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SUMMARY:Pathways Online Course: Worship and Sacraments
DESCRIPTION:Pathways Online Course instructed by Rev. Dr. Donna Giver-Johnston and Rev. Dr. Diane Walton Hendricks: Worship & Sacraments\n\nDonna Giver-Johnston is an ordained minister of word and sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Over her twenty years in ministry\, she has served churches in New Jersey and Ohio\, and most recently as Pastor of Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. Currently\, she is a member of the faculty and the Director of the Doctor of Ministry degree program at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. She has earned degrees from Vanderbilt University (PhD and MA)\, Princeton Seminary (MDiv)\, and Westminster College (BA). Her published books include Claiming the Call to Preach: Four Female Pioneers of Preaching in Nineteenth-Century America (Oxford\, 2021); Writing for the Ear\, Preaching from the Heart (Fortress\, 2021); For Every Matter Under Heaven: Preaching for Special Occasions (Fortress Press\, 2022). \n\nRev. Dr. Diane Walton Hendricks has served as pastor of Clifton Presbyterian Church in Clifton\, VA\, since September of 2020. She is passionate about nurturing a community that is growing in relationship with one another\, with God\, with the community\, and with God’s ongoing work in the world. Before coming to CPC\, Pastor Diane served churches in Arlington and Falls Church. In addition\, she serves the greater church as a spiritual director (trained in the contemplative tradition)\, and has also served on staff at Wesley Theological Seminary and in the Pathways program of Union Presbyterian Seminary. She also served National Capital Presbytery as its immediate past moderator and is presently chair of the Leadership Council. She received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and her Doctor of Ministry from Virginia Theological Seminary. \nCourse Description: \nThis course will examine the history\, theology\, and practice of worship and sacraments. While rooted in the reformed tradition\, the goal is to deepen appreciation for a variety of worship services and liturgical practices. Through reflections on readings and discussions of observed liturgical rituals\, the course will seek to cultivate enlivened worship leadership practices and their theological impact within the particular ecclesial context for each person. At the end of the course\, participants will be equipped and inspired to craft and lead worship that is lifegiving for them and their worshiping congregation. \nDates: Thursdays\, May 1-June 5 (asynchronous only on May 29) \nOffered by the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary \n \n\nRegistration closes on April 27\, 2025. Late registration ends on May 6\, 2025. \nIf you are UPSem faculty or staff or are in financial need of a discounted registration fee\, please contact Deborah Keyes.
URL:https://www.upsem.edu/event/worship-and-sacraments-pathways-online-course/2025-05-15/
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CATEGORIES:Leadership Institute
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