofAlabama,ChristineFaulstich,(M.Div.10)fromthedioceseofTexas,andMelissaBruckart,(M.Div.11)fromthedioceseofNorthwesternPennsylvania.EachhasanabidingloveforVTSandcaresdeeplyaboutthepositionstheyhold.Iamexcitedtohavesuchagreatteamwithwhichtocollabo-
rateforthecomingyear.
ThehistoryandlegacyofVTSisofraisingupandformingleadersforavarietyofworkwithinGodschurchandtheworld.Andwhilesomeoftheseleadershipcharacter-isticsmaybeformedbeforecomingtoseminary,itishereatVTSthatthesecharacteris-ticsofleadershipareencour-agedandhonedforhelpingtoleadthepeopleofGod.
Astheincomingstudentsarriveandwegettoknowthem,Iamexcitedtodiscovertheuniquegisandtalentstheybringtoenrichourcom-munity.Iamalsoexcitedbythefactthatthey,likecount-lessgraduatesofVTSbeforethem,willgoforthintotheworldleadingthechurchesintheirowndiocesesbutalsohelpingtoshapeandleadthelargerEpiscopalChurchbothnowandintheyearstocome.
InChrist,
MahewHanisianDioceseofSouthernOhio
Below: Members of the Class of2012 on a day-trip to Washing-ton. Photo courtesy of Ms. LaraShine.
Stu
dentBo
dyPresi
dent WhatIDidonMy
SummerVacation
England: The Archbishop of Canterbury
shared his tea with Patrick Greene (MDiv.10) who, in turn, shared his tas.
Junior, Shawn Strout, spent his summerin a Spanish immersion program, visitingsome of the missions in the Copan regionof Honduras.
From le to right: seniors Sandy Webband Chris Robinson served with AnnieCumberland (VTS 07) and fellow seniorChristine Faulstich as adult sta membersat Camp Braon-Green in Mississippi.
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InmyNews from the Hillarticlelastspring,IwroteabouttheSeminarysnancialcrisisanditsprofoundeect
onourcommunity.Thissummer,Ihavefoundmyselfintentionallypracticinggratitude.
OnvacationIgavethanksforadierentroutine;forthebeautyofourmountainhome;formyquirkybutbelovedfather-in-lawwhopassedawaythisJuly;fortheopportunitytopreachattheAugustinstallationofLonnieLacyatSt.AnnesChurchinTion,Georgia;andforthegenerosityoffamilyandfriends.Agrate-fulheartseemsrightforasummerdaythatisperfectineveryway.
AndalthoughIwasfrustratedbytheen-tireprocessofGeneralConvention,itdid
leavemewithoneabidingthought:manypeoplelovethisChurch.Iwasgrate-fulforsmallmomentsinAnaheim:seeinganoldfriend;havingadrinkandagoodlaughattheendoftheday;andbeinginspiredbyheavenwardmusicattheservicesofworship.GeorgeHerberthaswrien:Thouhastgivensomuchtousgiveonethingmoreagratefulheart.ThissummerIhaveoeredupHerbertswell-wornwordsinmyownprayersaboutmyownlifeandforthisSeminary.
HereontheHolyHill,thereismuchthatcommendsthepracticeofgratefulness.
Outofgratefulhearts,alumsandfriendshavebeengeneroustotheSeminaryinthelastscalyear,andweraisedarecordamount:$734,000.Itwasstilllessthanourgoalof$850,000buttheglassishalffullnothalfempty.Allgiving,restrictedandunrestricted,wasslightlyunder$2.2m.Thatsaverygoodyear:Wehavebeengivensomuch.Iamgratefulforthehard-workingteaminInsti-tutionalAdvancementwhokepttheireyeontheprizeinthisyearofconsider-ableexternaleconomicpressureandstressfulinternalrestructuring.
Thiscomingyear,July1,2009toJune30,2010,wewanttomovetoward$2.1mforourunrestrictedAnnualFundfrom$734,000to$2.1m.Nowthatisaboldpracticeingratefulness!Weneedagreatnumberofpeopletogiveus$1,000ormoreandtherebybecomepartoftheTwenty-FirstCenturyFundatVir-giniaTheologicalSeminary.WearegratefulthatweareaSeminaryforthe21st
Century.WeneedyournancialsupporttoservetheEpiscopalChurchandtheAnglicanCommunion.TodeliverourStrategicPlanandtoliveintoourmis-sion,weneedmanygenerousandgratefulhearts.Iamverygratefulforthemanygisthatmadepossibleourmissioninthepastyear.
IpreferGodisgood!toLifeisgood.PracticegratefulnessandcomeseeusontheHolyHillwhereGodisgoodeveryday.
JamesBarneyHawkinsIVVicePresidentforInstitutionalAdvancement
OceofInstitutionalAdvancementWelcomesChrisNorthrup
Chris Northrup isthe new Leader-
ship and PlannedGiving Ocer in theOce of Institu-tional Advancement.Northrup, whojoined the Seminarysta on August 4, isresponsible for increasing participa-tion in the seminarys planned givinglegacy society and will help developstrategies for cultivating major gifts.
Northrup has been a professional
fundraiser for the last ten years. Hewas the Director of Major and PlannedGiving at Shenandoah University.He solicited Shentel Corporationsdonation of $750,000 over ten yearsfor naming rights to the universitystadium, the rst corporate namingfor a Division III college athletic facilityin the country.
Northrup was the Director ofDevelopment for the Virginia CollegeFund in Northern Virginia and served
as a campaign consultant for manyorganizations such as The Evans Homefor Children, the Shelter for AbusedWomen, and St. Lukes CommunityClinic. He has served on many nonprot boards including WestMinsterCanterbury, (current), the Rotary Club,and Shenandoah Valley DiscoveryMuseum. He was head of the wor-ship committee while on the vestryat Christ Church Winchester. Prior toworking in sales, marketing, and fund-raising, Northrup began his career as
teacher and coach at Sidwell FriendsSchool.
Originally from Parkersburg, WestVirginia, Northrup was baptized andconrmed at Trinity Episcopal Church.He graduated from Kenyon Collegein Ohio and studied at St. AndrewsUniversity in Scotland and the Univer-sity of Virginia. Northrup and his wife,Robin, have four sons.
ThePracticeofGratefulness
Oce of Institutional Advancement
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