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Pastoral Care & Mental Healthcare Workshop

…care responses. Resources for responding to mental healthcare situations will be provided, including a review of case studies surrounding pastoral care and mental healthcare and mental illness. Participants in this workshop will submit a case from their own ministry experience to Dr. Schweitzer by February 19, 2020. The cases will provide the foundation for workshop session discussions related to mental …

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: MAY 2022

…a pandemic. What I learned from these courses helped me to provide congregational and community care in creative and meaningful ways, mostly online and in person. Right now, I’m a full-time classroom teacher; however, I am open to where God is leading and calling me next. I love preaching and teaching and caring for people. It remains to be seen …

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(FREE) Webinar: Death & End of Life Issues

…care and grief counseling for dying patients and their families. Her area of research and practice is trauma-responsive psychotherapy and spiritual care in families and relationships. She is the author of Caring for Single Black Mothers: Unveiling Trauma and Loss (Pickwick Publications, 2021) and Pastoral Care for Grief and Loss in Pandemics, a chapter in an upcoming edited volume for …

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Campus Minister/Director–Winthrop Wesley Foundation–Rock Hill, South Carolina

…vision and confidence in asking for donations are key skills. Compensation Salary is determined by the South Carolina Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry. Insurance and pension through the South Carolina Conference is provided for qualified clergy. Candidates from outside South Carolina are also encouraged to apply. Interested persons should email a resume, cover letter, and contact information for …

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Strange Bedfellows: South Africa and U.S.A.

…the seventeenth century the white Americans began the Transatlantic Trade System of importing black captives from Africa as chattel (the owning of human beings as property, with no freedom, that can be bought and sold, given or inherited) slaves. Even though slavery in America, ended on December 6, 1865 with the passing of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, our …

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Black Alumni Association Newsletter: September 2021

…Christians call the Sacrament of Holy Communion is our celebration of freedom from sin and death. As Christians, let us on a regular basis, not only celebrate freedom from sin and death but the suffering of Jesus on a hill called Calvary! Let us also celebrate Juneteenth and remember. Remember what our ancestors endured and how God delivered us. Remember …

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Capital Campaign

…salaries to sustain the mission of the 205-year-old seminary. Charlotte Campus Construction: $7.2 million Outcome: The construction of a permanent campus in Charlotte means we are able to provide theological degree training for 75 second-career students and 150 that graduated from the program; an educational resource for area pastors, educators, and churches; and a spiritual center for over 500 people. …

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Online Course: Pastoral Care (Pathways Online Course)

…in a ministry of care. Topics covered in brief are listening, the role of self in a ministry of care, family systems theory, grief (and loss), the significance of ritual in pastoral care, and care as it relates to rites and sacraments in the life of the church. The course will include special focus on what care in a post-pandemic …

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2017 Sprunt Lectures

…the first African American female pastor to offer the invocation at the Virginia General Assembly, the first African American to be appointed to the Accomack County Social Service Board, a former board member of the American Baptist Churches USA Ministerial Leadership Commission, a member of the former Governor of VA Commission HIV/AIDS Task Force, and past commissioner of Missions for …

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: February 2023

…topic in my fourth-grade textbook in Georgia. There was a picture of a group of people gathered under a tree, some standing, some sitting and two dancing. “The slaves were happy. They enjoyed dancing in the shade after work,” was the caption below the picture. Carter G. Woodson, a black American born in Virginia in 1915, had to devote much …

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Returning to a place I never knew: Spain and my family connection

…generations the skill of playing the Kora and also the stories of their families and communities. I also have a special interest in Spain because one of my maternal ancestors, Cato Marion, was born in 1773, in Zaragoza approximately three hours from Barcelona. I can now add him to my family genogram, thanks to Dr. Carol Schweitzer who in 2002 …

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Webinar: La Dimensión Terapéutica del Ministerio Pastoral

…Theology and Care at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO. Dr. Arjona’s research interests include the pastoral care of men, the intersections of pastoral care and liberation theologies, the care of couples and families, the care of LGBTQ+ individuals, and Erik H. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. One of his deepest passions is the care of theological students, which …

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: November 2022

…explained that they did not know I was not in the car. Next, I called the state police to see if they could turn my the car around before they reached the South Carolina state line. They were able to reach them just before the South Carolina border. Linwood who was driving thought he was being stopped for speeding. This …

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Online Course: Introduction to Pastoral Care (Pathways Online Course)

…of Pastoral Care, Union Presbyterian Seminary Course Description: An introduction to the theories of pastoral care and counseling. The course offers various theological and psychological perspectives and tools to help participants develop confidence in responding to circumstances of pastoral care and counseling in the context of parish ministry and other institutional settings. Topics include the art of listening, loss and …

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Dr. Sadler to speak at Creation Justice Pathways in North Carolina

…Change and Social Justice.” This session will explore the spiritual and economic benefits of shifting to a carbo-free energy grid. It will also address how we can deal with both the climate emergency and the poverty emergency by working on these crises together. Dr. Rodney S. Sadler is Associate Professor of Bible at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina.   …

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Seminary for a Day workshop “Musical Resources for Pastoral Care Ministry” led by Dr. Schweitzer

Register for “Seminary for a Day” to attend this workshop led by Dr. Carol Schweitzer Musical Resources for Pastoral Care Ministry Have you ever wondered why we have church disagreements about music? Have you ever considered what constitutes good music for you, personally? Would you like to have a playlist for using when visiting? What are the narratives that rest …

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Pastoral Care – Pathways Online Course

…understanding of what it means to listen pastorally and provide meaningful pastoral care that is illustrative of a biblical understanding of hospitality. Online Course Format: Weekly class meetings via Zoom Technology, along with assignments posted on Blackboard, the seminary’s learning management system (login credentials provided) Led by: Dr. Carol Schweitzer, Associate Professor Emerita of Pastoral Care, Union Presbyterian Seminary Dates: …

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You are invited to join us for the 2023 Sprunt Lectures May 1-3, 2023 Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond Campus

…by his alma mater, Presbyterian College. In 2022, he received the honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. At Austin Seminary, President Wardlaw led the Seminary through the completion of the Centennial Campaign, and he has led additional capital campaigns raising more than $100 million to date. Under his leadership, the Seminary has funded the construction of …

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The 2018 Carl Howie Center for Science, Art, and Theology: “It’s Showtime! Art, Organizing, and Building Community One Musical at a Time”

…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 (including seminarians) recognize and engage the insights and implications of the interplay of science, art, and theology for theological expression and the practice of ministry. The Center generously provides funding for lectures, seminars, and displays …

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: August 2022

…Black lives without cause! God knows all these issues And God cares about each person, family and community Which suffers because of political and personal selfishness, Giving rise to a practice of ‘ethnic cleansing’ Known clearly to Hitler’s Germany. There is nothing which escapes God’s attention! But we who are the ‘called of God’ Who are committed to His sovereignty …

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