Union Presbyterian Seminary

Dangerous Dialogues - Seeking Shalom: Activism
2024-02-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online webinar

Womanist Leadership Institute Course: Womanist Theology, a Primer
2024-02-13 19:00 - 21:00
Led by: Dr. JoAnne Marie Terrell
Six-Week Core Course | Tuesdays, February 13-March 19, 2024 | 7-9 p.m. Eastern Time
This course is designed to introduce participants to the Womanist literature, discourses, and doctrines used as a source for theological reflection and flourishing.
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Just Talk/Talk Just - Decentering Whiteness
2024-01-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Online webinar

Womanist Leadership Institute Course: Introduction to Africana Religions
2024-01-11 18:00 - 20:00
Led by: Iya Dr. Funlayo E. Wood
Six-Week Elective Course | Thursdays, January 11-February 15, 2024 | 6-8 p.m. Eastern Time
Africana Religions include indigenous traditions of Africa like those of the Akan, Yoruba, Ndebele, San, and Fon peoples, as well as related traditions of the Americas like Candomblé, Palo, Lukumi, Hooodoo, Obeah, and Haitian Vodou. In spite of factors like mass conversion to Islam and Christianity and active terrorism against Africana religions, their practice continues on the African continent, throughout the Americas, and the world.
This course will provide an introduction to the study and practice of Africana religions and will highlight topics including: concepts of God and cosmology, ways of knowing, spirit possession, ritual, ceremony, divination, magic, art, and more within a religious studies framework that employs phenomenology, anthropology of religion, and other approaches.
Registration is closed for this course.

CBF Campus Day
2023-12-06 11:45 - 13:30
Join the CBFVA staff and Susan Blanchard for campus worship and community lunch. A time for prospective students and pastors to experience UPSem, take a tour of campus, and meet our Baptist students. Also, this is a great opportunity for our students to network with pastors in the CBF VA ecosystem. Please RSVP to sblanchard@upsem.edu

Inauguration of Rebecca L. Davis, Ph.D. as the Sarah Belk Gambrell Professor of Christian Education
2023-12-02 11:45 - 13:00 | Sharon Presbyterian Church, 5201 Sharon Road, Charlotte, North Carolina
The inauguration of Rebecca L. Davis, Ph.D. as the Sarah Belk Gambrell Professor of Christian Education will occur on Saturday, Dec.2 at 11:45 a.m. at Sharon Presbyterian Church. Lunch will follow.
Contact SarahDianne.Jones@upsem.edu for more information.

Center for Excellence in Christian Education Inaugural Symposium
2023-11-30 12:00 - 2023-12-01 15:00 | Union Presbyterian Seminary: Charlotte Campus, 5141 Sharon Rd., Charlotte, NC, 28210, United States
On Thursday, Nov. 30, educators, pastors, and lay leaders are invited to join Rev. Gail Henderson-Belsito of Caldwell Presbyterian Church at UPSem’s Charlotte campus at noon to open the inaugural symposium of the Center for Excellence in Christian Education.
After worship and a welcome lunch, the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Caldwell will give a keynote address at 2:00 p.m. followed by Q & A. Emerging leader presentations will follow, with the afternoon wrapping up by 5:30 p.m.
On Friday, Dec. 1, the CECE symposium continues with a 9:00 a.m. keynote by Dr. Patrick Reyes, author of The Purpose Gap. Focusing on helping marginalized people and communities of color thrive, Reyes offers guidance on implementing strategies to help young people live a life of meaning and purpose.
In addition to these speakers, presentations by emerging leaders in Christian education from the UPSem community will cover a broad range of topics. The symposium will conclude on Dec. 1 at 3:00 p.m.
Registration and the complete schedule for the CECE Inaugural Symposium is online at https://www.upsem.edu/cece/

Dangerous Dialogue- Seeking Shalom: Fighting for Atonement for Indigenous Peoples
2023-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Online webinar

Interim/Transitional Ministry Education Week 1
2023-11-13 13:00 - 2023-11-17 11:30
Registration is open for Interim/Transitional Ministry Education Week 1.
The date for this event will be November 13-17, 2023. This will be an in-person gathering on the Richmond Campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary.
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For questions or more information, contact Theda Wortman (twortman@upsem.edu).

Just Talk/Talk Just - Reconciliation
2023-11-09 19:00 - 20:00

Charlotte Admissions Days of Discernment
2023-11-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-04
Interested in exploring theological education at UPSem Charlotte. Join us for a Day of Discernment on Saturday, October 7, 2023 or Saturday November 4, 2023.
To register complete registration form: Days of Discernment Registration
