BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Union Presbyterian Seminary - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.upsem.edu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Union Presbyterian Seminary
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250526T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250526T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T174644
CREATED:20240729T140418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T190710Z
UID:10000416-1748286000-1748293200@www.upsem.edu
SUMMARY:Pathways Online Course: Mission & Evangelism
DESCRIPTION:Pathways Online Course instructed by Rev. Dr. Aram Feinberg: Mission & Evangelism\n \nBefore joining Bayside\, Rev. Dr. Aram Feinberg was the associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville. The shape of her call began in ministry with youth & families before shifting towards outreach & adult faith formation. \nAram attended Smith College and taught fifth grade before going to Princeton Seminary (MDiv).  She continued her theological education at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond (MACE) and Union Theological Seminary in New York City (PhD) where she served as director of family ministries at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. She is an instructor for Union Presbyterian Seminary’s continuing education program\, teaching mission & evangelism. \nCourse Description: \nThe overarching goal of this course is to develop a contextual framework to understand mission and evangelism. Students will re-imagine the contours of mission and the task of evangelism\, involving a theologically based approach to mission and evangelism and considering the impact of the growing demographic of the “unaffiliated” (or Spiritual But Not Religious) across the religious landscape of America. Students will examine an approach to mission and evangelism that addresses the needs of society\, reflecting ways in which a local church continues its commitment to the gospel message (love God and love neighbor) and to the great commission (go and make disciples). \nDates: Mondays from 7-9pm EST\, April 28 – June 2\, 2025 \nOffered by the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary \n \n\nRegistration closes on April 23\, 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/mission-and-evangelism-pathways-online-course/2025-05-26/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Leadership Institute
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T174644
CREATED:20240906T175742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T210438Z
UID:10000430-1748343600-1748354400@www.upsem.edu
SUMMARY:Religious Education Theory and Practice
DESCRIPTION:Christian Education Certification Course instructed by Dr. Rebecca Davis: Religious Education Theory and Practice\nCourse Description: \nReligious Education Theory and Practice provides Presbyterian Christian Educators an opportunity to think theologically about the teaching ministry of the church. It exposes educators to a variety of educational theories that informs pedagogical practices. Writing publishable\, quality lesson plans\, as well as choosing and evaluating curriculum are essential components of this course. \n \nMeet the instructor \nRebecca L. Davis is a Minister of the Word and Sacrament and a Certified Christian Educator in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Before being appointed to the faculty of Union Presbyterian Seminary on the Charlotte Campus she served as Associate Professor of Religion and the Director of the Christian Education Program at Presbyterian College in Clinton\, SC. \nDr. Davis brings 25 years of congregational experience to her academic teaching. She has been both ordained and non-ordained ministry staff in small\, medium and large congregations across the south. She was Director of Christian Education at Enslow Park Presbyterian in Huntington\, WV\, Associate Pastor at Central Presbyterian in Mobile\, AL\, Pastor of First Presbyterian in Monahans\, TX and Executive Director of its child development center\, Associate General Presbyter in Peace River Presbytery in FL and Associate Pastor at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. \nDates: May 13-June 17\, 2025\, with synchronous zoom meetings from 11am-2pm on 5/20\, 5/27\, 6/03\, and 6/10 \nOffered by the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary \n\n \n\n \nRegistration closes on May 8. Late registration ends on May 16. \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/religious-education-theory-and-practice/2025-05-27/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Leadership Institute
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T174644
CREATED:20250207T174708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T134755Z
UID:10000598-1748372400-1748379600@www.upsem.edu
SUMMARY:Special Course: The Black Teaching Tradition and the Legacy of Proclamation in the Black Church
DESCRIPTION:Special Course instructed by Rev. Dr. Akosua Lesesne: The Black Teaching Tradition and the Legacy of Proclamation in the Black Church\nDates: May 6 – June 10\, 2025 // Tuesdays\, 7-9pm via Zoom \nCourse Description:  \nIn this course\, we will explore the relationship between the transformative legacy of Black teaching excellence and the powerful tradition of Black preaching. Participants will come away from this course with a new or renewed understanding of how the practices of proclamation in the Black Church and pedagogical genius in Black schoolhouses are aligned. The primary aim of this course of study is to reclaim and (re)member the liberatory power of Black teaching and Black preaching for greater impact in the pulpit and traditional learning settings alike. Study will be taken up through the lens of Sankofa: an African word from the Akan peoples in Ghana. The literal translation of the word and the Sankofa symbol is “it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.” \n \nMeet the instructor \nRev. Dr. Akosua Lesesne is an educational design leader and creator of the Black Teaching Tradition (BTT)®: Teacher Development Framework for Pedagogical Genius. She is the founder of The Lesesne Collective Corp (Lesesne Collective) dba Sisters in Education Circle (SIEC) and Lesesne Legacy Learning Village (Lesesne Learning). Prior to founding Lesesne Collective dba SIEC\, Akosua’s commitment to upholding historic legacies of Black teaching excellence for justice and liberation defined fifteen years of work as a teacher then district leader in the sixth\, fourth\, and eight-largest school districts in the nation respectively and design consultant serving a wide array of educational organizations and initiatives across the United States–from preschool through higher education\, including theological education. Akosua was licensed and ordained by the late and legendary Rev. Dr. Mack King Carter at New Mount Olive Baptist Church\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL and served under Dr. Carter as Interim Minister of Education. She is also an ordained elder\, Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA). Akosua earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University\, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University\, and a Doctorate in Educational and Organizational Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. \nOffered by the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary \n\n \nRegistration closes on May 2\, 2025\, at 8am. Late registration ends on May 9\, 2025. \nIf you are UPSem faculty or staff you can register for free HERE. If you are in financial need of a discounted registration fee\, please contact Deborah Keyes.
URL:https://www.upsem.edu/event/scbtt/2025-05-27/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Leadership Institute
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR