Seed& Harvest Trinity School for Ministry March-April 2009

Spring Returns to Ambridge In This Issue From the Dean and President Volume XXXII Number 2

2 From the Dean and President Dear Friends, by Justyn Terry

3 Responding to the Birth of a New Welcome to this edition of Seed & Province Harvest. I am very glad to have the by Justyn Terry chance to bring you news from 4 Tradition & Mission Really Do Go Trinity and to let you know about Together! An interview with Simon Chan some of the things that are coming by Phil Harrold up in the next few months.

6 Are You on Facebook? Trinity and the Social Networking Craze Let me start by thanking all of you by Tina Lockett who contributed so generously to Dean/President Justyn Terry with Wendy LeRoy and our December appeal under such 8 Ancient Wisdom – Anglican Futures Stu Simpson, members of the Board of Trustees. Conference June 4-6, 2009 difficult circumstances. It was very Wendy (an Arizona Cardinals fan) and Stu 9 Trinity’s New Website touching indeed to see so many (a Pittsburgh Steelers fan) had a bet that one of them The Trinity Journal people continue to support us in would have to wear the jersey of the opposing team to the Board meeting February 5, depending on who won 10 Alumni Updates: The Early Years such a wonderful way in spite of the Super Bowl. Wendy, obviously, lost the bet. 1979-1983 the many financial losses and 13 Fairfield Homecoming June 11-13, uncertainties. I shall have more to say about that later. 2009 15 Online Giving We have two very exciting events coming up in June in addition to our regu- Upcoming Trinity Events lar June Term classes. We have the “Ancient Wisdom – Anglican Futures” 15 Annual Fund Thermometer and conference, June 4-6. This is a chance to put Trinity on the map for those Thank You to our donors who are in the process of discovering evangelical Anglicanism. We have an 16 Prayer for Trinity outstanding array of speakers coming, one of whom, Simon Chan, is inter- Board of Trustees viewed in this issue. This will be a major conference. I hope you will come and bring others with you.

We then have the Fairfield Homecoming, June 11-13. This is a chance for alumni to gather, to encourage one another, and to be built up in the faith with Trinity faculty past and present. I do encourage all alumni to put this on their schedules. It would be great to see as many as possible come for that.

On the subject of alumni, we have updates from some of our first graduating classes, 1979-1983. It is fascinating to hear what they are doing now and to learn something of how God has been using them over the years. You can look forward to more of these alumni features in future editions.

On the cover: After a long, long winter, Spring arrives again on We also have an article about Facebook by Tina Lockett, hear about the the Trinity campus, and so does launch of our new website and see how we are responding to the birth of the the first robin. new province. Photo by Jim Beavers Do please continue to hold us in your prayers, especially as we work on next year’s budget and face the financial challenges that lie ahead. Let us all fix our eyes on Jesus, “the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Heb 12:2).  With all good wishes and every blessing, Responding to the Birth of a New Province by Justyn Terry

On December 3, 2008, there was a meeting Be Blameless in your in Chicago to launch a new Anglican talk. Province for North America. I spoke after our Eucharist that morning to address the Controlling the different reactions that were likely at Trinity tongue is notorious- and amongst our wider community. I want- ly hard, as James ed to share what I said with you. reminds us (Jas 3:8). But in this tense For some of you, the birth of a new time we need to be province is a source of great joy and hope. extra vigilant. Let us beware of letting our For others of you it is a source of great anger or our euphoria get the better of us. alarm and discomfort. We have trustees, Let us look out for humor that puts other faculty, staff, students and alumni in both people down, and let us see instead how we of these positions. It is bound to be a time can build each other up. Remember of tension for all of us. How are we to han- Proverbs 10:19: “When words are many, dle it? I am asking you to observe, and hold transgression is not lacking, but whoever each other to account, to an ABC: restrains his lips is prudent.” We need to be blameless in our talk. Be Aware of these different feelings. Be Constant in prayer. People with a high view of the Bible and a deep concern for world mission differ on Pray every day for those with whom you how to respond to this crisis. Some see a disagree. Pray for the leadership of The need to withdraw from The Episcopal Episcopal Church, for great blessing to be Church and realign with other parts of the upon them. Pray for the witness of the Anglican Communion. Others see a need Church to a watching world. This is a time to stay in The Episcopal Church and wit- when we might easily be tempted to act in ness to the Gospel from within. Both have the flesh rather than in the Spirit. Our walk deep concerns about where the leadership with the Lord is all the more vital. Let us of The Episcopal Church is going. Both heed the call to be constant in prayer. have a deep commitment to the Gospel, but they have reached very different conclu- At a time like this we have an opportunity sions about how to deal with it. We need to to learn about living in the tension of a fall- be aware of these differences and treat each en world. May the Lord grant us abundant other with respect. grace for these testing times. This article first appeared on the Trinity website in December 2008.

