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Seed & Harvest Trinity School for Ministry January • February • March 2011 A New Vision in the New Year In This Issue From the Dean and President Volume XXXIV Number 1 2 From the Dean and President Dear Friends, by Justyn Terry Welcome to this edition of Seed & Harvestvest. WeWe hadhad 3 “A Vision for Trinity’s Future” by Justyn Terry lots of encouraging feedback on the lastt editionedition and 4 Trinity Partners are seeking to continue making this magazineagazine notnot only an insight into the life of the school,ol, butbut also an 5 Missions inspiration as we see what the Lord is doing.doing. 6 Trinity News 7 Winter Opportunities Life on campus is vibrant and exciting. NNewew initiatives are springing up every few days.ys. ThThee 8 Friendraising Reports students are in full-stride, with our Juniorsors 9 Faculty News well integrated, Middlers involved with 10 Board News Mentored Ministry, and Seniors looking toto 11 Alumni News GOEs, canonicals, and beginning to thinknk Dean Justyn Terry 12 Alumni Reflections about jobs. The faculty members continueue 13 Alumni Updates to work out the new curriculum and to see the benefits of it, and the members of staff are working ever 14 From the Field more effectively together to help us achieve our mission. 15 “Why a Gift to Trinity in My Will?” by Emily C. Hubbard The Board of Trustees had a very fruitful meeting in October out of which 16 • Prayer for Trinity has come a new vision for the school, which I share on the facing page. I am • Year-End Giving • Annual Fund Thermometer already finding that to be a very helpful means of focusing on what we need • Summer 2011 Opportunities to do to be faithful to God’s call on our lives. • Upcoming Events Another joyful aspect of life on campus is the stream of visitors who come to see what we are doing and to encourage the students in their work. The Anglican Global Mission Partners met here and many of the partners spoke on our annual Mission Day, as you will see on page 5. Several students have said how inspiring it is to hear alumni of the school speak at such events and to see how their leadership has been developed by their time at Trinity. OnO theh cover: The Trinity So, all in all, we have a great deal to be thankful for: thankful to God who Community outside the is the giver of all good gifts, and thankful to you and the many hundreds of Chapel. (Photo: others who faithfully support us in prayer and financial giving. May the Lord Peter Frank); Winterberries in continue to supply our every need so that the vision we believe he has given snow. (Photo by Jim Beavers) to us may be fulfilled in the years that lie ahead. Yours in Christ, FormingFor ChristianCh Leaders foforr Mission DEAN’S CORNER A Vision for Trinity’s Future by Justyn Terry n times of turbulent cultural changes, like specifically denominational, speaks to our commitment those in which we find ourselves, having a clear to ecumenism and to the community life that brings Ivision for the future proves more important transformation about. It is also a reminder of our call to than ever. With this in mind, the trustees, faculty, be a bridge-builder in a fragmented Church. staff, students, and supporters of Trinity School for Ministry have been working with me for over a year From there we move to the outcome: producing to develop a statement that captures what we believe outstanding leaders. Our purpose is “forming Christian God is calling us to become. It was received with leaders for mission,” and these leaders are being great enthusiasm at our board retreat in October: prepared to plant, renew, and grow churches. Our role is to serve the church by training leaders who can plant new Trinity School for Ministry is an evangelical churches, and both renew and grow existing churches, all seminary in the Anglican tradition. In this by God’s grace. fractured world, we desire to be a global center for Christian formation, producing outstanding The vision ends with the overall goal: that make disciples leaders who can plant, renew, and grow churches of Jesus Christ. This shows our on-going commitment to that make disciples of Jesus Christ. being a Great Commission seminary (Matthew 28:19). We want churches planted, renewed, and growing so that It begins with our identity: Trinity School for Ministry people become disciples of Jesus. This is our response to is an evangelical seminary in the Anglican tradition. It the problem of a “fractured world”: bringing reconciliation shows we remain committed to being a school to with the Father through Jesus Christ in the power of the train lay and ordained leaders and makes clear our Holy Spirit. evangelical and Anglican commitments. I am delighted with this vision, and very thankful to all We then state the problem we face: