About this Event
Please join us in person or online for the 2026 Alumni Convocation featuring The Very Rev. Michael DeLashmutt, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Dean of the Good Shepherd Chapel, The General Theological Seminary; The Rev. Emily Garcia, Associate Rector at Church of our Redeemer, Lexington, MA and author of The St. Dunstable Pledge; and workshop leaders The Rev. Dr. Lorenzo Lebrija, Executive Director, TryTank Institute; and Stephen Cook, Ph.D., Catherine Burney Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature.
Additional Convocation highlights include Convocation Evensong with sermon, followed by a festive reception.
Registration is $50.00 per person for those attending on campus, which includes the program sessions, lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments, and the reception following Evensong.
Registration is $10.00 per person for those who are attending online only.
Please note: The Monday night (October 12) Alumni Reunion Dinner requires a separate registration which can be found .
October 12: Alumni Reunion Reception and Dinner
6:00 pm - Reception, Scott Lounge
6:30 pm - Dinner, Coffield Refectory
October 13: VTS Alumni Convocation
9:30-10:30 am - Reflections on Seminary Life
The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Ph.D., Dean and President of VTS
10:45 am - 12:15 pm - Church work at the rise of AI: Perspectives from the Sunday School and the Art Studio
The Rev. Emily J. Garcia, Associate Rector, Our Redeemer, Lexington, MA and creator of The St. Dunstan Pledge for Preachers, ""
2:00 pm - Presentation of the Carol Myers St. Nicholas Award, with Carol Myers and Kyle Lambelet, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Ethics and Director of the St. Nicholas Center for Faith and Justice
2:15- 3:45 pm - The AI Apocalypse: What Artificial Intelligence is Revealing About Ministry
The Very Rev. Michael DeLashmutt, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Dean of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, The General Theological Seminary
4:00 – 4:50 pm - Practical Workshops:
Biblical Imagination in a Digitial Age
Stephen Cook, Ph.D., The Catherine Burney Professor of Old Testament, Language and Literature
AI You Can Use on Monday Morning
The Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, D.Min., M.B.A., Chief Innovation Officer, VTS, and Executive Director, Try Tank Institute
5:15 pm - Convocation Evensong and the Awarding of Honorary Degrees, preacher The Rev. Canon Kathy Walker ’18, AAEC President
6:30 pm - Festive Convocation Reception
Hotel Information: The Seminary has a block of rooms for Convocation guests at Hotel Pentagon South (formerly the Courtyard Marriott), with room rates of $179/night plus taxes. Hotel reservation information will be sent after your registration is received.
Event venue & nearby stays
Virginia Theological Seminary, 3737 Seminary Road, Alexandria, United States
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