March-April 2009 3 Tradition & Mission Really Do Go Together! An interview with Simon Chan by Phil Harrold

We are delighted that Simon Chan will be one of liant mind, and his heart for mission will be fea- our keynote speakers at Trinity’s upcoming tured in our exciting line-up of speakers. To whet Ancient Wisdom—Anglican Futures (AWAF) your appetite, we recently interviewed Simon . . . Conference (June 4-6, 2009). Here is what Christianity Today recently said about him: “Simon Please tell us about your work as a teacher and theolo- Chan may be the world’s most liturgically minded gian in Singapore… and, perhaps, your varied experi- Pentecostal. The Earnest Lay professor of system- ences in North America. atic theology at Trinity Theological College in The great challenge I face as a teacher and theolo- Singapore is both a scholar of Pentecostalism and gian in Singapore is how to educate Christians a leader in the Assemblies of God, but his recent who treat the faith pragmatically. For many books, Spiritual Theology (IVP, 1998), and Christians, the main issue is not, is it true, Liturgical Theology (IVP, 2006), engage but, does it work? Orthodoxy is not ques- with wider and older Christian traditions tioned but taken for granted. It as well. Worship, Chan believes, is not just is hard to persuade people that a a function of the church, but the church’s pragmatic faith is bad theology. In very reason for being.” (CT, January 14, 2009) North America there is a wider range of Simon will offer the AWAF issues. Pragmatism is one of them, but Conference an opportunity to there is also heresy. You have to think very deeply about the nature of contend with a militant secularism the Church at a time of tremendous and a hostile press. change and challenge, globally and Please tell us how a global-South locally. In fact, we came close Pentecostal theologian becomes an to calling AWAF a “deep advocate for liturgical worship? church” conference, recalling the phrase C. S. Lewis coined in 1952. At the time, Lewis was argu- Actually, Christians in the global south are far less ing that the catholic and evangelical wings of the affected by secularism and therefore much more Church of England could stand together, as “thor- open to the sacramental and liturgical. Many oughgoing supernaturalists” against the forces of come from contexts deeply influenced by primal modernity. Lewis, and more recent proponents of religions which have a strong sacramental dimen- Deep Church like Andrew Walker (another speak- sion. The Christian sacramental tradition is not so er at AWAF), suggest that we all must drink from foreign to us. Once you have resolved the sacra- the same well of a common Church tradition— mental question, you cannot avoid the liturgical from the Scriptures, first and foremost, and also question. from the early councils, creeds, and writings of the Fathers. How does your Asian context influence the way you address theological issues, globally and in North The AWAF Conference is about how to actually America? live this Great Tradition today as part of missional theology and practice. Simon’s global experience, There are certain Asian values like the communal his Pentecostal and evangelical identity, his bril- and hierarchical way of ordering family and socie-

