CE Certification Online Course – Human Growth & Faith Development

…intensive course will explore historical and contemporary theories of human psychological and faith development. Participants will apply these theories to teaching people of all ages in the church. The church educator will be able to: Identify historical and contemporary theories of human psychological and faith development. Articulate ways these theories inform the religious concepts of faith and spirituality. Demonstrate knowledge…

Business Manager–FBC Miami–Miami, FL

…to engage with a diverse community effectively. Key Responsibilities Strategic Planning: Participating in strategic planning processes, managing finance and property projects, and building operational systems for sustainable growth. Financial Management: Acting as Chief Financial Officer, managing daily business operations, budgeting, maintaining financial accounts, ensuring internal controls, and overseeing payroll and financial forecasting. Buildings and Property Management: Maintaining inventory and legal…

Online Course: Human Growth & Faith Development (for Christian Educator Certification)

Online Course Title: Human Growth and Faith Development, a Christian Educator certification course Note: This online course meets the requirements for the Christian Educator certification in the PC(USA), but is open to all. A participant does not need to be seeking certification as a Christian Educator to enroll in this course. Course Dates: This course will meet online July 11…

Dr. Yust speaking on “Following God into the Future” at Manakin Episcopal Church

Dr. Karen-Marie Yust will lead an Adult Forum Session on “Following God into the Future” at Manakin Episcopal Church, Midlothian, Virginia, on Sunday, October 22, 2017. She will explore how science fiction often sets the tone for our visions of the future, either by depicting how technological advances will improve human life or threaten human survival. She will explore our…

Leadership Change and Theological Shifts: John Holt Rice and the Spirituality of the Church

…enslavement, maintaining that the enslavement of human beings was in accordance with Scripture.12 Throughout his teaching ministry at Union, Baxter consistently advocated the prevailing southern position on human enslavement. The basic position was simple: human enslavement was an institution founded in the providence of God and the church could not judge the morality of enslaving human beings, except to counsel…

Dr. Yust speaking at Manakin Episcopal Church

Faithfully Tracking the Course of Change September 24, 2017 Adult Forum, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Manakin Episcopal Church, 985 Huguenot Trail, Midlothian, VA 23113 We live in a time of accelerating social and technological change, both locally and globally. These changes can feel like a threat to our faith and well-being. Come explore various social and biblical perspectives on change…

Dr. Gench to lead a workshop at NEXT Church in Kansas City, MO

Dr. Frances Taylor Gench will lead a workshop on “Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts: Helping Congregations Wrestle with Biblical Authority” at the 2017 National Gathering of NEXT Church in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA….

Online Workshop: Understanding Climate Change as a Biblical Mandate

Online Workshop: Understanding Climate Change as a Biblical Mandate Dates: Thursdays, September 23, 30, and October 7, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT (Note: This online workshop is a three-part series). Led by: Dr. Stephen Jurovics Workshop Description: This 3-part online series will draw on the instructor’s book, Hospitable Planet: Faith, Action, and Climate Change (Moorehouse Publishing, an imprint of…

Memorial Service for Glenn and Evelyn Bannerman

Dr. Brian K. Blount will preach at the memorial service for Glenn and Evelyn Bannerman at Montreat Conference Center….

President Blount to Preach at Retirement Celebration for Rev. Dr. Hoffman Brown

President Blount will serve as “Proclaimer” for the retirement celebration of UPSem alum Rev. Dr. Hoffman Brown at Wayland Baptist Church in Baltimore on June 13, 2020. Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

Church Business Administration Seminars in Charlotte 2018/19

…Managing Strategic Planning Issues 4/25/19 Managing Communications Issues 5/9/19 Managing Human Resources Issues (Part 1) – Personnel 5/23/19 Managing Human Resources Issues (Part 2) – Legal NOTE: Human Resources is a 2-day seminar; both Personnel and Legal must be taken together if you are seeking certification. Click here to register online for the Church Business Administration program in Charlotte. ****************************…

Glenn Q. Bannerman (1927-2020): A Tribute

President Brian K. Blount made the following statement on the passing of Glenn Q. Bannerman, Professor Emeritus of Recreation and Outdoor Education at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education (PSCE), now Union Presbyterian Seminary, who departed this life October 30, 2020. Bannerman was 93. I grew up on a farm. Peanuts, corn, and soybeans were the rotated crops that surrounded…

Middle East Travel Seminar: Diverse cultural perspectives in Roman-era Zippori

…hub of economic, religious, and cultural prosperity during the formative young years of Jesus’ life. Many assume that Jesus and his family would have traveled to Zippori for commerce or even work. While we may never know for certain, what we have come to find on this trip time after time, is that the Roman occupation loomed large in Palestine…

BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: August 2022

…to discourage you, to discount you and even to deter you. Just as they did with Jesus. The scripture says, “Upon entering the synagogue, Jesus noticed a man with a deformed hand.” As Jesus was about to heal the man’s hand, His critics watched to see if he was going to heal the man on the Sabbath. Here Jesus demonstrates…

Glenn & Evelyn Bannerman Memorial

Central America Travel Seminar: Illiteracy, human rights, and deportation

…As an example, they allow students to express theological and complex thought through drawings. Its three main principles are: Woman are human-beings, they do reflect the image of God, and they deserve equality and equity. There is a great deal of progress that still must be made, but CEDEPCA’s work is helping to further liberate women. We then went to…

Class of 2018 profiles: Christopher Manunyo-Nyonyoh prepared to make a difference in Ghana

…“Even after a lecturer is done speaking, it is difficult to even ask a question.” Manunyo-Nyonyoh was relieved that at Union he had the freedom to ask a question to get a better grasp of what was going on.   Aside from the freedom of student and professor interaction, Manunyo-Nyonyoh was very impressed with the hospitality of the entire seminary…

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Middle East Travel Seminar: A great day in Amman

…here was cool and rainy. Who knew? Weather notwithstanding, with our fine guide, Naim, and Professors Carson Brisson and Samuel Adams, we had a great day in Amman (pronounced “A-Man”). We saw this city of three million with its hills like Rome and its many limestone buildings. We saw the Citadel and then on to Jerash, north of Amman, including…

Black Alumni Association Newsletter: September 2021

…TODD Never thought we’d be here Roll-backs Invisible holdbacks Forward, then backward Fights on flights Mental health jeopardized Millions untold Assaults to the soul No one escapes Erosions. There are many on the street whose needs I would like to meet. A little old lady struggling with bags feels threatened when someone extends a hand. A man who’s hungry, why…

BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: MAY 2022

…On a cold January 17, 2022 morning, as the Nation commemorated the third Monday of the month as The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, this writer was listening to the many accolades being given for what many people, both Black and white, call the “I Have A Dream” speech. William R. Freeman However, if truth be told, that…

Andrew Taylor-Troutman: Indeed

…took place in that darkness that I didn’t have the words to explain. Something that felt grown-up. Grown-up indeed.   Andrew Taylor-Troutman (M.Div., 2009) serves as pastor of Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church and is the author of “Gently Between the Words: Essays and Poems.” He and his wife Ginny (M.Div., 2008) are the parents of three young children….