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Dean Lydia Kelsey Bucklin outlined the ongoing evolution of EDS from a traditional residential seminary into a "seminary reimagined" - a decentralized, widely accessible global network for liberative theological education.

EDS is announcing the selection of nine visionary leaders for its inaugural Innovating Beloved Communities Cohort led by the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers ’04. This transformative year-long program is designed to equip a circle of faithful innovators to discern, incubate, and launch ministries that advance a multicultural Beloved Community.

On March 19, 2026, the Rev. Dr. Brandon Crowley had his portrait inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Hall of Honor at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.

USPG hosts 40 global Anglican leaders in the Philippines, including President Bucklin, for the fifth USPG International Consultation under the theme “Breaking the Chains of Injustice: Reimagining Missional Theologies Today.”

The inaugural Episcopal Divinity School Fellows – a group of Anglican women from the Global South – gathered in Limuru, Kenya to deepen connections and share research.

In this urgent call, President Bucklin reflects on the legacy of martyr Jonathan Daniels and the Gospel’s demand for moral courage. As state violence escalates, we are called beyond "managing" injustice toward a future of compassionate solidarity. Join us in resisting despair and living out God’s vision of justice rooted in love.

EDS is launching the Innovating Beloved Communities Cohort, a transformative year-long program designed to equip and catalyze a circle of faithful innovators led by the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers ’04. Applications for this cohort are open on January 22, 2026.

This article, by Adriene Thorne and Brandon Thomas Crowley, was originally published by Religion News Service.