4 Seed&Harvest ty that, I believe, could contribute to a more spiri- But to those who are seeking to be faithful to the tually vibrant Protestantism. These values are to Tradition, I would hope that a meaningful modus some extent still preserved in Catholicism and vivendi could be found soon. Non-Anglicans are Orthodoxy. I think North American “protes- looking at the situation with great concern. tantized” Christianity needs to be placed within • • • • • the larger global context if it is to have a more Let’s conclude the way Simon concludes his book, realistic assessment of itself. Because of the domi- Liturgical Theology (p. 166): “In the postmodern nance of America economically and militarily, world the church has to struggle with the fact there is a tendency to look at the world from an that it is only one of many communities that American perspective. Christians inhabit, and for many church-goers it is not even one of the more sig- You have a great deal to say nificant ones. How is the church about the recovery of the Great to retain its position as a com- Tradition in your published munity whose way of life has a works. What does that expression decisive bearing on individual mean to you? Christians? This is probably the The Great Tradition is the greatest challenge facing the church catholic. To recover the church in the twenty-first centu- Great Tradition is to recover ry. I have argued for the need of the one, holy, catholic and a clear theological understanding apostolic church. That church of what the church is, and this is God's goal for creation; it understanding needs to be cou- should be the goal of all our pled with a strong liturgical prac- theological endeavors. tice as the foundation of all other ecclesial practices.” What interests you about contem- porary Anglicanism, globally or Perhaps this is also the greatest in North America? Do you think challenge Anglicans face today. Dr. Simon Chan contemporary Anglicanism has a As an outsider looking into our special role to play in the evangel- world, Simon and other speakers ical and Pentecostal recovery of “deep church”? at AWAF will offer tremendous insight and wis- dom on our “deep church” identity… nudging us For many evangelicals and Pentecostals, to drink deeply from the well that God has gra- Anglicanism represents the nearest point of entry ciously blessed us with… for the sake of Christ’s into the Great Tradition. It has something of the kingdom in a very thirsty world. ancient Tradition and something of Protestantism that evangelicals and Pentecostals can be comfort- Remember to mark your calendars for the Ancient able with. That is the genius of the Anglican via Wisdom—Anglican Futures Conference, June 4-6, media. 2009! Go to www.tsm.edu to register online.

What would you most like to say to Anglicans in Dr. Phil Harrold is spearheading North America (perhaps, especially, given their the Ancient Wisdom—Anglican present situation, where some are in the process of Futures Conference in June. He is “realignment”)? Associate Professor of Church History at Trinity. I have nothing to say to those who have gone too far into what Carl Braaten called neo-paganism.

March-April 2009 5 “Are you on Facebook?” Trinity and the social networking craze by Tina Lockett

I watched with heart racing through the last four temptation to pursue websites where we should minutes as the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super not go. All of us should monitor our computer Bowl in January. When the game was over, I time both in quality and quantity. For some of turned on my laptop and went to my account on those very reasons I resisted joining a social net- www.facebook.com. I quickly discovered that Jono working site when a friend sent me an email (MDiv 2008) and Megan Linebaugh had posted encouraging me to join Facebook. I resisted think- that they watched the game from England, and ing, I don’t have time for this thing and I don’t Jonathan (MDiv 2007) and Karen Wong had know enough about technology. And then there cheered from Singapore. Add to that comments were the deeper, underlying reasons: I don’t want and connections from Trinity graduates all over everyone to know about my life, I don’t want to be the United States and it was a mini-community tempted to spend more time on the computer, and built over the internet. I don’t want to see things I should not see. Eventually I did join, however, and the rewards Whether it is Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin, or one have been amazingly, well…FUN! of numerous other websites, social networking sites are the new “in” thing. But what are they and In less than one year, I have connected with over what do they do? Each website represents a differ- 200 Trinity alumni and have been regularly read- ent company with a slightly different product. The ing of their ups and downs, seeing photos of their basics are that it is a website, usually free, where families, their ministries. It has especially been people create an account to place information helpful to see information from alumni serving about themselves. As other people create an overseas and seeing more of their ministry. account, they have access to your name, but not I can seek the Lord in prayer for the needs of all your full account information. If another person of our alumni and give thanks to the Lord for thinks they know you, they send you an email ask- their joys. And when a particular comment grabs ing to have access and be linked to your page as a my attention, I can pick up the telephone and contact or friend. You can reply yes or no. As time make a call to offer support. goes by, your contact or friend list grows and you can see their information and they can see yours. Another big bonus is the interaction with poten- Each person on their page may post photographs, tial students and inquirers to the seminary that write notes or essays and supply information find me or other faculty and staff through social about themselves which their friends can then networking. Trying not to stereotype too much, see. social networking is the way people under age 30 communicate. Potential students use Facebook to I will give a note of caution. I know the internet send me questions about the seminary and their can be a dangerous place. It is a place where pred- discernment process and how God might be ators and scammers lurk to do us or our children directing them. It is fascinating to communicate harm. And for some, the internet offers a strong

