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SUMMARY:25-26 Pathways: 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: Wednesdays\, 7-9pm EST\, April 22 – May 27\, 2026 \nOffered by the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary \n \nRegistration closes on April 20\, 2026\, 2 business days before the first class meeting.\n \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. If you are in financial need of a discounted registration fee\, please contact Deborah Keyes\, subject line “PWME: Financial Aid.
URL:https://www.upsem.edu/event/25-26-pathways-mission-evangelism/2026-01-18/
LOCATION:NC
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SUMMARY:25-26 Pathways: Biblical Interpretation
DESCRIPTION:Course Description: \nThis course has as its primary goal the equipping of Christian leaders to interpret biblical texts faithfully. The course provides an overview of the ways in which the church has approached the work of biblical interpretation and then offers a practical guide for close reading of passages. \nMeet the Instructor \n \nRev. Dr. Megan Fullerton Strollo is Assistant Professor of Biblical Languages\, beginning in July 2020. She received both her Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy in biblical studies degrees from Union Presbyterian Seminary in 2012 and 2020\, respectively. Her primary research interests include the Megilloth\, post-exilic literature\, Wisdom literature\, biblical languages\, biblical theology\, women in the Bible\, intertextuality in the Bible\, and feminist biblical interpretation. She has published articles and reviews in peer-reviewed journals and is a contributor in Megilloth Studies: The Shape of Contemporary Scholarship (Sheffield Phoenix Press\, 2016). \nDates: Tuesdays\, 7-9pm EST\, January 6 – February 24\, 2026 (8 weeks; 4 synchronous) \nRegistration closes 2 days before the first class meeting on January 4\, 2026. \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 “PWBI : 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-biblical-interpretation/2026-01-20/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Leadership Institute
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SUMMARY:25-26 WLI Course: Womanist Biblical Interpretation
DESCRIPTION:Course Description: \nThis course introduces students to the concept\, methods\, scholars\, and practice of womanist biblical interpretation. Students will engage in diverse readings that center on the experiences of Black women and explore how womanist interpretation offers new insights into the biblical text\, while sometimes challenging dominant interpretative traditions. \nThis is a core course in the 6-course Womanist Leadership Institute program \nMeet the Instructor \n \nRev. Dr. Kamilah Hall Sharp enjoys examining the intersection of race\, gender\, and class with the biblical text and contemporary culture using a trauma-informed womanist approach. She is currently working on her manuscript examining survival in the book of Esther. Her experience in church planting\, pastoring\, and community organizing has shaped her interest in womanist ecclesiology\, womanist leadership\, and the dynamics of thriving in public ministry\, which are also areas of her research interest. She is an ordained minister in the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church) and currently serves as a Co-Pastor at The Gathering\, A Womanist Church. \nDates: Tuesdays\, 7-9pm EST\, January 6 – February 10\, 2026 \nRegistration closes on January 2\, 2026\, 2 business days before the first class meeting \nOffered by the Leadership Institute at Union Presbyterian Seminary\n \n\nIf you are in financial need of a discounted registration fee\, please contact Deborah Keyes\, subject line “WLIWBI: 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-wli-course-womanist-biblical-interpretation/2026-01-20/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:KGCCWL,Leadership Institute
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SUMMARY:Weekly Service @ Lake Chapel
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URL:https://www.upsem.edu/event/weekly-service-lake-chapel/
LOCATION:Union Presbyterian Seminary: Richmond Campus\, Lake Chapel\, 3401 Brook Rd.\, Richmond\, VA\, 23227\, United States
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SUMMARY:25-26 Pathways: Reformed Theology
DESCRIPTION:Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of and appreciation for the Reformed theological tradition in which the PC(USA) is rooted. The course will explore the central tenets of the Reformed tradition\, its contemporary significance for the life of the church\, and its relationship to the broader ecclesial and social contexts. \nMeet the Instructor \n \nRachel S. Baard is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics at Union Presbyterian Seminary and directs the Master of Arts in Public Theology Program. Originally from South Africa\, her work is influenced by the anti-apartheid movement. She holds a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary and has published the award-winning book “Sexism and Sin-Talk.” Her research focuses on feminist theologies\, Reformed confessions\, and the responses of theologians Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Paul Tillich to Nazism. \nDates: Thursdays\, 7-9pm EST\, January 8 – February 12\, 2026 \nRegistration closes on January 6\, 2026\, 2 days before the first class meeting. \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 “PWRT: 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-reformed-theology/2026-01-22/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Leadership Institute
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