A Week as a Seminarian

As I write, I’m wrapping up my week as a seminarian at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in Alexandria, VA. I’ve had the good fortune to experience seminary life; staying in a dorm room (with a surprisingly comfortable bed), sharing meals with classmates in the refectory, walking across campus to Addison where class was led by Dr. Lisa Kimball and experiencing the Daily Office and Holy Eucharist in the chapel.

The course I enrolled in was Christian Adult Formation, which has been a passion of mine for 30+ years. This 5-day intensive course widened my vision by introducing the advances in technological resources, web sites, and good old paper-and-pencil techniques to foster deepening of faith through formation. Most fascinating resource? Perhaps AskCathy.AI, a web-based resource for asking questions, both simple and highly complex about the Episcopal Church, our polity and our faith.

If offered the opportunity, I'd be back in a heartbeat. 

My class and dorm mates were generally in their 30-40s, with some as young as 22 and as old as 78. Here I am with Adam and Javanie.