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Presbyterian Polity, Mission, and Program (Christian Educator Certification Course)

Led by Rev. Joyce MacKichan Walker and Jenna Campbell Asynchronous work will begin April 1, 2024 Synchronous meetings are from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time This course in Presbyterian polity, program, and mission will integrate the study of the Presbyterian Constitution (Book of Confessions and Book of Order) and Program and Mission of the PC(USA) into the context of the …

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Dr. Cannon to Keynote the 2017 Princeton Women in Ministry Conference

…diverse ministries from around the world, raise your voice in solidarity with all women struggling to find a voice in society today, respond anew to God’s call to all people to minister in Christ’s name. Katie Geneva Cannon is the Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Ethics at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA.   Register at wimconf.ptsem.edu today!     …

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Reading Revelation through the Trials of Phillis Wheatley

…of All Things (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2001), 52. 7 Stephen Hurd, “Revelation 19:1,” released October 3, 2006, track 21 on My Destiny, Integrity Music, 2010, Apple Music. Rev. Dr. Larry L. Enis is the founding pastor of New Beginnings Church in Mechanicsville, VA. He also teaches preaching at Union Presbyterian Seminary.               …

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(Online Conference) Called to Justice: Seeking Change within the Classroom, Congregation, and Community

…Registration: Online registration is open. Click here to register. Participants will be able to select the number of workshops to attend. Access to the keynote addresses will be free, with registration required. Registered participants will receive Zoom meeting links ahead of the workshop dates. The keynote addresses will be provided as separate links for participants to view. **************************     …

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Central America Travel Seminar: The War Years

This is post 3 of 12 in the series “Central America travel seminar” Our Central America travel seminar has landed! Central America Travel Seminar: Silencing Christian Justice Central America Travel Seminar: The War Years Central America Travel Seminar: The day we met Jon Sobrino Central America Travel Seminar: “Power is for the people” Central America Travel Seminar: Echoes of Womanists …

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Dedication of Rhee Global Mission Center for Christian Education

…an international learning experience to promote cross-cultural understanding and dialogue. The center, located in the newly renovated Richmond Hall, is named in memory of Rev. Dr. Syngman Rhee, former UPSem Visiting Professor of Evangelism and Mission, Director of Asian American Ministry and Mission Center, and PC(USA) moderator of the 213 General Assembly of the PC(USA). Rhee dedicated his life to …

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Black Alumni Association Newsletter: November 2021

…widow gave was a gigantic gift, a mighty mite. She gave all she had. This story illuminates a caution and teaches us a lesson. The caution is that the “haves” (scribes or wealthy) in a church, community, or nation must be careful not to exploit or take advantage of the poor or “have nots.” Consider the practices in churches today. …

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Charlotte Campus 20th Anniversary

…2, 2022: Pause and Pray as this is our actual 20th anniversary moment April 2, 2022: Fun Run and Walk April 8, 2022: Catered 20th Anniversary dinner April 9, 2022: Union Homecoming following graduation April 26, 2022: Campus art dedication and lecture   REGISTER NOW Read these 20 profiles representing each year the Charlotte campus has been enrolling students.   …

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Boston pastor, jazz musician to demonstrate church revitalization through music and drama Oct. 4

…School and Andover Newton Seminary. Stanfield is the current president of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, and IAF-affiliated organization working on health care, affordable housing and criminal justice reform. The Carl Howie Center for Science, Art, and Theology sponsors presentations through which church leaders recognize and engage the insights and implications of the interplay of science, art, and theology for …

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Remembering James H. Smylie

…America, 1780–1796.” Through these writings, Professor Smylie carefully considered how America’s religious experience might have shaped the formation of civil institutions in the early Republic, how faith convictions were expressed through political processes, and the role of churches in American public life. Beyond these studies, Smylie wrote on a host of other topics that also deeply interested him, including American …

