Faculty Bio

The Very Rev. Dr. Michael W. DeLashmutt was appointed Senior Vice President of General Seminary and Dean of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd in November or 2022, after having serve as the Acting Dean and President of General Seminary (2021-2022) and Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs (2016-2021). During his tenure as Acting Dean and President, Dean DeLashmutt played a key role in steering the Seminary’s “Strategic and Faithful Partnerships” initiative, which led to the Affiliation with Virginia Theological Seminary and the launch of the Hybrid MDiv program. He also Associate Professor of Sacred Theology, teaching courses in Anglican Theology.

Dr. DeLashmutt has dedicated his life to studying, teaching, and leading within theological higher education. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), Dr. DeLashmutt's early research explored patterns of ministry formation in the Church of England, with a particular interest in alternative pathways for ordination training for bi-vocational and non-stipendiary clergy.  As a scholar, he has published works in interdisciplinary theology that have touched on topics ranging from  the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur to Information Technology and Popular Culture studies.   Since 2010 he has served in senior leadership roles in theological colleges and seminaries in the US and UK, including Sarum College (as Deputy Principal and Director of Studies),  Luther Seminary (as Associate Dean for First Theological Degrees - with oversight of the pioneering Distributed Learning MDiv) and Trinity Lutheran College (as  VP and Dean for Academic Affairs).  DeLashmutt was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 2020 and serves as priest associate at St. Peter’s, Chelsea.