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
Letter from Dean & President Douglas Travis
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
As the preacher famously put it, “for everything there is a season.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Seminary of the Southwest is about to enter a new season.
The Rev. Charles James Cook
Please join us November 27th in the bookstore at 6:30pm. Charlie will be signing his new book "A History of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest".
Presiding Bishop The Most Reverend Katharin Jefferts-Schori
Book signing in Dining Hall November 27 and 28th from 7:00pm till 9:00pm
David Scheider is appointed director of CCMV
Dean and President Douglas Travis has announced the appointment of Chaplain (LTC) David M. Scheider to lead the Center for Christian Ministry and Vocation (CCMV) beginning January 1, 2013 at Seminary of the Southwest.
Listen to the SSW 2012 Advent Meditations
You can now listen to the Seminary of the Soutwest's 2012 Advent meditations. This year's meditations can be found at: ssw.edu/advent2012
Southwest presents honorary doctorates and awards
Ratherview Summer 2012
Click here to read the summer 2012 issue of Ratherview: Our community's children help shape formation for ministry
60th Anniversary lecture features Presiding Bishop

You are cordially invited to attend 2012-13 Special Events
November 27 – 28, 2012
60th Anniversary Lectures featuring the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Tuesday, November 27 schedule
Seminary celebrates six decades
Editor's note: This article first appeared in the March 2012 issue of Diolog: The Texas Episcopalian
Sixty years ago the diocese of Texas formally established Seminary of the Southwest in Austin. Southwest primarily has prepared men and women for parish and diocesan ministry; however, laity have found degrees and programs at Southwest to further their calls to minister in the world.
Southwest wins communications awards
Episcopal Communicators presented three awards to Seminary of the Southwest for special achievement in church communication at the Communicators conference at Camp Kanuga on March 23, 2012.
Ratherview, Summer 2011 won honorable mention for general excellence: magazine/periodical presented to Nancy Springer-Baldwin, editor; Vivify Creative, type & page compostion; and Kris Krieg & Laura Callender, photography.
Winter 2012 issue for Ratherview magazine
We hope you enjoy this issue of Ratherview which is focused on forming leaders for Hispanic ministry. It features articles by faculty, alumni and one of our students, and much, much more.
