Summer Seminary Fellows
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Carol Long |
Carol Long, Coordinator
Director, Seminary Internships
clong@saint-peters.net
(850) 701-0664, ext. 21
For several years during the summer, St. Peter's has hosted a divinity student from Duke Divinity School to give him or her practical experience in the operation of a large parish. Now, St. Peter’s serves not only as a teaching parish for students from Duke University Divinity School, but also Trinity School for Ministry and Nashotah House Theological Seminary. The student is placed with us in the summer for ten weeks and participates in the life and ministry of St. Peter’s. Working under the supervision of St. Peter’s clergy and Carol Long, our Fellows are able to experience parish ministry in its fullness so as to be better able to discern his or her calling.
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2011 Summer Fellows
In 2011, we host one fellow each from Duke Divinity School, Trinity School for Ministry and Nashotah House.
Joe Ananias, Duke Fellow
Bachelor, Biblical Studies Major and Music Minor, Moody Bible Institute
Joseph “Joe” Daniel Ananias is from Peoria, Illinois, and has just completed his first year at Duke Divinity School. Joe completed his undergraduate degree at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, where he majored in Biblical Studies and minored in music. Throughout his time in Chicago, Joe was formed by active participation in his church’s ministry to the poor and homeless in its neighborhood, as well as active involvement in the church’s music ministry. Joe loves life in Durham, NC, where he enjoys regular homemade meals with friends and participates in a regular open-invitation event called “folk-night,” where friends gather in a fire-lit living room to perform songs, stories, and poems for one another. Intellectually, Joe has been most influenced by Sam Wells, N.T. Wright, and Karl Barth. Joe attends Church of the Holy Cross in Raleigh, NC, and was confirmed there this spring.
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08/07/11 |
The Sin of Jonah and the Sign of Jonah Joseph Ananias, Duke Fellow The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Jonah 2:1-9 Psalm 29 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33 |
17:36 |
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07/20/11 |
I Have Seen the Risen Lord Joseph Ananias, Duke Fellow Feast of St. Mary Magdalene Judith 9:1, 11-14 John 20:11-18 |
08:46 |
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06/22/11 |
Forming the Character of a Martyr Joseph Ananias, Duke Fellow Feast of St. Alban 1 John 3:13-16 Matthew 10:34-42 |
8:08 |
Wesley Anderson, Trinity Fellow
Bachelor, English Literature Major and Philosophy Minor, University of North Florida
Wesley James Anderson was raised in Jacksonville Florida where he graduated from the University of North Florida in 2009. During his time at UNF he spent two semesters away studying at Boyce College in Louisville KY which would later confirm his desire to attend seminary after college. Wesley was introduced to Trinity School for Ministry at the 2010 New Wineskins Conference in Ridgecrest, NC where his family has spent time almost every summer at the family cabin and where Wesley has enjoyed hiking and exploring the outdoors since childhood. Wesley was drawn to the Anglican Church in the fall of 2009 and has felt at home ever since. He has enjoyed living life in the Trinity community for the past two semesters where he continues to seek clarification of his calling. He enjoys playing guitar and singing, mostly folk music, sharing meals with friends and listening to and getting to know people. He has truly missed long walks on the beach (clichés are cliché for a reason). Last summer Wesley spent some time in Israel with a group from his home parish led by Bishop Lebhar and others. This trip has been influential in the way he understands the Scriptures and the Christian faith. Wesley is excited to be at St. Peter’s and hopes to further discern his calling through his time with you here this summer.
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07/27/11 |
Greatness Through Serving Wesley Anderson, Trinity Fellow Feast of St. James the Apostle Acts 11:27-30 -- 12:1-3 Matthew 20:20-28 |
09:08 |
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07/10/11 |
The Parable of the Sower Wesley Anderson, Trinity Fellow The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:1-5,10-13 Psalm 65 or 65:9-14 Romans 8:9-17 Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 |
15:37 |
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06/29/11 |
Peter and Paul and the Church Wesley Anderson, Trinity Fellow Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul 2 Timothy 4:1-8 John 21:15-19 |
8:00 |
Forrest Tucker, Nashotah Fellow
Junior, Master of Divinity, Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Nashotah WI
Forrest Glenn Tucker comes from Spokane, Washington, growing up in the general vicinity of this second largest city of Washington state with 10 siblings. His father was a Nazarene turned Free Methodist turned Presbyterian/Reformed pastor, and his father's journey into what he believed is what inspired Forrest, after marrying his beautiful wife Rebekah in 2002, to start on his own journey seeking where God would have him serve. He felt a call into ministry in his late teens/early twenties, and fought the call for one reason or another, but ultimately because it was not just the ministry God was calling him to, but also a particular tradition. So after continuing their journey from the Reformed church to the Lutheran church, he and his family visited Christ the King Anglican of Spokane for the first time in 2008 and felt like they had come home. Soon after their first Sunday, Forrest approached Fr. Jerry, the rector of CtK, about his call to the priesthood and so began the process of discernment and Confirmation that culminated in becoming a Postulant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Western Anglicans, ACNA, and moving his family from Spokane to Nashotah to enter as a Junior last fall in the MDiv program. His interests include: Christian music from early cantillation to contemporary artists, mountain biking and hiking, and reading history and theology, and while Seminary life (and the absence of mountains in Wisconsin) has hampered his outdoor pursuits, he has been privileged over the last year to learn a little of the music, history and theology of the Church in general and our great tradition in particular.
