President Blount to preach at First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, LA

On Sunday, September 16, 2018, First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, LA, will welcome Dr. Brian K. Blount to its pulpit. Dr. Blount is the President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

President Blount to preach at Highland Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA

On Sunday, September 30, 2018, Highland Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA, will welcome Dr. Brian K. Blount to its pulpit. Dr. Blount is the President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

President Blount to preach at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, N.C.

On Sunday, November 4, 2018, Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC, will welcome Dr. Brian K. Blount to its pulpit. Dr. Blount is the President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries–Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church–Bethesda, MD

Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries (DCYFM) Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church (BHPC), Bethesda, MD To begin on or around September 1, 2024. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church seeks an outgoing, creative, faith-filled Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries (DCYFM) to lead the management and delivery of our growing Christian Education program for children, youth and families. The DCYFM will…

Started UPSem 2013: Martin Pruitt (MDiv 2018 / MACE 2019)

…I-85 to Charlotte after college. Pruitt does not represent the standard demographic for most students enrolling on the Charlotte campus. Rather than coming as a second-career student, Pruitt arrived at 21. Despite his youth, Pruitt was already seasoned in church life. Before Union Presbyterian Seminary, he graduated from Presbyterian College, worked at his presbytery’s Camp Buc, and interned at two…

Integrated Community Recreation

…members of the local community invited to take part in the dinners. Although mandated integration of schools and housing was taking place in the 1960s, social aspects of the change had not been addressed. Those who were white and had money could join a private community center and enjoy sports, creative arts, and swimming, but the City Recreation Department had…

Worship and Sacraments

…Come Unto Me: Rethinking the Sacraments for Children. Cleveland, OH: United Church Press, 1996. ISBN: 978-0829811193 Edie, Fred P. Book, Bath, Table and Time: Christian Worship as a Source and Resource for youth Ministry. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0829817447 Long, Thomas G. Beyond the Worship Wars: Building a Vital and Faithful Worship. Washington, DC: Alban Institute, 2001. ISBN:…

President Blount to Speak on Biblical Hermeneutics at Ginter Park Presbyterian, Richmond, VA

…at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church on April 29 and May 6, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. In these two session Dr. Blount will discuss various tools and theories of construction, and cultural hermeneutics that inform how we have understood (or misunderstood), and continue to understand the Scriptures. Dr. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA….

President Blount to Speak on Biblical Hermeneutics at Ginter Park Presbyterian, Richmond, VA

…at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church on April 29 and May 6, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. In these two session Dr. Blount will discuss various tools and theories of construction, and cultural hermeneutics that inform how we have understood (or misunderstood), and continue to understand the Scriptures. Dr. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA….

President Blount to Preach at Salisbury Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA

Dr. Brian Blount will be preaching at the 9:45 a.m. service at Salisbury Presbyterian Church in Richmond on Sunday, February 25 and March 4, 2018. Dr. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

Dr. Carroll Presenting Paper at Biblical Colloquium, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA

Dr. John Carroll will present a paper on “Disability and Dis-ease: Body and Ethics of Reading in Luke-Acts” at a Biblical Colloquium at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Carroll is the Harriet Robertson Fitts Memorial Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

Pastor–New Covenant Baptist Church–DeLand, FL

New Covenant Baptist Church of DeLand, Florida, seeks a bi-vocational or part-time pastor to lead a supportive community where all who search are welcome, where all are free to find their own relationship to God, and where it is safe to question what it means to follow Christ. New Covenant Baptist Church seeks to be an open and inclusive community,…

Dr. Gench to Teach “When the Bible Raises Your Blood Pressure: Faithful Wrestling with Challenging Texts” at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church

Professor Gench will teach two adult Sunday School classes entitled “When the Bible Raises Your Blood Pressure: Faithful Wrestling with Challenging Texts” on September 22 and 29, 2019 at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church. Dr. Frances Taylor Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation….

Gems for the Journey: Joy (Jesus Over You)

…1 Peter 5:10a, “After you have suffered for a little while [and God determines how long a little while is] God will himself [God’s assurance] restore, strengthen and establish you”. “Restore” means to make complete. “Strengthen” means to enable you to stand fast. “And “establish” means to place on a firm, secure foundation. That is what the God of grace…

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…

Confession, Repentance, and Restorative Justice: A Presbyterian Perspective with Dr. Jacq Lapsley

…/ 7 pm / Talk and Reception – Sharon Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina On Monday evening, Dr. Jacq Lapsley will discuss her work at Princeton Seminary where, in the aftermath of a “race audit,” she helped lead the institution to transform its commitments and curriculum to address a history of racial disparity. Registration information can be found online: https://na.eventscloud.com/csjrfallseminar…

S. Dean McBride Jr. (1937-2020): A Tribute

…Presbyterian pastors. He faithfully attended Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, and later was a ruling elder at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Kilmarnock, where he attended in his retirement. The church shaped his scholarship—not in the sense that it muted or censored it but rather in the sense that it established a mission that directed his scholarship, as well as…

On-Campus Event: Public Theology Forum

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN Public Theology Forum Saturday, September 17, 2022 Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Richmond Campus 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Open to all, the Public Theology Forum is a new and exciting event on public theology and witness, what it means and what it looks like for those in ministry. Participants will leave with practical ideas for advocacy and…

Webinar: Understanding Islam – An Interfaith Dialogue with Muslim Americans

…Institute of America in Dearborn Heights, MI, and in 2017 he founded the Al-Hujjah Islamic Seminary. Siham Awada Jaafar (pictured left) As President & CEO of 3D Consulting and Communications, Siham Awada Jaafar conducts cultural competency and diversity training customized for corporations, law enforcement, government & healthcare agencies, educational institutions and various organizations. Siham was appointed to the Judicial Tenure…

Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church–Solo Pastor–South Easton, MA

…for more fully utilizing our website and our general social media presence • Engage members in activities that develop their individual gifts and help them transition into leadership roles in the church. • Foster a church culture that connects with the local community. For more information please contact: Tom Loewald – thomas.loewald@gmail.com or Karen Elsner – kdelsner@comcast.net https://www.goodshepherdpresbyterian.org/ GSPC-Pastor-Job-Description  …

Union Presbyterian Seminary Charlotte Campus Commencement

McFayden named president-elect of Association of Presbyterian Church Educators

Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. McFayden (D.Min’86), academic dean of Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, and professor of Ministry and Leadership Development has been chosen to serve as president-elect beginning in January 2017 for the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators, Inc (APCE). McFayden will be installed as the president-elect at the APCE Annual Event in Denver, Colorado in January 2017and as president…