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Conversation and Compline with the Dean

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Every Tuesday evening from 7:00-8:15 p.m., members of the BKSM community gather over Zoom for conversation about a topic related to faithful life and ministry in the church and in the world.  

We close the evening by sharing in with Compline.

All are welcome - current students, graduates, faculty, Board members and friends of BKSM. 

The meeting ID and password are listed in the image to the left.

Upcoming Discussions

  • November 17 (Praxis): The Rt. Rev. Cathleen Bascom on the history of African American churches in the Diocese of Kansas
  • November 24: No session, Thanksgiving Break
  • December 1 (Praxis): The Rt. Rev. Deion Johnson, Diocese of Missouri, principle author of the Anti-Racism Covenant
  • December 9: Conversation with Dean Don about the rest of the academic year
  • December 15: BKSM Christmas party
  • December 22/29: No sessions, Christmas Break

November Discussions

November 10:  The Rev. Dr. Matthew Mason, prison chaplain

October 2020 Discussions

October 20:  Lynda Hurt ('20) and her journey of anti-racism work
October 27: Tim Bascom on Spirituality and Writing.   Supplemental writing prompt available here.

September 2020 Discussions

Sept 1: "Stump the Chump" (ask the dean anything!)
Sept 22: "White Fragility"  with the Rt. Rev. Martin Field, Bishop, Dio of West Missouri

August 2020 Discussions

August 4: Continuing the Discussion about the Anti-Racism Covenant and BKSM
August 25: Special Guest  - The Rev. Heather Melton, Staff Officer, United Thank Offering
Document with helpful UTO resources
UTO Grant Awards, by diocese

July 2020 Discussions

July 7: A Discussion about Expressions of Christian Spirituality
July 14: Community Life at BKSM
July 21: Update from the Board - Plans for Fall 2020
July 28: First Discussion about Anti-Racism Covenant & BKSM

June 2020 Discussions

June 1: What is Pentecost/the Season after Pentecost for?
June 8:  How should BKSM respond to systemic racism?
June 15: Ethical Considerations for Regathering Face-to-Face this Fall
June 22: Eucharistic Theology and the age of Covid.
June 30:  The Future of BKSM - Our Hopes and Dreams

Address for Tuition Payments/Donations:
The Very Rev. Don Compier, BKSM Dean
410 SE Independence Ave.

Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
Physical Address:
Bishop Kemper School for Ministry

701 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603

The Bishop Kemper School for Ministry is a collaborative venture of the Episcopal Dioceses of Kansas, West Missouri, Nebraska and Western Kansas.
BKSM also partners with the Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
BKSM offers classes and programs to educate people for church leadership in both lay and ordained vocations.