SEABURY AT GENERAL CONVENTION JULY 2009

July 11, 2009

You’re invited to Seabury’s Reception at the General Convention
Saturday, July 11
5:30 until 8:30
Anaheim Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom Salon K&J

Come hear what’s Next
Our doors. Our mind. Our classes. Open to all.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres $25 per person
RSVP by July 4
http://swtsgc09.ning.com/  or ron.fox@seabury.edu

 

MISSION AND MINISTRY IN THE GREAT EMERGENECE

Sept.21 - Sept.25

This week is an exciting new collaboration between Seabury's Bread for the Journey continuing education opportunity and our DMin in Congregational Development program. Come with your curiosity and passion. Choose between the 3-day or the full week of seminars, peer groups, worship and exploration.

Featuring:
New keynote lectures by Phyllis Tickle
Adaptive leadership workshop
Theology Pub with Nadia Bolz-Weber

Seminars:

  • Mission in a Post-Christendom World
  • Organization in a Non-Hierarchical World
  • Community in a Technological World
  • Where do we go from here?
  • Emersion Experience

To see the details, click here

To register online, click here

 

NEW DIRECTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HIRED

23 June, 2009

The Reverend Dr. M. Susan Harlow, an experienced theological educator and ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, has been hired as the Director of Congregational Development and Professor of Practical Theology at Seabury. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees unanimously approved her selection at a meeting on Tuesday at the seminary. Read more.

 

COMMENCEMENT 2009

Congratulations to all our graduates! To listen to the commencement sermon by John Dally, click here.


DIPLOMA IN ANGLICAN STUDIES ANNOUNCED

Beginning in Fall 2009, Seabury will offer a Diploma in Anglican Studies, consisting of 8 courses offered at the MDiv or DMin level. This Certificate is designed for people preparing for ministry in the Episcopal Church who are not attending an Episcopal seminary full time.

Each course will be offered in a hybrid format, combining online work with on-campus classes in an intensive format that includes worship and formation. The intensive classes will be held at Seabury either for 3 weekends during the regular semester (once a month, Sept.-Dec. or Feb.-May) or for 2 consecutive weeks in January (Monday – Friday).

For further information, contact Academic Dean Ellen Wondra. Course descriptions are available at Seabury Academics.

 

RESHAPING ACADEMIC AND THEOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE

Change is a daily event at Seabury. As we move forward with ambitious and exciting plans to reform what seminary means to us, to our faculty and staff, our students and the Church, many pieces are coming together to form a new whole. The Joint DMin program with our partner Church Divinity School of the Pacific is a reality. The announcement has been made to the Church and the world at large, and we are in the process of reviewing our first applications. We’ll welcome our first students in June 2009. Partnerships and strategic alliances with academic leaders such as Northwestern and Garrett are in final stages, with completed agreements just weeks away. And our first lecture for the spiritually and intellectually curious – both clergy and lay – was a gratifying success. Read more below about the event featuring Phyllis Tickle and access links to the videos.

Read more about our academic transitions with news of John Dally and Ruth Meyers' new appointments


JOINT CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Three years, two campuses, one innovative program

[Episcopal News Service] February 2, 2009. Beginning in June 2009, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and Church Divinity School of the Pacific will together offer a three-year program leading to a Doctor of Ministry degree in congregational development. Read more.


Details of the Joint DMin in Congregtational Development Program and How to Apply
Download The Joint DMin in Congregational Development Brochure


PHYLLIS TICKLE AT SEABURY

We had a wonderful two days with Phyllis Tickle at Seabury with a graduate session Friday morning and 4 sessions held Friday afternoon and Saturday during the day. In spite of a snowstorm, we had roughly 130 in attendance each day. The lectures were lively, engaging and thought provoking. Several attendees were ‘twittering’ throughout the sessions and many more signed up on the Anglimergent website as one resource providing a window into what is happening in the Episcopal based emerging Christianity. We have posted all of her lectures from the 2 days on our website. Like many of those in our audience, you'll find Phyllis' command of history - economic, social and religious, theology, social sciences, trend spotting and geopolitical theory amazing - or as one audience member said, "jaw dropping."

Click here for links to the Phyllis Tickle videos