VST Summer School
July 6th to 17th, 2020
Early-Bird Registration until May 15th.
Register Now
During the beautiful month of July, VST hosts an exciting array of courses. This is a terrific way to spend some time on the beautiful UBC campus while sampling what VST has to offer.
Public Lectures
Jesus Today
Speaker: Katherine Sonderegger
Tuesday, July 7th, 7pm
St. Mary’s Kerrisdale Anglican Church
2490 W 37th Ave, Vancouver, BC
Free Admission
Thomas Merton Public Lecture
Speaker: Christine Bochen
Thursday July 23rd, 7pm
Epiphany Chapel
6030 Chancellor Blvd, Vancouver, BC
Free Admission
Reception at 5:30pm
VST Campus Atrium
The Company of Preachers
The Preacher King
Speaker: Richard Lischer
Tuesday, July 14th, 7pm
Epiphany Chapel
6030 Chancellor Blvd, Vancouver, BC
Free Admission
A panel of preachers will respond to the lecture and take questions on the work of preaching. Whether you are new to preaching or a long-time practioner, come learn from colleagues and professors of the craft.
Sponsored by the Butler Chair of Preaching and Biblical Interpretation.
Chaired by Prof. Jason Byasse.
Courses
Encountering Other Religions:
A Jewish Perspective
Instructor
Alan Brill
Week 1: Morning (9am – 12pm)
July 6th – 10th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/encountering-other-religions-a-jewish-perspective/
Practicing Communal Discernment
Instructor
Roger Owens
Week 1: Morning (9am – 12pm)
July 6th – 10th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/practicing-communal-discernment/
Process Theology and Human Existence: Following Christ
into an Open Future
Instructor
Donna Bowman
Week 1: Morning (9am – 12pm)
July 6th – 10th, 2020
The Art of the Commonplace: Being a Pastor in Uncommon Times
Instructor
Kyle Childress
Week 1: Afternoon (2 – 5pm)
July 6th – 10th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/the-art-of-the-commonplace-being-a-pastor-in-uncommon-times/
The Church’s Christology
and difficult Biblical texts
Instructor
Katherine Sonderegger
Week 1: Afternoon (2 – 5pm)
July 6th – 10th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/the-churchs-christology-difficult-biblical-texts/
The Gospel according to Musical Theatre
Instructors
Peter Elliott & Nathan LeRud
Week 1: Afternoon (2 – 5pm)
July 6th – 10th, 2020
Henri Nouwen:
A Spirituality of Integration
and Imperfection
Instructor
Wil Hernandez
Week 2: Morning (9am – 12pm)
July 13th – 17th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/henri-nouwen-a-spirituality-of-integration-imperfection/
Preaching the Parables
of Jesus
Instructor
Richard Lischer
Week 2: Morning (9am – 12pm)
July 13th – 17th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/preaching-the-parables-of-jesus/
How Doctrine Matters
in Real Life
Instructor
Cynthia Rigby
Week 2: Morning (9am – 12pm)
July 13th – 17th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/how-doctrine-matters-in-real-life/
Interpreting Joshua:
Canaanite Destruction
and Welcoming the Stranger
Instructor
Mark Glanville
Week 2: Morning (9am – 12pm)
July 13th – 17th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/interpreting-joshua-canaanite-destruction-and-welcoming-the-stranger/
I Come to the Garden Alone? Church Planting in Post-Christendom
Instructor
Ross Lockhart
Week 2: Afternoon (2 – 5pm)
July 13th – 17th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/i-come-to-the-garden-alone-church-planting-in-post-christendom/
Theologies of the InBetween: Race, Mixed-Race, and Reimagining Discipleship
Instructor
Brian Bantum
Week 2: Afternoon (2 – 5pm)
July 13th – 17th, 2020
Pilgrims Together: Forging an Intergenerational Ecclesiology
Instructor
Holly Catterton Allen
Week 2: Afternoon (2 – 5pm)
July 13th – 17th, 2020
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/pilgrims-together-forging-an-intergenerational-ecclesiology/
Created for Joy: Thomas Merton’s Spirituality of Awareness and Witness
Instructor
Christine Bochen
Thomas Merton Course
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 (1:30 – 4pm)
Friday, July 24th, 2020 (9:30am – 4pm)
Saturday, July 25th, 2020 (9:30am – 4pm)
Link: https://vst.edu/courses/created-for-joy-thomas-mertons-spirituality-of-awareness-and-witness/
Tuition
Audit & Certificate Tuition
VST keeps the cost of its summer courses as low as possible so that they are accessible to all. The Early Bird rate to audit a course is $255 (until May 15th). After May 15th, the regular tuition fee to audit a course is $270.
For Continuing Education Certificate credit, tuition is an additional $75/course.
Degree Tuition
Degree tuition follows the regular tuition rates set for the 2019-2020 academic year. Each 15-hour class earns 1.5 degree credit hours. Do not register online if you need degree credit.
Please contact the VST Registrar to register for degree credit.
Summer School Information
Course Expectations
Summer courses are open to all interested participants. There are no prerequisites or theological training needed to audit a course. Auditors attend and participate in the course but are not required to submit any assignments for grading. Summer School intensives require 100% on-site attendance for all students.
Continuing Education Certificate Credit
If reading and writing help you engage more deeply with course material, you may want to consider taking a class for Continuing Education Certificate credit. Work expectations include preparation and reading before the start of the course with a graded reflection paper following.
Degree Credit
Most Summer School courses are also available for 1.5 credits of either basic or advanced graduate degree credit. If you are interested in taking a course for degree credit towards your VST degree program, or to transfer into a comparable theological degrees elsewhere, please email registrar@vst.edu. (Do not register online.)
Course Outlines & Required Readings
Course outlines and required reading texts will be posted online as they arrive (likely by mid-March). Please see the ‘link’ to the Course Outline page, above.
Textbooks
Please make your own arrangements for acquisition of the Required Texts for your course through your local bookstores. Online bookstores such as Indigo.ca or Amazon.ca have competitive prices with fast shipping to your neighbourhood.
Financial Aid
The H.R. MacMillan Fund for Clergy Continuing Education provides funding for Clergy continuing education in British Columbia, or for any clergy person taking courses at Vancouver School of Theology.
Course Cancellation
In the event of low registrations, some courses may be cancelled. Please register early to avoid disappointment. Information on course cancellation will be available on our website in early June. If VST has to cancel a course, you will be given a full refund.
Withdrawal Policy
If you withdraw from a course, notification must be received in writing to the Registrar by the dates below, in all cases $25/course will be non-refundable. Of the remaining fees, the following are refunded depending on the date of withdrawal:
• 100% refunded if notification received 7 days prior to the 1st day of classes;
• 80% refunded if notification received between 7 days and the 1st day of classes;
• 40% refunded if notification received by the 2nd day of classes;
• After the 2nd day of classes, no refund can be given
Accommodations
Carey Centre
Phone: 604-224-4308
Next door to VST. Single or queen rooms with en-suite bathrooms and linen service. Also a limited number of fully furnished apartments.
St. Andrew’s Hall
Phone: 604-822-9720 | Email: housing@standrews.edu
Also next door to VST, St. Andrews offer summer Quad Apartments: four single, private bedrooms, two shared baths, and shared kitchen and common area, including a limited number of fully disabled-accessible.
UBC
Pacific Spirit Hostel, West Coast Suites and Walter Gage Towers
Phone: 1-888-331-4194 | Email: reservations@housing.ubc.ca
TRIUMF House
Phone: 604-222-7633 | Email: housing@triumf.ca