6 Seed&Harvest for months and see photos and have all this infor- lost touch. Several weeks ago this long-lost mation – and then have the person come to cam- Palestinian friend found Julian through – ta da! – pus. Facebook. Julian was blessed to re-connect with this man and learn of his life and ministries since Through Facebook or other networking sites, they studied together. Trinity can announce events such as when a facul- ty member will be in your city or area to preach or It may seem like a long shot, but social network- host a dinner. Through Facebook – and we may ing sites may become a new way to share the branch to other networking sites at some future gospel. Several people have told me of re-connect- time – there have also been Trinity groups set up ing through networking sites with friends from to connect students, high school or col- faculty, alumni, and leges that they have even potential students. not seen in decades. Trinity’s Alumni Our priorities and Coordinator, Stevie convictions may have Glor, has found these changed since those groups to be excellent college days – what a places to post wonderful chance to announcements about share with an old upcoming events and friend, “the reason gatherings to keep peo- for the hope that is ple informed of where in us” (1 Peter 3:15). Trinity will be and how Certainly we will still they can participate. encounter non- We are attempting to Christian friends press into the new through joining the technology and use it to local gym or taking better connect to all of you on the frontlines of our children to their many sporting and social ministry. activities. And when it comes to sharing the gospel and building relationships and growing A group who have found Facebook very helpful disciples, I definitely believe that meeting people are the alumni spouses. Many of the women face to face is best. But social networking can be spouses developed close relationships with other one more place to meet people who share com- spouses as well as with Cathy Terry, Mary mon interests but do not share our Christian Thompson and other faculty wives while they faith. were at Trinity. Cathy and Mary keep up with a number of women who in the midst of being wife So in the lingo of the networking culture, sign on and mother are now in a new role: clergy spouse. or sign up today and send me a friend request on Cathy and Mary offer wit and wisdom and prayer www.facebook.com! to these women now scattered across the country (and around the world). The Rev. Tina Lockett (MDiv 2001) is Director of Admissions A few weeks ago while attending a conference, I and Dean of Students at Trinity. ran into the Rev. Dr. Julian Linnell (MDiv 2002). She is also a Facebook addict. Julian shared with me that years ago while study- ing in England, he befriended a Palestinian Christian. After both of them moved away they

March-April 2009 7 Ancient Wisdom – Anglican Futures An Emerging Conversation June 4-6, 2009 at Trinity

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March-April 2009 9 Trinity Alumni Association

Trinity is doing well. I serve on the Board of The Early Years Trustees and enjoy many friendships among the faculty, staff and student body. Justyn Terry is off 1979-1983 to a tremendous start, and has already given good leadership to the recruitment of new students, the We thought for this issue of Seed & Harvest, we development of new financial support and the would publish updates from some members of reshaping of the curriculum to meet the rapidly Trinity’s earliest graduating classes. changing opportunities both inside The Episcopal Church and inside the rising new province of the It has been a long time since graduation from realignment. Exciting times! Trinity back in 1979! That was four parishes and Geoff Chapman, MDiv 1979 six children ago, among many other milestones! We are now in our 14th By the grace of God and the power of the Holy year at St. Stephens in Spirit, I have lived and proclaimed the Gospel of Sewickley, PA, where we Life for over 25 years. The truth of the Incarnation serve with a team of – the “infleshment” of God with us in Jesus – has Trinity grads: Bill Henry made a profound impact on my life and ministry. (with Dana) is Associate I have been at the center of the founding or devel- Rector here, and Aaron oping of numerous ministries Zimmermann (with in the Greater Birmingham Andrea) joined our (Alabama) area including team last year as our Habitat for Humanity, The Left to right: Andrea and Aaron Zimmerman new Assistant Rector. Grace House/Village for Girls, (MDiv 2008), Geoff and Becca Chapman, Dana It is a joy to serve with and Bill Henry (MDiv 1998). Restoration Academy, Her them. Choice Crisis Pregnancy Center and Sanctity of Life Becca and I celebrated the birth of our first grand- Ministries. I also have been a child this year, the decided high point of a year featured speaker in schools, with many other high points. Becca has been churches, television and radio, involved in the development of the Pittsburgh addressing the issues of Christianity and culture. Fellows for the last four years, a post-graduate I served as an Anglican priest for over 20 years internship year for young Christian leaders who and entered into full communion with the Roman are learning how to integrate their faith in Jesus Catholic Church in 2003. I have been married to with their calling to the corporate world. The other my wife Joy for over 30 years and we are blessed big news this past year has been the realignment. with four children and ten grandchildren. We live For me, that has meant a great deal of work, with in Fairfield, AL and are members of the Cathedral organization and prayer and encouragement of St. Paul in Birmingham. We consider our mar- inside the diocese, and a trip to Jerusalem for riage and family first priority in authenticating GAFCON this past summer. As fall approached our faith in Jesus and the Catholic Church. we went through the deposition of Bishop Jim Pinto, MDiv 1980 Duncan, our realignment convention, and then a November convention to call him back! Whew!! I was ordained deacon at St. Andrews-by-the-Sea We are now in the Province of the Southern Cone Episcopal Church in Destin, Florida in 1981 and (we are taking Spanish 101 – “Ola!” and “Jesus es served two years at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Senor!”) on the way, we hope, to a new North in Panama City Florida where I was ordained American Province. The transition has been heart priest in 1982 (Les Fairfield was the preacher). I warming and heart breaking, full of hope and then served churches in the north woods of tears – all at the same time. Michigan near my classmate, Gavin McGrath. In