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08/03/11 |
The Prophetic Word Made More Sure Forrest Tucker, Nashota Fellow Feast of The Transfiguration 2 Peter 1:13-21 Luke 9:28-36 |
07:51 |
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07/24/11 |
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like. . . Forrest Tucker, Nashotah Fellow The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 3:5-12 Psalm 119:129-136 Romans 8:26-34 Matthew 13:31-33,44-49a |
16:37 |
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07/06/11 |
The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand Forrest Tucker, Nashotah Fellow Wednesday Healing Service Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a Matthew 10:1-7 |
9:40 |
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06/15/11 |
What Made St. Basil So Great? Forrest Tucker, Nashotah Fellow Feast of St. Basil the Great 1 Corinthians 2:6-13 Luke 10:21-24 |
6:30 |
2010 Duke Fellow and Trinity Fellows
This year, in addition to the Duke Fellow, we also hosted two seminarians from Trinity School for Ministry. The Duke Fellow is Zac Koons, and the Trinity Fellows are a married couple, Bo and Lilly Ubbens.
Zac Koons
Bachelor, Biblical and Theological Studies, Wheaton College, IL
Zachary “Zac” Gunnar Koons comes from Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and majored in Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College (IL), where he also played varsity soccer for four years. A year abroad where he studied theology and church history in Israel, Turkey, Greece, and Rome was especially meaningful and influential for Zac. He has completed his first year at Duke Divinity School. Zac loves bluegrass and folk music, and listens to a lot of Ryan Adams. He also loves being outside, biking and playing as much soccer as possible. His intellectual influences include N.T. Wright, C.S. Lewis, Karl Barth, and John Howard Yoder, and he considers Lewis’s The Great Divorce the best book he’s ever read. He drinks a lot of coffee - they’ll know Zac well at RedEye!
07/28/10 - Not Like Hollywood, 09:00
07/04/10 - What Do I Do When Someone Sins?, 20:29
06/23/10 - Born from Barrenness, 08:40
06/09/10 - Radically Willing Hearts, 08:29
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Lilly Ubbens
Bachelor, English and Women's Studies, University of North Florida
Masters in Systematic Theology, Trinity School for Ministry
Lilly Sanders Ubbens is the daughter of missionaries; her father is an Anglican priest. Her early years were spent in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Lilly attended high school in Kansas where her father had a small parish. In 2001, the family moved to Florida, where Lilly majored in English and Women’s Studies at UNF. After graduation, she took creative writing workshops in New York City, then worked at Hubbard House, a battered women’s shelter in Jacksonville. In 2007, Lilly had an encounter with the Lord, and became dedicated to serving God and His people. She was active in her church in youth ministry, and worked as a lay counselor and healing prayer intercessor. Lilly enrolled at Trinity School for Ministry in 2008 with a desire to further her Christian formation and training. She has completed her second year with a Master’s Degree in Systematic Theology, and hopes to become a licensed Christian counselor. Lilly and her husband, Bo, met at Trinity’s Discernment Weekend; although both were from Jacksonville, God brought them together in Pittsburgh! They were just married this past January.
07/21/10 - Love God Like a Child, 09:00
07/07/10 - Worship the Giver, Not the Gifts, 08:53
06/13/10 - Forgiven and Forgiving, 15:33
06/02/10 - To Not Shrink Back, 07:08
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Bo Ubbens
Bachelors, Political Science and History, University of North Florida
David “Bo” Ubbens is a native of Jacksonville, where he attended St. Paul’s by the Creek with his loving family. He graduated from Episcopal High School in 2002. Although raised in the church, Bo had a pivotal experience with God as a young man of eighteen, and heard his call to the priesthood. While earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and History at UNF, Bo worked in youth ministry at St. Barnabas Anglican, and Church of the Redeemer, was a counselor at Camp Weed and participated in Inter-Varsity. Enrolled at Trinity School for Ministry since 2008, Bo hopes to complete his Master’s of Divinity next spring and God willing, be ordained as an Anglican priest. Bo and Lilly are both from the Gulf Atlantic Diocese and are happy to be serving and worshiping with God’s people so close to home! Bo is a soccer enthusiast and loves to read and discuss God’s word.
