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Participants in our August 2017 Formation Retreat held at The Cenacle Retreat House. We look forward to their return for the 2018-2019 school year along with other returning and new students!

A Warm Welcome to All Returning and New Students Aug. 28-29 Formation Retreat Aug. 30 Fall Term Orientation Sep. 04 CTS classes begin Sep. 07 BSSF classes begin 2018-19 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Justin Kim, director of online learning for Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS), explaining the new learning management system, "Canvas," to new CTS and Bexley Seabury MDiv students at the August 30th orientation session. We're so pleased to be getting our new students on board for the Fall term!

SAVE THE DATE! The Feast of St. Luke & Installation of the Rev. Dr. Micah T.J. Jackson as President of Bexley Seabury

JOIN US | 6 p.m. Eucharist | 7 p.m. Reception | ALL ARE WELCOME St. Paul & the Redeemer Episcopal Church, 4945 South Dorchester Avenue, Chicago RSVP to Lynn Bowers: lbowers@bexleyseabury.edu or 773-380-6786

LAST CHANCE! Apply Now for Our Next "Learning From London" Travel Course

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Learning from London: Mission & Evangelism in the 21st Century Led by the Rev. Dr. Jason Fout Looking for proven strategies to plant or renew congregations? Learn from seasoned practitioners how the Diocese of London is successfully building church communities through mission and evangelism. The course begins online in October and meets in London, UK January 12–19, 2019. Among the topics to be addressed: Church planting in the 21st century metropolis The relationship of community organizing, congregational development, and church growth Leading for change and growing discipleship Inviting people into faith through various means, including the Alpha Course Listening to context and engaging it with the church’s mission Fresh Expressions of Church, Pioneer Ministries, and Missional Communities Taken for credit or for enrichment, this course is an insightful and inspiring exploration of ways to cultivate a community's vitality and discover new ways of experiencing—and sharing—the divine. ACT NOW...WILL FILL QUICKLY. MORE INFO & NEXT STEPS

Called to Reshape Your Ministry? Consider One of Our Two Non-Residential DMin Degrees APPLY NOW to begin June 2019 MORE INFORMATION

Contextual...Pragmatic...Practitioner-Taught Is it time for you or a priest you know to go deeper? Bexley Seabury DMin programs focus on achieving competence in a specific field of practical knowledge and linking learning to your ministry setting. Our faculty members offer academic and pedagogical expertise in their respective disciplines as well as real-world experience. DMin in Congregational Development Our curriculum includes 8 required courses and 2 DMin-level electives that emphasize the integration of theory and practice and incorporate theological reflection. Courses help you refine your leadership, analytic, and community-building capacities, and learn how to apply new insights to your ministry context. All courses are offered as 1-week intensives in January and June. Learning continues throughout the year, in online conversations with your core group, and culminates in a thesis.   DMin in Preaching Offered collaboratively, with five nearby seminaries, this program is fully ecumenical—faculty, students, and worship all reflecting a mix of faith traditions. Coursework is anchored in 3-week summer terms in Chicago, and continues throughout the year with work in your home congregation leading to a final thesis project.

In Memoriam

We recently received word of the death of  Richard J. Bormes  (Seabury-Western '89) on July 1, 2017. Read the full obituary here .

James H. Dunkerley  (Seabury-Western '69, '70), a much beloved priest of the Diocese of Chicago, died Aug. 16 at his home. "Father D," as he was known, completed studies at Kelham Theological College with the Society of the Sacred Mission in the UK in 1964 before coming to the U.S. and studying at Seabury-Western. He transferred to the Episcopal Church from the Church of England in 1970, and served as rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church on Belmont Ave. from 1970 to 2007. A former dean of the Chicago North Deanery, Dunkerley was active in retirement, presiding and preaching regularly at Church of the Atonement, Church of the Ascension, and St. James Cathedral. Arrangements are pending for a Requiem Mass.