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1987, I entered active duty as After twenty years in parish ministry, I am now in a chaplain in the U.S. Air my fifth year as Scholar-in-Residence at Trinity Force, serving in Montana, Institute, Greenwich, where my primary focus is Diego Garcia, Saudi Arabia, on Biblical teaching, apologetics and pastoral California, Korea, Ohio, counseling. I also teach a Pastoral Theology Arizona, Kuwait and Texas. course in the DMin program at Trinity and After retiring in 2002, I remain an active member of the Board of served as Assistant Rector to Trustees, serving as Chair of the Chuck Collins (Trinity Academic Committee and as a Trustee) at Christ Episcopal Church in San member of the Executive Antonio, TX through 2007. Currently I am serv- Committee. Cilla teaches math ing Christ Church in the Hill Country, a 3-year-old at a local girl’s school and is church plant in Bulverde, TX. I am married to pursuing a PhD in Educational Janet Etzwiler of Townsend, Montana and we are Psychology at the Graduate the proud parents of 5 children. Just for fun I play Center of the City University trumpet in a German band and sail whenever I of New York. In recent years, we have gotten can. hooked on sailing, and have had the joy of cruis- Eric Fenton, MDiv 1981 ing all over Long Island Sound on a recently restored 1964 33’ sloop. We have two college-age We returned to the UK in 2005. I’m senior pastor daughters and are adjusting nicely to the empty at Christ Church, Earlsfield, a recent church plant nest. in southwest London (see Hillary (MDiv 1982) and Cilla (LS 1983) Bercovici www.christchurchearlsfield.org). London is a wonderfully exciting The journey on which the LORD has taken Pam capital city in which to live and a and me has led us from Connecticut to constantly humbling secular city Pennsylvania, to Quebec, to Massachusetts, to in which to undertake gospel Michigan. And from church goer to disciple, to ministry. student, to priest, to pastor, to associate pastor. From going to church, to studying about the There’s lots of energy and excite- church, to shepherding a church, to mentoring a ment at Christ Church. There’s shepherd. We’ve gone from reading about the also vulnerability: how will we help faith, to coming to faith, to preaching the faith, to struggling single people, how will mentoring people in the faith. We have gone from we answer the confusion caused by contemporary knowing about Jesus to knowing Him and to liv- societies and how will we faithfully proclaim and ing with Him. All this by His mercy, goodness demonstrate the gospel among mainly young and grace. It has been and continues to be a wild urban professionals? Yet we find that as the Bible ride of wonder, worship, waiting, walking, is opened and proclaimed, lives really are wrestling, wounding, weeping, and resting in our changed. We see the Lord’s kindness and his LORD and Savior Jesus. Through it all we have sovereign intention to build his church. learned that though we can wrap our hearts around our LORD, we cannot wrap our minds I continue with ministry training, with our own around Him. That’s OK because we can trust Him Apprentice programme. Additionally, at the forth- and His love for us. coming European Leadership Forum in Hungary, Dick Duprey, MDiv 1982 I’ll be teaching apologetics and expository Bible teaching. We began ministry at Little Fork Church in Gavin McGrath, MDiv 1981 Culpeper County, VA in 1982-1984, after which we went to Texas to serve. In November 2003, we

