Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
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| Type | Private graduate institution |
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| Established | 1975 |
| Affiliation | Anglican |
| President | Henry L. Thompson III |
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Academic staff
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15 |
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Administrative staff
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25 |
| Students | 199 |
| Location | Ambridge, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus | Small Town |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Kneelers |
| Website | www.tsm.edu |
Trinity School for Ministry (TSM), formerly known as Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry (TESM), an Anglican seminary located in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. It is generally associated with low church, evangelical Anglicanism.
In the mid 1970s, several prominent evangelical-leaning Episcopal clergy and lay leaders became disillusioned with what they considered the liberal theology and "theological relativism" of the existing Episcopal seminaries. Some members of this group had been involved with the charismatic movement that began in the mid-1960s in some parishes, while others, many associated with the Fellowship of Witness, held to a more traditional Anglican Evangelicalism. These advocates for conservatism in the Episcopal Church of the United States 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 (present-day Tanzania), accepted the call to become the first dean of TSM. Beginning with 17 students and meeting in rented space, Trinity held its first classes in September 1976. Stanway 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 stepped down in May 2007, and Rodgers came out of retirement to serve as Interim Dean and President for one year. Trinity's Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, the Rev. Justyn Terry, was named the school's dean, in August 2008 and remained in office until returning to his homeland. He now serves as academic dean of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, England. In May 2016 The Rev'd Dr. Laurie Thompson was asked to serve as the interim dean. Subsequently, the board invited Thompson to become the seventh Dean President. He was installed on the eve of St. Patrick, March 16, 2017 at St. Stephen's church in Sewickley. Dr. Sarah Lebhar Hall was the preacher on Joshua 1:1-12.
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