|
|
|
|
|
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the first issue of our new electronic version of the Bexley Cross. Beginning this month, our newsletter will come to you monthly via email and feature news, stories about Bexley alums, students and faculty members, reflections about theological education and spiritual formation, and information about upcoming events and learning opportunities. Using email will allow us to communicate with you more regularly and share more timely news about what's happening on Bexley's campus. We don't intend to abandon print communication altogether, however. You can expect to see the inaugural issue of a new magazine early in 2012. Please forward this email to your colleagues, fellow alums and friends, and encourage them to join our mailing list. If you have news you'd like to share with the Bexley community or suggestions for stories we should tell, please let us know via email. We're eager for your ideas!
Sincerely,
your friends at Bexley Hall
|
|
|
|
|
Bexley Day
Worship, Learn and Reconnect on September 28
 On Wednesday, September 28, come to Bexley to worship and learn with Bexley alums, friends and students. At Bexley Day 2011, you'll be able to talk with Bexley's new dean, Tom Ferguson and Bexley and Seabury joint interim president Bob Bottoms to learn more about Bexley's vision for the future and partnerships with Trinity Lutheran Seminary and Seabury Western Theological Seminary. The day will also include a Eucharist celebrating the 10th anniversary of Call to Common Mission with Episcopal Bishop of Southern Ohio Tom Breidenthal and ELCA Southern Ohio Synod Bishop Callon W. Holloway Jr. See the full schedule and register here. At 4 pm, we'll welcome special guest Diana Butler Bass, author of Christianity for the Rest of Us and other bestselling books on the church. Diana blogs at Beliefnet and The Huffington Post and frequently appears in media including USA TODAY, Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post, CNN, FOX, PBS, NPR and other news outlets. You can extend your Bexley Day experience with Diana by staying for Trinity Days at Trinity Lutheran Seminary on September 29. Come to Bexley Day to invigorate your spirit, learn about the issues shaping our mission in the 21st century, and find out about how your seminary can support your ministry and vocation. We look forward to seeing you soon.
|
 Welcome New Students!
What's the Attraction? Size, Spirit & Ecumenical Offerings
It may be the three most important things about real estate, but when picking a seminary, Bexley's new seminarians considered more than just location. The intimacy of the small size, the strong sense of Spirit and its ecumenical partnership with Trinity Lutheran Seminary were all deciding factors. And yes, they liked the location, too. Meet Bexley's five newest students: Joyce, Nikki, Adrienne, Jason and Ben. Read more.
|
 Dean Ferguson's Installation
Save the Date: November 3
We are delighted to announce that our new dean, the Very Rev. Dr. Thomas Ferguson, will be installed at a Solemn Evensong in the Trinity Lutheran Seminary Chapel on Thursday, November 3 at 5:30 pm. The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold will preach and preside. Plan now to attend the installation and a reception that will follow at 6:30 pm at Capital University.
Watch for a formal invitation and more details coming soon!
|
|
New Alumni Association
Join Now as a Founding Member
Dear Friends:
Over the past few years, many of us--alums from Gambier, Rochester and Columbus-have wished for a formal and active alumni association. As we work with Trinity Lutheran and Seabury, we see the programs and the kind of association they have for their graduates, and we want something similar for Bexley alums. We know that some graduates have formed their own regional groups around the country, but until now there has been no organization to bind us all together in an official and committed endeavor. Read more.
|
 Top Editor is Bexley Grad
Nancy Bryan is New Church Publishing Inc. Editorial Director
Nancy Bryan, a 2003 graduate of Bexley Hall, is the new editorial director for books and music at Church Publishing, Inc., the official publisher of worship materials and resources for the Episcopal Church that is also a multi-faceted publisher and supplier to the broader ecumenical marketplace. Read more.
|
Prepared for a Pluralistic World 
Bexley Alum Michael Way
Michael Way doesn't describe himself this way, but for those who know him, he is an outward and visible sign of Bexley Hall's quest to equip seminarians "for Christian ministry in a pluralistic world." His ecumenical education at Bexley prepared him particularly well for the Episcopal church he serves in New Albany, Ohio, which has a large proportion of non-Episcopalians and shares close relationships - and a driveway - with a neighboring synagogue. Read more.
|
|
|
|
|
|
