Shawn Strout
I would be honored to serve on the GBEC. I have been a question writer for the worship area for three examination periods and have enjoyed that process. As the Assistant Professor of Worship, Associate Dean of Chapel, and Director of Assessment at VTS, I have experience with residential seminary both as a faculty member and an administrator. Furthermore, I served as an adjunct professor in worship for the Stevenson School for Ministry in the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania for six years, giving me additional experience with non-residential theological education. I have taught courses on-site, online, and in hybrid formats. I have been privileged to teach students from as close as Virginia to as far away as India and Taiwan. These experiences have given me a deep appreciation for the breadth of theological education in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. This breadth of experience will allow me to recognize the various contexts and diverse backgrounds that students embrace.