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Division & Reunion Video

We are pleased to present Division and Reunion: a Reflection on American Presbyterianism, a documentary narrated by lifelong Presbyterian Dr. Condoleezza Rice. We at Union Presbyterian Seminary hope this film will be a learning tool and a way to build faith, showing how God works through reconciliation. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the Anne Carter Robins …

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President’s Top Five

…Criminalization of Mexicans in Contemporary American Politics” (Journal of Pastoral Theology). His timely article “Ajo, limón y miel: Reflections from the Aztec Capital about Care in a Pandemic” is forthcoming in the book Injustice and the Care of Souls. Carson Brisson, who publishes a great deal in our own Sharon and Brook, has also written for the prominent journal The …

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Social Justice Orientation Leads to Missions

…question. The boy braced himself with a long breath and replied, “God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable, in His Being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth.” “Where did you learn that?” the magistrate asked. He stated that he had learned about God at Seventeenth Street Mission. His case was promptly dismissed.26 Once students from the General Assembly’s …

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Dr. Paula Owens Parker: Computer programmer turned womanist theologian

…said. When Parker was in need of a dissertation advisor, she reached out to Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, professor of Christian ethics at Union Presbyterian Seminary. Working with Cannon was Parker’s reconnection to Union and womanist theology. Cannon was the first African-American woman to be ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Cannon was also the first person to combine womanism …

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Black Lives Matter!

…identify how provisions in the constitution gave advantages to slaveholders. Only 44 percent of the students answered that slavery was legal in all colonies during the American Revolution.   These results were part of a new report titled ‘Teaching Hard History: American Slavery,’ which was researched over the course of a year by the Teaching Tolerance project of the non-profit …

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Associate Pastor for Education & Growth–Community of Grace Presbyterian Church–Sandy, UT

…communication with the staff and congregation, through a regular presence in the office. Work with the Pastor to continually improve our church’s goals and offerings. Regularly take time off to care for yourself, your family, and your community. Clearly communicate these needs in coordination with other staff. Set boundaries to preserve the capacity of yourself, the team, and the whole …

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On-Campus Event: Play, on Purpose Workshop

…When you register you will be asked to indicate any food preferences (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, etc.). CEUs: .5 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for this event. Note: CEU certificates can be generated upon request at the time of the event. Campus Housing: Housing on campus is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. You can sign up for housing, for an additional …

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Passion to help veterans guided Charlie Pratt to ministry

…Carolina, that instinct to help others, particularly veterans, gradually became a call, but not one that he initially sought. “I enrolled in Union Presbyterian Seminary to prove once and for all that God was wrong; that He had called the wrong number.”   Now, the June 2017 graduate of the seminary’s Charlotte campus is certain of that call. Which brings …

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India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness

This is post 3 of 11 in the series “India travel seminar” India travel seminar begins India travel seminar: Religious and cultural diversities India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled India travel seminar: Spirit of the Sikhs India travel seminar: Observing faith formation practices India travel seminar: Andhara Christian Theological College India travel seminar: …

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Black Lives Matter! “No Big Deal!”

…can’t breathe,” I can’t breathe” over and over again, some eleven times. Mr. Garner subsequently died. This is just one of many murders of young, and in this case, not so young, un-armed Black men and women by armed white police officers in New York, in Ohio, in Florida, in California, in Oklahoma, to name a few states. What made …

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Aspects of Human Growth and Faith Development

…Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Emerging Adults in their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011. Childhood: Stonehouse, Catherine. Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey: Nurturing a Life of Faith. Grand Rapids: Bake Academic, 1998. Adolescence: Turpin, Katherine and Anne Carter Walker. Nurturing Different Dreams: Youth Ministry across Lines of Difference. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2014. Click here for …

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The Class of 2021 shares UPSem memories

…I will highlight different women on their journey and encourage all to find rest in God. Darren Wilson (M.Div.) Darren Wilson One of the greatest memories I have from my time at UPSem is attending Dr. Carson Brisson’s classes. No matter how tired and stressed you are Dr. Carson knows how to lift your spirit and make the weekend enjoyable. …

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