Horacio Pena honored by the City of Miami
Dr. Horacio Pena, senior instructor at Seminary of the Southwest teaching the Spanish language since
April 15, 2016
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Dr. Horacio Pena, senior instructor at Seminary of the Southwest teaching the Spanish language since
Academic Dean Scott Bader-Saye has announced the hire of Seminary of the Southwest’s new Assistant
Today’s readings call us into a great and beautiful alignment with God—a symmetry, a coincidence,
Introduction: Many people have crosses. Here are my favorites. (Show the crosses and tell the
Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 70 John 13:21-32 Our gospel reading brings us right to the edge
Dr. Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski and the Rev. Jane Patterson, PhD are two of the 19 winners
“The Grace of Perfect Danger” John 12: 20-36 In our gospel text today, Jesus is
Seminary of the Southwest will hold its sixty-fifth commencement on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at
Seminary of the Southwest was pleased to welcome Brother Curtis Almquist, Society of St. John
This talk was presented as a part of the seminary’s series of lectures on mystics
The Association For Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) has awarded Dr. Gena
Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) of the Diocese of Texas is partnering with Seminary of the
Rev. Freda Marie Brown preached this sermon at our community Eucharist celebrating Black History Month.
The Board of Trustees, chaired by the Rt. Rev. Dena Harrison, at Seminary of the
Academic Dean Scott Bader-Saye announced the hire of Awa Jangha as Assistant Professor of Counselor
Dean and President Kittredge has announced the appointment of Betty Hewell to the position of
Spiritual practice is the focus of the Comprehensive Wellness for Ministry programming at Southwest this
The seminary community gathered on December 11, 2015, with alumni and friends to celebrate Professor
Ms. Kelly Rowley has been selected to be Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
Seminary of the Southwest announces the search to fill an administrative position, Director of Enrollment
Students, faculty and staff celebrated three members of the Southwest faculty and their recent publications
The Society for the Increase of the Ministry supports future ordained leaders of the church
NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will host a conference on Thursday, November 19,
Dr. Anthony D. Baker, Clinton S. Quinn associate professor of systematic theology at Seminary of
This sermon was preached by Dr. Scott Bader-Saye, Academic Dean and Helen and Everett H. Jones
Bishop Nicholas Knisely delivered the 2015 Blandy Lectures on September 29 and 30. Both lectures
The 2015 Durstan R McDonald Teaching Award Sarah Peet Innovative Christian educator, insightful child psychologist,
The 2015 Hal Brook Perry Distinguished Alumni Award Charles James Cook Priest, educator, mentor, consultant,
Dr. Gena Minnix, assistant professor of Counselor Education at Seminary of the Southwest provided the
The 2015 Charles J. Cook Award in Servant Leadership Susan Rushing Counselor, chief executive officer
Bishop Dena A. Harrison, Southwest alumna and chair of the board and bishop suffragan of
The Rev. David Peters, Army chaplain and student at Seminary of the Southwest, has won
The Rt. Rev. Andrew Doyle, IX Bishop of the Diocese of Texas, preached this homily at
Seminary of the Southwest is seeking to appoint a full-time Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
SEMINARY OF THE SOUTHWEST invites applications for a full-time Professor of Pastoral Theology and Director
Ezekiel 36:24-28
Mark 10:35-45
At Commencement at Harvard University, the minister at the Memorial Church renowned preacher, Peter Gomes, used to tell the graduates this famous bible story:
“As they were being driven out of Eden, and at the east the flaming sword barricaded the tree of life and blocked the way back, Eve turned to Adam and said, ‘My dear, we are entering a time of transition.’”
Seminary of the Southwest held its sixty-fourth Commencement on Tuesday morning, May 12 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Austin.
The seminary awarded master's degrees to 29 students completing the master of divinity, master's in religion, master's in counseling, master's in chaplaincy and pastoral care and master's in spiritual formation. Four students received diplomas in Anglican studies or in theological studies.
