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Online Course: Womanist Theology (A Primer)

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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Online Course: Womanist Social Ethics

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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Online Course: Reformed Theology (for Christian Educator Certification)

…Union Presbyterian Seminary Course Dates: This course will meet online October 4 – November 12, 2021. Course Format: This course will meet entirely online, both asynchronously and synchronously. Each week, asynchronous online course work will be assigned. Those assignments and course documents will be posted on Blackboard. Each registered participant will receive login credentials to Blackboard, the seminary’s learning management…

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Online Course: Religious Education Theory & Practice (for Christian Educator Certification)

Online Course Title: Religious Education Theory & Practice, 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 April 18…

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(Self-Paced, Ongoing) Old Testament Bible Survey – Pathways Online Course

This is a self-paced online course that is open to all. All lectures are pre-recorded, with quizzes included. Course: Old Testament Bible Survey Course, Pathways online course Course Description: This online course offers a general introduction to the Old Testament. It surveys the major themes of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings. The lectures and the readings unpack the literary features…

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Online Course: Biblical Interpretation (for Christian Educator Certification)

…Union Presbyterian Seminary Course Dates: This course will meet online January 6 – March 1, 2022. Course Format: This course will meet entirely online, both asynchronously and synchronously. Asynchronous online course work will be assigned. Those assignments and course documents will be posted on Blackboard. Each registered participant will receive login credentials to Blackboard, the seminary’s learning management system. Additionally,…

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Online Workshop: The New Testament & Current Social Concerns (Two-part series)

Online Workshop: For a Time Such as This — The New Testament and Current Social Concerns Dates: Tuesdays, October 20 and 27, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST (Note: This online workshop is a two-part series). Led by: John Carroll, Harriet Robertson Fitts Memorial Professor of New Testament, Union Presbyterian Seminary Workshop Description: Karl Barth famously advocated reading the newspaper…

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Online Workshop: Feminist Theologies– What They Are, What They Say, What They Do

Online Workshop: Feminist Theologies — What They Are, What They Say, What They Do Dates: Tuesdays, September 28, October 5, and October 12, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT (Note: This online workshop is a three-part series). Led by: Dr. Rachel Baard, Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics Workshop Description: Feminist theology is often viewed as something that either rejects…

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Online Course: Black Women’s Mental Health as Resistance

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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Online Course: Proto-Womanist Thought

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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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…

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Online Course: Womanist Ways of Worship

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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Online Workshop: Teaching Social Justice in Comfortable Congregations and a Deeply Divided World

Online Workshop: Teaching Social Justice in Comfortable Congregations and a Deeply Divided World This online workshop is sponsored in partnership with the seminary’s Leadership Institute and the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation (CSJR). Dates: Thursdays, November 4 and November 11, 2021, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT (Note: This online workshop is a two-part series). Led by: Dr. Rebecca…

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Online Course: This Womanist Work– Models of Womanist Leadership

This is an online course is offered as part of the Womanist Leadership Institute, a program co-sponsored by The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This program is a series of online courses to promote and support Womanist scholarship and leadership within a continuing education and lifelong learning environment. Participants can…

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Online Course: Word & World — A Lectionary Study (Year C), Part I

This is an online course open to alumni of Union Presbyterian Seminary with either a M.Div., MACE, or M.Div./MACE degree. This course includes five (6) online class meetings, on Monday evenings, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST. In addition to the live class meetings, this course includes both reading and written assignments. However, as a continuing education program, no grades…

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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…

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Worship & Sacraments – Pathways Online Course

This is an online course that is open to all. This course includes five (5) online class meetings, on Thursday evenings, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST. In addition to the live class meetings, this course includes both reading and written assignments. Course: Worship & Sacraments, Pathways Online Course Course Description: This course provides an introduction and overview of a…

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CE Certification Online Course – Human Growth & Faith Development

Online Course Title: Human Growth & Faith Development, a Christian Educator certification course This online course meets the requirements for the Christian Educator certification in the PC(USA), but is open to all. Led by: Dr. Cindy Kissel-Ito, Associate Professor of Christian Education, Union Presbyterian Seminary Course Dates: This course will meet online August 31 – October 4, 2020. Course Format:…

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Online Workshop:  Social Media Deep Dive for Churches (Section 2 added)

Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches (Section 2) A second section of this workshop was added after the first section reached full capacity. Dates: Tuesdays, January 26, February 2, 9, & 16 , 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. EST (Note: This online workshop is a four-part series). Led by: Christen Kinard, Founder, Digital Congregations Workshop Description: This 4-part…

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Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches (Section 1)

Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches (Section 1) Dates: Thursdays, January 21, 28, February 4, & 11 , 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. EST (Note: This online workshop is a four-part series). Led by: Christen Kinard, Founder, Digital Congregations Workshop Description: This 4-part workshop is designed for anyone who communicates—or wants to communicate—on behalf of a church via…

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Online Workshop: Creating a Virtual Choir

Online Workshop: Creating a Virtual Choir Dates: Tuesdays, March 2 and March 9, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. EST (Note: This online workshop is a two-part series). Led by: Douglas Brown, Director of Music and Adjunct Instructor, Union Presbyterian Seminary Workshop Description: This two-part online workshop, led by experienced musician and music director, Doug Brown, is designed to be practical and…

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

…seminary. The full event will feature two keynote addresses to open and close the event, along with four workshop choices, to equip and inspire church and ministry leaders to enact social justice within their own ministry context and sphere of influence. Dates: Wednesday, February 24 & Thursday, February 25, 2021 Online Registration is open. Click here to REGISTER. Event Format:…

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