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returned to Little Fork after a 20-year absence, and already involved in prostitution or at high risk for I have been serving there part-time until a call was becoming entrapped in prostitution. The Lord has made for a new priest in April 2008. I am now blessed us with a residential center in the country retired, and we have been (Jericho Villa) for the discipleship and practical traveling and doing supply, training for those rescued from prostitution and seeking direction for the their children. God has put dreams in their hearts rest of our lives. We’ve to become pastors, missionaries, prophets, archi- found that established con- tects, worship leaders, etc. Our Jericho House in gregations seem to be the the city serves as a school (elementary to high most fertile ground for school), store, office, and a place of employment our gifts, however, there for the graduates of the program at the residential are not many places to center. My biggest challenge is dying to self and serve in our immediate becoming downwardly mobile so that Christ can geographical area. So, provide the direction and power that we need! I we continue to pray for am blessed to have eight children call me Mom guidance. We are very proud and thankful for the and this Trinity family and for our preparation for mission past year and ministry! God took Tom Hayes, MDiv 1982 me through After serving in parishes in the dioceses of South the valley Dakota, Western Michigan, and Eau Claire, I of the found myself joining the staff of the l’Arche shadow of Community in Iowa, a community built around death those with mental disabilities. L’Arche is particu- (Amyloidosis/Multiple myeloma) and then slowly larly noted for specifically including spirituality as but surely miraculously healed me! May His a part of its life, as well as having Name be glorified. staff and those with mental Betsy Hake, LS 1983 disabilities living in the same home together. When my I am the Priest in Charge of St. Anne’s Parish, service at l’Arche ended, I Annapolis, Maryland. I came to St. Anne’s in 1995 moved back to Pittsburgh, as an associate. I am presently the only full-time serving as a chaplain at West priest. The search for our new rector will be over Penn Hospital. While I visit this spring. I am looking forward to stepping back patients throughout the hospi- to being an associate because I was called to St. tal, I particularly focus on our Anne’s to serve in that capacity. I have been in ICU’s burn and blood cancer charge of pastoral care, liturgical planning, pre- units. I also am a member of marital and baptismal workshops, and in charge West Penn’s Institutional of the day-to-day operations of the parish. When Review Board – the committee responsible for we had other clergy on the staff, I participated in final approval of all medical research. As I look the rotation of preaching and teaching. As I near back since graduating from Trinity, I am thankful retirement, I will take interim training, which will for the way God has dwelt graciously with my life! help me write the next chapter. In the priest’s vest- Paul Henry, MDiv 1982 ing room is a picture of Les Fairfield’s (Trinity’s Church History Professor Emeritus) father, who I work with Jericho Ministries in Tegucigalpa, served in this parish. The picture reminds me of Honduras as the founder/director. We work in the my time at Trinity and being in Les’ classes. areas of prevention and rehabilitation for persons Gid Montjoy, MDiv 1983 12 Seed&Harvest Trinity Alumni Association

In the back row of the first community (in the Northumbria Community tra- Trinity incoming class pic- dition) called “The Carrying Place.” I love serving ture stands he who the Lord with my wife Deborah, and we have became The Rev. Dr. three adult children. Duke Vipperman II. I Duke (MDiv 1983, DMin 2007) recall that founding and Deborah (LS 1983) Vipperman Bishop Alf Stanway was not impressed with my My wife Colleen and I are living in northern playing “Drop Kick me Virginia, where I serve as the Jesus through the Goal Posts of Life” in chapel. Senior Associate Rector at The Still, I eventually completed my MDiv in 1983, Falls Church. I have been serving several parishes in Southern Ontario. there for almost nine years, God’s stunning “reboot” of the Church of the but to say that the last three Resurrection, Toronto led me to an insatiable years has been rather eventful enthusiasm for church planting. Completing my is quite an understatement! It is DMin at Trinity in 2007, I am still at the Rez, and a wonderful place to serve I am also Chair of the Bishop’s Church Plant Christ. We have two children; Working Group. I’ve also been involved in the our son is a paramedic/ recent birth in Toronto of a dispersed monastic firefighter with Fairfax County, our daughter is a junior at James Madison University. Colleen is between jobs right now, but still loves studying Greek. With family still living in Pittsburgh we get to drop by Trinity each year. Rick (MDiv 1983) and Colleen (LS 1983) Wright

Alumni and their families will FLOCK to Trinity for the Fairfield Homecoming June 11-13, 2009 Registration packets will be mailed in March. For more information contact Stevie Glor at [email protected].

The symbol of the pelican for Trinity’s Fairfield events was chosen by Les Fairfield himself. The pelican was the symbol Thomas Cranmer chose for his coat of arms when he became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533. According to medieval folklore, the pelican pierced its own heart to feed its young upon its own blood. It is a powerful symbol of Christ’s blood shed for us, representing the heart of our Anglican faith.