2015 Trustees’ Award
Seminary trustee, diocesan strategist and church planting manager, construction overseer, visionary planner extraordinaire, devoted Episcopalian and friend to Seminary of the Southwest. As a member of the board of trustees, you have given faithful and indefatigable service to this institution for 17 years. Throwing yourself into whatever you do, you have served board governance, strategic planning and dean search committees, and you were appointed executive chair of the board six years ago.
Bishop, prophetic preacher, prayerful, reflective leader “who is a lot of fun to work with.” As the ninth bishop and first woman to lead the Diocese of Washington, you have been a strong voice on social justice issues such as gun violence, immigration, marriage equality and racial justice. You have combined those concerns with your passion for congregational vitality—not only church growth, but also strengthening parishes for ministry in their neighborhoods and empowering them for lively and engaging worship.
Priest of the church, bridge builder, author, educator, trusted advisor. Your ministry has taken you to seats of power and to places hard to locate on a map.
Educated at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Chicago Institute of Advanced Theological Studies you served churches in Michigan and Illinois, assisted the bishop in the Diocese of Western Michigan and led St. George’s College, Jerusalem as its dean for 12 years.
Southwest alumnus, bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi, dad to Katie and Betsy, spouse to our alumna, Kyle Dice Seage. You came to Southwest from sunny California, fell in love with a classmate from Mississippi, and following your graduation moved to her diocese, where you and Kyle have served since your ordination to the priesthood.
Seminary of the Southwest is pleased to announce that Ms. Teri Lawver will join its board of trustees in May 2015. Ms. Lawver is global commercial strategy leader and global vice president for the cardiovascular and metabolism therapeutic area with Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson.
Ratherview, the biannual publication of Seminary of the Southwest, is available online.
The Winter 2015 issue features an article by the Rev. Jane Patterson about the funding of The Helen and Bishop Everett H. Jones Chair in Christian Ethics and Moral Theology and Professor Scott Bader-Saye who holds the chair.
We hope you enjoy all the articles and photographs from the Austin campus.
Dean and President Cynthia Briggs Kittredge has announced that Alison O'Reilly Poage, interim director of the Booher Library at Seminary of the Southwest, has been offered and has accepted the position of director of the Booher Library.
A barbeque competition organized by students at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin has raised over $5000 for Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD). Now in its third year, the March 7th fundraiser, Southwest Showdown, brought friends and neighbors, alumni and trustees and a panel of judges, including ERD staff member Chad Brinkman to the seminary campus for the event.
This year the entire seminary community is being introduced to the discipline of establishing a personal Rule of Life as part of the seminary's commitment to Comprehensive Wellness for Ministry.
The focus for Spring 2015 is financial wellness. Subsequent semesters will address vocational, spiritual and physical wellness.
Communiqué from the Council of Episcopal Seminary Deans
January 14, 2015
Seminary deans and presidents at annual Council of Deans meeting, January 11-13, 2015. L-R, front row: Salmon, Ragsdale, Ferlo, Kittredge, Mapangdol; back row: Markham, McGowan, Richardson, Dunkle, Terry, Alexander.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander was the focus of a community-wide conversation on February 2, 2015, the first event in the seminary's observance of Black History Month.
Amos 5:18-24
Psalm 50:7-15
Matt 18:12-14
I want to talk about Eric Garner.
I want to talk about Michael Brown.
A foundation for financial health and wellness
Seminary of the Southwest establishes new programs to promote student success
By Ashley Festa
Stephanie Knott will testify that staying debt-free while attending a private graduate school is almost as challenging as the coursework.
Editor's note: Lucy and Daniel Strandlund from the Diocese of Alabama represented Seminary of the Southwest at the annual meeting of the Compass Rose Society in London on Oct. 12-13, 2014. Southwest is an institutional member of the Society. Lucy is a student in the MA in Spiritual Formation program and Daniel is an MDiv student. Both will graduate in May 2015.
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