In this fractured those who helped us to discern it. My prayer is that it will world… We live in a world corrupted by sin; help us to fulfill this is what Christ came to overcome. We also God’s calling to acknowledge the brokenness of the Church, of train the leaders Trinity School which Christ is the head. that God will use to for Ministry is an bring glory to His But what can we do about it? We desire to be a global name by bringing evangelical seminary center for Christian formation. Not only do we draw the nations to in the Anglican students from the nations, we seek, under God, to Jesus Christ. be a player on the world stage. The recent Lausanne tradition. In this Conference in South Africa, which included a number of Trinity alumni and fractured world, we friends, suggests this is already desire to be a global happening. The phrase center for Christian “Christian formation,” rather than formation, producing something more outstanding leaders who can plant, renew, and grow churches that make disciples of Jesus Christ. Stock photograph January • February • March 2011 3 Trinity Partners Practical Partnership: Trinity Education Integral Part of Ministry Internship hen the Rev. Geoff WChapman, Trinity Board member and Rector of St. Stephen’s in Sewickley, PA, and his wife, Becca, launched an 18 month church-planting internship program during the summer of 2010, something interesting happened. “The more difficult we made it, the more people came to talk with us about it,” said Geoff. Photograph by Peter Frank The Holy Cross Fellows The Holy Cross Fellows, as L to R: Dave Demaree, Dean Baldwin, Seth Zimmerman, Jo Stout, and Billy Rogerson the internship program that brings together St. Stephen’s, Trinity, and the challenging. All agree that being at Trinity is Church Army’s Uncommon Grounds ministry a key part of their preparation for ministry. in Aliquippa is called, certainly requires a “What we are learning in class right now applies high level of commitment. Besides taking directly to what we’re doing,” said Zimmerman. classes toward a Master of Arts in Mission degree, Holy Cross Fellows live together in Designed from the start to be repeatable and an intentional Christian community with portable, the Holy Cross Fellows Program a simple rule of life, work in hopes to grow both in the a ministry setting, and are What we are Pittsburgh region and beyond. mentored in what Geoff describes “The beauty of the Fellows as a “high accountability/low learning in class model is that it is easily tweaked, control” model. right now applies shaped uniquely to fit your city, and then replicated in different The goal of the Holy Cross directly to what regions around the country. Fellows is to prepare and launch we’re doing. But the best part of Fellows Anglican Church planters. programs is that we get to open Instead of expecting students to doors for passionate, talented, gain ministry experience either Seth Zimmerman hard-working 20-year-olds who before or after their seminary can minister now rather than degree, the Holy Cross Fellows waiting years before they impact Program connects practical preparation with the world around them,” said Becca Chapman. the academic underpinnings for ministry that Trinity provides. “The whole thing worked The Very Rev. Dr. Justyn Terry, Trinity’s Dean because Trinity was able to give scholarships and President, remarked, “The Holy Cross to our Fellows,” said Geoff. Fellows Program is a very exciting initiative to train up highly skilled young Anglican church Currently, there are five Holy Cross Fellows planters, taking seriously all three elements in taking classes at Trinity: Dave Demaree, Billy the formation of a Christian leader: knowledge, Rogerson, Jo Stout, Dean Baldwin, and Seth skills, and character. I am delighted that Trinity Zimmerman. The group has found the Holy can play a part in this program and hope Cross Fellows Program both rewarding and similar initiatives will emerge elsewhere.” 4 Seed & Harvest Missions Trinity Alumni Return for Missions Day tudents were able to explore what Christian mission around the world looks like Sduring Missions Day on October 27. Speakers included several Trinity alumni. Under Trinity’s curriculum, students are strongly encouraged to take part in out-of- country mission and ministry. Or, as Trinity’s Dean of Students, the Rev. Tina Lockett told students attending Missions Day, “leave here with a passport that has stamps in it.” The Rev. Cn. Daniel Klooster (MAME 1999), who leads the Gateway Mission Training Center in El Paso, Texas, agreed. “The ‘go’ of the Great Commission is not optional, [as Christian leaders] we can’t say follow me in going and not go ourselves” Klooster added that Trinity was an important part of his preparation for overseas ministry with Anglicans in Uruguay.