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The Scottish Episcopal Institute forms those preparing for a variety of authorised ministries in the Scottish Episcopal Church, lay and ordained, shaping vibrant missional ministers for today’s world.

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The Scottish Episcopal Institute supports ordinands, students for lay ministries, and those engaged in deepening their Christian faith in our churches. It does this through programmes of formation and learning that aim to encourage baptised people to respond to the call of God in their lives. No two students are…Continue reading “The Scottish Episcopal Institute welcomes you”

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The SEI offers a number of resources for students and the wider Scottish Episcopal Church. Publications The Scottish Episcopal Institute…

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SEI is a school for ministry, not a divinity school (though students are taught by excellent academic specialists in every…

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The Scottish Episcopal Institute trains candidates for ordained ministry as priests (incumbent and assistant), vocational deacons and Lay Readers. SEI…

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Orientation Week – 28.08-03.09

22 Aug 202218 Aug 2022

The schedule for Orientation Week is a colourful tapestry . . . and deliberately so. Its design mirrors the nature of the formational programme which those training for lay and…

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Ember Card for 2022

15 Aug 20225 Aug 2022

This is the time of the year when SEI, in common with most other Theological Education Institutes, produces its annual Ember Card. The card lists the names of those students…

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Ross’s Holy Land reflections

5 Aug 20224 Aug 2022

Worship at The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Rafedia (Ross standing in front row in striped T-shirt) Second-year Mixed Mode ordinand Ross Stirling-Young (Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane)…

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IME 2 Officer appointed

1 Aug 20221 Aug 2022

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the Revd Elizabeth Crumlish has been appointed as the IME2 Officer for the Scottish Episcopal Church, IME2 being the name now…

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New academic year beckons

25 Jul 202225 Jul 2022

SEI staff are currently gearing up for the new academic year which opens on Sunday 28 August with a week-long residential at St Mary’s Kinnoull. Five new students will join…

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Exploring army chaplaincy

18 Jul 202215 Jul 2022

SEI is delighted to share the news that second year ordinand Tony Clapham (Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway) has been selected to be one of 30 candidates from across the…

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New External Quality Advisor appointed

15 Jul 202215 Jul 2022

SEI staff are very pleased to announce that a new External Quality Advisor has been appointed to the SEI Management Committee (Board of Studies). He is Dr Andrew Mein, Academic…

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Eco-Congregation Chaplain tours Shetland

11 Jul 202215 Jul 2022

First year ordinand Helen Randall from Shetland is SEI Chapter’s Eco-Congregation Scotland rep. In recent days she has been deeply involved with welcoming and hosting the Revd David Coleman, Eco-Congregation…

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Eilidh’s Holy Land musings

4 Jul 20224 Jul 2022

There is surely no better way to end my first year of theological study than a trip to the Holy Land, writes Eilidh Proudfoot (left at Masada looking to the…

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Donors in June

29 Jun 202230 Jun 2022

One of the regular features in the former monthly SEI Newsletter was an expression of thanks to those who had given to the various SEI Funds over the preceding month;…

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Local hero

27 Jun 202230 Jun 2022

For the past six months, Mixed Mode ordinand Ross Stirling-Young from the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane has been serving as Store Chaplain in Morrisons Supermarket, located in…

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‘On Angels and Demons’

23 Jun 202230 Jun 2022

SEI ever involves itself in the life of the local church and values participation in the life of charges across the Province. SEI is committed to support a diversity of…

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The period around Michaelmas sees several former SEI students being ordained Deacon and Priest; we hope to bring you photos of them as they occur.sei.scot/news/ordination-tide/ ... See MoreSee Less

Ordination-tide

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The period around Michaelmas sees several former SEI students being ordained Deacon and Priest; we hope to bring you photos of them as they occur. Thus far the Revd Dr Lisa Curtice has been ordained P...

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The closing ceilidh of Orientation Week in St Mary’s Kinnoull . . . and now the autumn term is fully underway!sei.scot/news/from-ceilidh-to-curriculum/ ... See MoreSee Less

From ceilidh to curriculum

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This group selfie, taken by second year ordinand Eilidh Proudfoot (Diocese of Edinburgh; bottom left) shows students and staff at the closing ceilidh of Orientation Week in St Mary’s Kinnoull. But n...

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“It’s hard work and boring”. Are we talking mountain climbing, filming, or both?

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If anyone can manage to climb a mountain as part of their work in Christian ministry, it's Rev Dr Richard Tiplady, SEI's Director of Mixed Mode Training. Last week he spent two days in the Lake Distri...

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