07/25/10 - Lord, Teach Us to Pray, 19:33
06/30/10 - God Leads Us to Reconciliation, 07:56
06/16/10 - God Reveals Himself, 07:16
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The Reverend David "Bo" Ubbens was ordained a deacon in 2011 and is a serving clergy member of the Gulf Atlantic Diocese. Bo and Lilly now lead UF Anglican Fellowship, a college ministry at the University of Florida, comparable to the Anglican College Ministry that Fr. John leads here in Tallahassee for FSU, FAMU, and TCC.
2009 Duke Fellow
Matthew Lewis
Undergraduate degree from the University of West Georgia
(2007, BA, Philosophy and Religion)
Matthew spent most of his childhood growing up in Pensacola, Florida until he moved to Louisville, Georgia at the beginning of high school. Matthew attended the University of West Georgia where he studied philosophy with a concentration in religious studies. Out of college he worked as a youth minister at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Summerville, South Carolina. After that, during the summer of 2008, he moved to San Buenaventura, Honduras to work at a children's home with the LAMB Institute. Matthew returned to the United States in August of last year, about a week before he began the Masters of Divinity program at Duke Divinity School. Matthew enjoys being outdoors and playing sports like ultimate frisbee and golf. Favorite hobbies include playing guitar and djembe, reading philosophy, and running. A couple of his favorite books are “The Great Divorce” by C. S. Lewis and “Works of Love” by Soren Kierkegaard. .
Addresses by Matthew Lewis:
07/29/09 - We Are To Serve, 7:07
07/22/09 - Everything Has Become New, 9:01
07/12/09 - We Are Sent, 13:36
07/08/09 - Christianity is Not Convenient, 5:46
06/24/09 - Recapturing the Excitement of the Good News, 5:28
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In August 2011, Matthew became the Chaplain of St. John's Military School in Salina, Kansas. You can read a biography about him here
Matthew Lewis is the chaplain at St. John's Military School, he is pictured in the chapel on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (photo by Jeff Cooper/ Salina [KS] Journal)
2008 Duke Fellow
Kevin Johnson
Undergraduate degree from Indiana Wesleyan University (2007, BA, Youth Ministries and Vocal Music)
Kevin Johnson comes to us after his first year at Duke Divinity School in the Masters of Divinity program. He is a native of Wheaton, IL, and graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in April 2007. While at IWU, he double-majored in Youth Ministries and Vocal Music. Kevin’s passion is one for ministry, and along with the responsibility of preaching, he longs to see the 20-30 year old generation restored in the Church. Kevin sings in the Duke Chapel Vespers Choir, and also sang in the Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale. He is a huge Chicago Cubs fan and enjoys playing golf. He is excited to be serving alongside St. Peters this summer, and looks forward to all that God has to teach him in this dynamic church environment.
Listen to homilies and performances given by Kevin
08/03/08 - Nothing Can Separate Us, 20:36
07/30/08 - Loving Others On God's Terms, 07:50
07/20/08 - The King of Love My Shepherd Is, 04:32
07/06/08 - Beyond the Struggle: Glimpses of Resurrection, 19:29
06/29/08 - Beck's It Is Well With My Soul, 04:15
06/18/08 - Let Us Be Hated For Our Love, 09:24
05/28/08 - Joining God's Blessing-Song, 06:31
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2007 Duke Fellows
Carey Sims
MBA from Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, 2004
Undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA (1995, BA, Spanish and International Studies)
Raised in Onancock on Virginia's Eastern Shore until the age of 10 when her father's business skill took the family to Fargo, ND where she lived from the age of 10 to 17 and where Carey became very handy with a tennis racket. The family moved back to the Eastern Shore just in time for Carey's senior year in high school, so she followed in her mother and grandmother's footsteps and completed her education at St. Mary's School in Raleigh, NC and where her tennis team won 3rd in the State. 1995 Graduate of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA with a BA in Spanish and International Studies. Studied at the University of Salamanca and the University of Barcelona, which included an internship with the Youth Olympics in Andorra (north of Spain) as a part of her undergraduate language training. Moved to the Washington, DC area in 1995 where her family relocated to start Upscale Resale, the area's largest consignment furniture business. Worked as an advertising Account Executive for Telemundo from 1995-1997 and as the Personnel and Marketing manager for Upscale Resale from 1997-2006. Served as a youth volunteer at Downtown Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA from 1999-2001; served on the launch team for National Community Church in Arlington, VA from 2003-2005 and as coordinator of the healing prayer ministry for Kairos at The Falls Church from 2004-2006. Received an MBA from Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2004. Trained in Healing Prayer through the programs coordinated by Leanne Payne at Wheaton College (IL), John Sanford's Elijah House and Francis McNutt's Christian Healing Ministries in Jacksonville, FL.