March-April 2009 13 Did you know you can give to Trinity online?

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Upcoming Trinity Events

Mar 10 “Be a Seminarian for a Day” – on campus Mar 13 Trinity Alumni Dinner, Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, SC Mar 15 Trinity Alumni Dinner, Albuquerque, NM Mar 28 Trinity Gathering, Christ Church, San Antonio, TX April 4 Trinity Gathering, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Geneva, IL April 16 “Be a Seminarian for a Day” – on campus April 22 Trinity Tea – on campus May 16 2009 Trinity Graduation May 23 Trinity Dessert Buffet, Christ Episcopal Church, Denver, CO June 4-6 Ancient Wisdom—Anglican Futures Conference – on campus June 11-13 Fairfield Homecoming – on campus July 11 Trinity Dinner, General Convention, Anaheim, CA July 30- August 1 Trinity Gathering, CANA Council, Herndon, VA

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2008-2009 Thank you from 311 Eleventh Street Annual Fund Thermometer Trinity’s Dean Ambridge, PA 15003 General Information Because of your generosity GOAL: 1-800-874-8754 or 724-266-3838 $2.1 million to Trinity during 2008, fax: 724-266-4617 [email protected] $1.8 million we are able to continue www.tsm.edu Total as of providing training for godly Admissions 1/31/09: leadership for tomorrow’s Tina Lockett [email protected] $1,032,076.91 church in one of the $1.2 million toughest economic years Church Relations Leander Harding non-profits have had in a [email protected] $.9 million very long time. Development Leslie Deily $.6 million We did receive a most [email protected] generous gift of approxi- Doctor of Ministry $.3 million mately $250,000 during Laurie Thompson [email protected] December, thereby meet- ing and even surpassing Extension Ministries $0 Mark Stevenson our goal for the month. [email protected] But for the month of Seed & Harvest January our annual fund Production Staff goal is already behind [email protected] $90,000, thereby putting Executive Editor us behind budget for the Justyn Terry fiscal year nearly $73,000. [email protected] Editor and Graphic Designer Without the significant endowment income that other seminaries rely on, Martha Chambers [email protected] we must receive the lion’s share of our income from you, our donors. So, we are once again especially dependent on friends like you, as roughly Photographer James Beavers 70% of our budget comes from individual and church gifts. [email protected]

We have a deep appreciation for the established partnership with our Soli Deo Gloria donors. It is crucial for the future of the church for this partnership to Seed & Harvest is published by Trinity remain strong and effective. I want to thank you for all you have given School for Ministry, 311 Eleventh Street, and continue to give to ensure Trinity’s ongoing role in training Christian Ambridge, PA 15003. Quantity orders of Seed & Harvest are usually available upon leaders for mission. request. Reprint permission: Where copyright is stated, you must contact the copyright holder. In most cases, Trinity will grant permission to reprint items published here provided that they are reprinted in The Very Rev. Dr. Justyn Terry their entirety, credit is given to the author and to Seed & Harvest, Trinity’s web Dean and President address and telephone number are mentioned, and a copy of your publication is sent to Martha Chambers at Trinity. All contents copyright 2009. Prayer for Trinity

The Trinity community wants to give special praise and thanksgiving to God for the members of our Board of Trustees, who met at Trinity in early February (see photos below). Please keep them in prayer as they make decisions with Trinity leadership about the future of the seminary.

Thank you for praying with us:

• For more new students and continued financial provision.

• For safe travel for all our faculty, staff and students as they attend Trinity gatherings, go to conferences and conventions, and preach in churches.

• For all people involved with the School: students, staff, faculty, Dean/President, Board, alumni, donors, prayer supporters.

• For those who participate in the next “Be a Seminarian for a Day” events on March 10 and April 16.

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At the Board dinner February 5, left to right: 1 - The Rev. Huett Fleming, Mr. Ross Lindsay and Mrs. Suzanne Schwank, trustees; 2 - Bp. Alden Hathaway, trustee with the Rev. Dr. Leander Harding, Dean of Church Relations and Seminary Advancement; 3 - Senior Class President Chad Lawrence and Trustee Douglas Wicker; 4 - the Rev. Dr. Laurie Thompson, Dean of the Doctor of Ministry program and the Rev. Jim Hampson, trustee; 5 - Trustee Bp. David Bena with Kimbra and Senior Class Rep. Kua Apple.

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