Seminary of the Southwest News
Message from the Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce on the Letter from the Bishops
My siblings at Seminary of the Southwest, I write to you today to let you
A Season of Leadership and Hope: Introducing Southwest’s Interim Dean and President
The Rt. Rev. Diane Jardine Bruce has joined Seminary of the Southwest as Interim Dean
Office of Armed Forces and Federal Ministries Invites Greater Engagement Across the Church
From The Episcopal Church Office of Armed Forces and Federal Ministries: The Office of Armed
Inaugural Dave Scheider Award Highlights 57th Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation
This past November, for the 57th consecutive year, the Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation gathered
The Rev. Steven Tomlinson, Ph.D. to Offer Closing Keynote at EPN 2026, Inviting Church Leaders to Imagine What Comes Next
The Episcopal Parish Network (EPN) 2026 gathering will conclude with a compelling keynote from the
Anglican Theological Review Highlights Roundtable on Anthony Baker’s Leaving Emmaus
The Fall 2025 issue of Anglican Theological Review (Vol. 107, No. 4) features a substantive
Seminary of the Southwest Appoints the Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce as Interim Dean and President
The Board of Trustees of Seminary of the Southwest (Southwest) is pleased to announce the
Southwest Strengthens Alumni Connections Across Different Dioceses
Alumni gather at Diocese of Northwest Texas Convention and Diocese of Texas Clergy Conference In
Orgullosamente Latinos: A Month of Celebration and Community at Southwest
From September 15 through October 15, Seminary of the Southwest marked Hispanic Heritage Month with
Expanding Access Through Play: Southwest Professors Spotlight Rural Mental Health Initiatives at National Conference
On October 9, a team from Seminary of the Southwest shared innovative work in play
Introducing Community Conversations from the Iona Collaborative: Tools for the Church in the Age of Exhaustion
Leading in a small or bi-vocational church can be both deeply rewarding and profoundly exhausting—and
Seminary of the Southwest Academic Dean Participates in Historic Vatican Events Honoring St. John Henry Newman
The Rev. Benjamin King, Ph.D., Academic Dean and Duncalf-Villavoso Professor of Church History at Seminary

Iona Collaborative’s Equity Project receives $500,000 grant from Trinity Church Wall Street
The Iona Collaborative at Seminary of the Southwest announces an award of $500,000 through the

A Service of Remembrance and Truth Telling Resonates with the Southwest Community
On September 19, 2022, at its regular Monday Eucharist and Assembly, Seminary of the Southwest

Southwest Launches New Website, Releases New Video
With the opening of an exciting new library and learning complex less than a year

Hispanic Heritage Month arrives at Southwest
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) has arrived at Seminary of the Southwest!

Matriculation Marks New Journeys, Honors Old Friends
On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 5pm Seminary of the Southwest hosted its annual Matriculation

Southwest Makes Jonathan Daniels Pilgrimage
Each August, the Jonathan Daniels Pilgrimage takes place in Hayneville, AL, in remembrance of Episcopal

Blandy Lecture to feature noted theologian Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock
The Southwest Alumni Association and Blandy Lecture Steering Committee are proud to announce Dr. Rita

SCOM Grant Allows Student Leesa Lewis to Serve in Guatemala
MDiv senior Leesa Lewis spent this last summer serving at St. Alban Episcopal Mission of

Student Ryan Lee Serves at Shelter on US/Mexico Border
Southwest senior MDiv Ryan Lee had the opportunity to work at a shelter at St.

Dr. Awa Jangha promoted to Associate Professor
At the May 2022 meeting of the Seminary of the Southwest Board of Trustees, the

Clarke Heidrick to receive Cook Award for Servant Leadership
Seminary of the Southwest announced recently that the recipient of the 2022 Charles Cook Servant Leadership

MDiv Senior Receives EES Grant for ‘Encountering the Spirit in Agrarian Ministries’
Earlier this summer, the Episcopal Evangelism Society (EES) announced that MDiv senior Sarah Mast and