Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
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| Established: | 1976 |
| Type: | Private graduate institution |
| Religious affiliation: | Episcopal / Anglican |
| Dean: | John H. Rodgers (interim) |
| Faculty: | 14 |
| Staff: | 25 |
| Students: | 120 on campus/200 online |
| Location: | Ambridge, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Nickname: | Kneelers |
| Website: | www.tesm.edu |
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry (TESM) is a seminary of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) located in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, USA. The newest of the major Episcopal seminaries, it is generally associated with the Low Church (evangelical) wing of the Episcopal Church.
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[edit] History
In the mid 1970s, several prominent evangelical-leaning Episcopal clergymen and lay leaders became disillusioned with what they considered the drift of existing Episcopal seminary education toward liberal theology and "theological relativism". They began to meet and plan a new seminary with a curriculum based on orthodox Protestant theology and evangelical principles.
In 1976, Alfred Stanway, a retired Australian missionary bishop to Tanganyika, accepted the call to become the first dean of TESM. Beginning with 17 students and meeting in rented space, Trinity held its first classes in September 1976. Stanaway served for two years before retiring. His successor, John Rodgers, oversaw major growth during his 12-year tenure. In 1989, William C. Frey resigned as Bishop of Colorado to become the third dean and president. In 1996, Peter C. Moore, a founding board member and noted evangelical leader, became the fourth dean and president.[1] Paul F. M. Zahl was elected Trinity's fifth dean in 2004. He resigned in May 2007, and Rodgers came out of retirement to serve as Interim Dean and President for one year.[2]
Trinity now serves 120 full and part time students on its campus in Ambridge and 200 more in online degree programs. Six graduates and two former professors have gone on to become bishops in the Episcopal Church or other Anglican bodies around the world.
[edit] Evangelical leadership
Founded by leaders of the evangelical wing of the Episcopal Church, TESM has become a central player in the renewal movement in the ECUSA. Although the seminary does not discriminate based on theological perspective, the over 900 graduates who currently serve as clergy and lay leaders are overwhelmingly evangelical or traditionalist. The, alumni, faculty, and trustees of the school have been among those in the forefront in support of orthodox theology within the ECUSA such as the virgin birth, deity of Jesus, and the literal resurrection of Jesus.
Although unquestionably evangelical, the seminary includes students, faculty, and staff from among evangelical, charismatic, and Anglo-Catholic wings of Anglicanism, as well as members of other Christian denominations.
[edit] Academic information
TESM is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and is a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
[edit] Degree Programs
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)
- Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
- Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.)
- Master of Arts in Mission and Evangelism (M.A.M.E.)
[edit] Diploma & Certificate Programs
- Diploma in Anglican Studies - available on campus or online
- Diploma in Mission and Evangelism
- Diploma in Youth Ministry
- Diploma in Christian Ministry
- Certificate in Christian Ministry
- Certificate in Youth Ministry
[edit] Notable alumni
- Mark J. Lawrence (1980), Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina[1][2]
- Wilson Turumanya, John Rucyahana, Tito Zavala, Naftal Bikala and Sadok Makaya, Anglican bishops outside the United States[3]
[edit] Notable faculty and former faculty
A listing of notable and former faculty can be found on the School's website.
- John Rodgers was one of the first bishops in the Anglican Mission in America
- Paul Zahl is now Rector of All Saints Church, Chevy Chase, Maryland
- Greg Brewer is now Rector of Church of the Good Samaritan, Paoli, PA.[3]
- Mary Maggard Hays is Canon Missioner of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh.[4]
- Paul House is Associate Dean and Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School of Samford University. [5]
- Terence Kelshaw served as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande from 1989 until his retirement in 2005.[6]
- Robert S. Munday is Dean and President of Nashotah House Theological Seminary.[7]
- Professor Stephen Noll is Vice Chancellor of Uganda Christian University.[8]
- Patrick Henry Reardon is Pastor of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church [9] in Chicago and Senior Editor of Touchstone Magazine
- Marcus Robertson is the Rector of Christ Church, Savannah, GA.[10]
- Allen P. Ross is Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School of Samford University. [11]
[edit] References
- ^ TESM news. Retrieved on October 3, 2006.
- ^ http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_77855_ENG_HTM.htm San Joaquin priest elected Episcopal bishop of South Carolina. Retrieved on October 3, 2006.
- ^ TESM History. Retrieved on October 3, 2006.
