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Originally founded in the 1960s, the '''Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement''' (OISM) seeks to foster prayer, fellowship, and cooperation among seminarians of the [[Orthodox Church]] from across the North American continent. During OISM retreats, seminarians gather together and participate in a simple program which incorporates prayer, reflection, and discussion among the future leaders of the Church.
After OISM had been dormant for a number of years, in the Fall of 2003 Fr. [[Michael Dahulich ]] (dean of [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's]] and also a former member of OISM) invited a number of schools to St. Tikhon's in an effort to revive the organization. At this fall retreat, students met in prayer and fellowship. They also participated in a lecture by Fr. Daniel Kovalak which emphasized the importance of missiology in the Church. At a meeting which concluded the festivities, representatives from the various schools formed an interim board with the goal of re-establishing the organization.
In the Spring semester of 2004, a general assembly was convened at [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Seminary]] in Crestwood, New York. At this general assembly, in addition to St. Vladimir's Seminary, there were representatives present from [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)|St. Herman's Seminary]] of Kodiak, Alaska; [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross Seminary]]/Hellenic College of Brookline, Massachusetts; [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Seminary]] of Jordanville, New York; and [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's Seminary]] of South Canaan, Pennsylvania. During the course of the weekend a constitution was adopted and an executive board was formed.
The executive board is composed of a president—elected at the general assembly—and two representatives from each voting member school. The current president is Father Kilian (Sprecher) of [[User:DcnMatthewSt. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|FrSt. Matthew ThurmanVladimir's]]. Voting membership is open to schools under [[SCOBA]] of [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Crossjurisdiction]]s, and associate membership is open to non-SCOBA schools.
==Participating Schools==
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)]] ([[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]])
*[[St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Bound Brook, New Jersey)]] ([[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA|UOCUSA]])
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]] ([[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]])*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)]] (OCA)*[[Toronto Orthodox Church in AmericaTheological Academy (Toronto, Ontario)]] ([[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)|OCAGOMT]])
==External linklinks==*[http://www.hts.edu/seminary/news/oismfall07.htm OISM (Orthodox Inter Seminary Movement) 2007 Fall Event]*[http://www.svots.edu/Press-Releases/2003-1014-oism.html Press Release: Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement Re-established]October 14, 2003
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