Bishop Kemper School for Ministry Dean Lynne Moss Bahr reflects on her new role

Dean Lynne Moss Bahr receives a warm welcome at Celebration of New Ministry service at Grace Cathedral, Topeka on January 31.

Bishop Kemper School for Ministry Dean Lynne Moss Bahr reflects on her new role in a recent interview with The Harvest, diocesan magazine for the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. She shares what attracted her to BKSM, the importance of theological education, and her hopes for the seminary’s future. The full interview is available here.

Dean Bahr was hired in March 2025, following the retirement of the school’s former dean, the Rev. Don Compier. Dean Bahr brings a wealth of experience in teaching and administration. She has held appointments at Rockhurst University, Fordham University, St. John’s University, and Manhattan College and taught a range of courses in early Christianity and the history of Christianity.

The Bishop Kemper School for Ministry held a celebration of new ministry for Dean Bahr in January at Grace Cathedral in Topeka, where the school is also located.

BKSM is a unique collaborative venture of the Episcopal Dioceses of Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, West Missouri and Western Kansas. The school was founded in 2013 to pool financial and human resources to best support leadership formation within four original dioceses, now expanded to six, and to strengthen bonds of community and mutual mission.

The Bishop Kemper School for Ministry uniquely forms priests, deacons, and lay ministers together, fostering shared team ministry that honors and values the gifts and callings of all.