Listen to her sermons given at St. Peters:
08/05/07 - Receive the Sufficiency of Christ, 17:04, 5.0 MB
06/13/07 - Become Pure Vessels, 6:22, 1.9 MB
Gannon Sims
Undergraduate degree from Baylor University, (1999, BA, Major: Speech Communication, Minor: Music)
Native of Conroe, Texas (in the piney woods 40 miles North of Houston) where his parents are active members of First Baptist Church. 1999 Graduate of Baylor University where he served two years as Student Body President (BA Major: Speech Communication/Minor: Music). Lived in the Washington, DC area from 1999-2006; served as a Legislative Aide in the U.S. Senate and as a public affairs officer for the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Served as a worship leader for the Kairos Community at The Falls Church in Falls Church, VA from 2002-2006, a youth Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church, Alexandria, VA from 1999-2005, and a National Prayer Breakfast Volunteer from 2002- 2005. Sang four seasons with the Master Chorale of Washington. At Duke Divinity, Gannon assists with worship planning in the office of the Chaplain. In Durham, Carey and Gannon attend All Saints Church (AMIA).
Listen to his sermons and performances given at St. Peters
08/05/07 - Be Unto Your Name, 3:00, 3.6 MB
08/01/07 - Look Forward to the Kingdom of God, 10:09, 3.0 MB
07/29/07 - More Precious Than Silver, 1:38, 2.0 MB
07/29/07 - Beck's Offertory, 3:07, 3.7 MB
07/22/07 - Holy Expectations, 15:42, 4.6 MB
06/24/07 - Give Me Jesus, 3:47, 4.5 MB
06/20/07 - Lay Down Your Lives, 10:49, 3.2 MB
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Carey and Gannon now help students grapple with issues of faith at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, and how Christian spirituality brings coherence to life—when it seems like life is going in multiple directions or in no direction at all.
2006 Duke Fellow and Visiting Seminarian
Andrew Rowell
St. Peter's Duke Fellow, Summer 2006
Undergraduate degree from Duke University, Political Science and Creative Writing
Prior to entering into seminary, Andrew received his undergraduate degree in Political Science and Creative Writing from Duke University. He then worked in Washington D.C. as a speechwriter for the Secretary of Health and Human Services during the Clinton administration. He completed law school at The University of Virginia and was employed as a tax attorney in a large D.C. law firm. Andrew attended The Falls Church in the Washington area, where he helped with their college and young adult ministries. He returned to his alma mater, Duke, to enter their Divinity School and graduated in 2008. In the summer of 2006, he was the Duke Fellow for St. Peter’s in the Teaching Parishes Program. Fr. Andrew joined us as the Associate Rector for Youth and Families, on September 2, 2008 and was ordained into the priesthood at St. Peter's on May 8, 2009.
Listen to his St. Peter's sermons, given as undergraduate of Duke Divinity School. (For future sermons, given as a member of St. Peter's Clergy, please visit the Sermons and Teachings page):
06/01/08 - Removing the Saw Horses, 22:11
04/01/07 - The Story That Shapes Our Lives, 20:22, 6.0 MB
10/29/06 - Maturing in Christ, 19:17, 5.6 MB
07/30/06 - Prisoners of Christ, 25:18, 7.2 MB
07/09/06 - Prophetic Living, 19:37, 5.6MB
Ian McCarthy
St. Peter's Visiting Seminarian, Summer 2006
Ian McCarthy was an active part of the St. Peter’s community during the summer of 2006, while doing his Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) requirement at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Ian was a Trinity School for Ministry Seminary student.
On Thursday May 22, 2008, Ian was ordained as a priest at St. Anne's Anglican Church in Oceanside California. He was ordained by the Right Reverend Francis R. Lyons of the Diocese of Bolivia. Fr. Ian is the son of the Reverend Patrina and S. Melville McCarthy of All Saints Anglican Church Tallahassee, Florida, and serves as the Associate Rector for Youth at St. Anne's.
Listen to his sermon:
07/02/06 - Be Generous, 11:51, 3.5 MB
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