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SUMMARY:Campus Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Grab some lunch and stop by our campus swag store in Richmond Hall! We’ll have sandwiches (grilled cheese and chicken salad)\, soups\, and cookies.
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SUMMARY:Special Course: Sacraments and Grace in Wesleyan Theology
DESCRIPTION:Course Description: \nThe keynote of Wesleyan theology is grace\, understood experientially by the followers of Jesus in at least three modes of grace: prevenient\, justifying\, sanctifying. This course will explore the modes of grace within Wesleyan Theology\, specifically related to the Sacraments. \nMeet the Instructor \n \nRev. Alan Combs is an ordained elder in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church\, serving as pastor of First United Methodist Church in Salem\, VA. With over 15 years of experience\, he is dedicated to Wesleyan theology\, spiritual formation\, and ecumenical dialogue. He has also been involved with the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. \nDates: Thursdays\, February 19 – March 26\, 2026 | 6:30-8:30pm EST via Zoom \nClick here to register!\n\nOffered by the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary \nWe believe everyone should have access to this learning opportunity. If you are in financial need of a discounted registration fee\, please contact Deborah Keyes\, subject line “SCWT: Financial Aid”. \nUPSem faculty\, staff\, and students can register for this class for free. If you are a UPSem faculty\, staff\, or student\, please contact Deborah for a promo code.
URL:https://www.upsem.edu/event/special-course-sacraments-and-grace-in-wesleyan-theology/2026-02-26/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Leadership Institute
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SUMMARY:25-26 Pathways: Worship & Sacraments
DESCRIPTION:Course 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. \nMeet the Instructors \n \nDr. Donna 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. \nDates: Thursdays\, 7-9pm EST\, February 19 – March 26\, 2025 \nRegistration closes 2 days before the first class meeting on February 17\, 2025. \nOffered by the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary\n\n \n\nIf you are in financial need of a discounted registration fee\, please contact Deborah Keyes\, subject line “PWWS : Financial Aid”. \nUPSem faculty\, staff\, and students can register for this class for free. If you are a UPSem faculty\, staff\, or student\, you can register here using your UPSem email address.
URL:https://www.upsem.edu/event/25-26-pathways-worship-sacraments/2026-02-26/
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