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Dr. Yust to Lead “Shaping Faith in a Digital World” Conference for Mennonite Church USA

Dr. Karen Marie Yust will be the featured speaker at the “Shaping Faith in a Digital World” conference at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary from March 2-5, 2020. The event is a joint conference of two annual leadership gatherings: AMBS’s Pastors and Leaders 2020 and Mennonite Church USA’s Deep Faith. Karen Marie Yust is the Josiah P. and Anne Wilson Rowe …

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Loss, lament, and gratitude in the aftermath of Florence

…didn’t know whether to offer a lament or thanksgiving. There was reason for both. Hurricane Florence had made landfall on the North Carolina coast on Friday, September 14, and had brought death, destruction, and record-breaking flooding across Eastern Carolina. Hawkins’ inland hometown of New Bern, at the junction of the Trent and Neuse rivers, began feeling the hurricane on Wednesday …

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Black Lives Matter: “Taking a Knee” is Not About the Flag

…States and subsequently the NFL. To stoke the fire further, the president, at a rally in Alabama, stated that the NFL should fire the “sons of bitches” who kneel or sit during the playing of the National Anthem. Since 70-percent of NFL players are African American this most derogatory term struck a nerve that has caused more and more NFL …

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Dr. McFayden is the Plenary Speaker at the Associations of Mid-Council Leaders and of Stated Clerks (PCUSA)

On Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14, 2017, Dr. Kenneth J. McFayden is the Plenary Speaker and Workshop Leader at the Association of Mid-Council Leaders and Association of Stated Clerks meeting in St. Louis , MO. Dr. McFayden is the Academic Dean and Professor of Ministry and Leadership Development at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia. …

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2017 Sprunt Lectures

…He graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle with a degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. Following graduation, Moon served as a naval flight officer aboard the aircraft carriers USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ranger, flying A6E Intruder aircraft and subsequently serving as a flight instructor. In 1988, he left the U.S. Navy to attend Union Theological Seminary (now …

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Black Lives Matter

…sure people were appropriately prosecuted. But we don’t have that leadership at the top right now.” Mayor Bottoms continued, “It’s disheartening. I think it speaks to the need to have leadership at the top that cares for all of our communities and not just in words but in deeds as well.” After that quote, and this writer thinking the above …

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Associate Pastor for Education and Growth–Community of Grace (PCUSA)–Sandy, UT

…including full health insurance and pension credits. Hopefully this employment model offers a candidate more flexibility to be with their family, live into a whole life of health and hobbies, volunteer with a great non-profit or if they want, explore other enriching work. https://www.cogpc.org/employment See the full description at https://clc.pcusa.org/mdp/10978/view/. For questions, reach out to Rev Hansen Wendlandt (385-275-2235, commgracepastor@gmail.com) …

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Will Change Ever Come?

…officer on his neck for over eight minutes, cutting off the flow of oxygen to his brain. They saw the life of Mr. Floyd slip away, right in front of their eyes as Mr. Floyd could not inhale the oxygen he desperately needed for life. Neither was he able to expel, from his body, the carbon dioxide that needed to …

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Student Complaints

…Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints 223 S. West Street, Suite 1800 Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 962-4550 To file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division of the North Carolina Department of Justice, please visit The State Attorney General’s web page at: http://www.ncdoj.gov/complaint. North Carolina residents may call (877) 566-7226. Outside of North Carolina, please call (919) 716-6000. En Espanol (919) 716-0058. …

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Student Complaints

…Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints 223 S. West Street, Suite 1800 Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 962-4550 To file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division of the North Carolina Department of Justice, please visit The State Attorney General’s web page at: http://www.ncdoj.gov/complaint. North Carolina residents may call (877) 566-7226. Outside of North Carolina, please call (919) 716-6000. En Espanol (919) 716-0058. …

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Living COVID While Black and George Floyd

…down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Rev. Dr. Angela S. Duncan is Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity at Virginia Commonwealth University.                     Top photo by Maria Oswalt on Unsplash …

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Opposition from Outside Campus

…student government called for students to vote on a resolution supporting the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The resolution passed 45 to 24. Then, 25 students and four wives signed up to stand vigil in Washington to press for passage of the act. A march to pressure Congress to pass civil rights legislation was organized in Selma, …

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Dean Ken McFayden to Lead Workshop for Presbytery of Central Florida

Dean McFayden will lead a workshop entitled “Developing Leaders for a Changing World” for the Presbytery of Central Florida in Orlando, FL, on March 6, 2020. Kenneth J. McFayden is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean, Richmond Campus, Professor of Ministry and Leadership Development at Union Presbyterian Seminary. …

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Dean McFayden to Preach and Teach at Presbytery of Central Florida

Dean McFayden will be present to preach and teach at the quarterly meeting of the Presbytery of Central Florida on March 7, 2020, in Oakland, FL. He will teach a plenary session entitled “Leading Congregations Amid Change” and preach a sermon entitled “A Time to Move?” Kenneth J. McFayden is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean, Richmond Campus, …

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Black Lives Matter!

…1957 from a specialized high school in New York City with honors in both math and science without ever being taught about the accomplishments of any Blacks besides Frederick Douglass, George Washington Carver, W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman, Langston Hughes, and Jackie Robinson to name a few. My childhood friends and I became Brooklyn Dodger Baseball fans because …

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Worship and Sacraments

This is a hybrid course which will meet requirements for Christian educator certification in the PC(USA). At-home work begins on January 8, 2018; in-class time is February 6-8, 2018. Location: Union Presbyterian Seminary, 5141 Sharon Road, Charlotte , North Carolina 28210 Led by: Rebecca L. Davis Cost: $295, includes lunch on Feb 7 CEUs: 3.0 This class meets the requirements …

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Transcript & Enrollment Verification Requests

…security available is used protect your credit card and personal information. Alumni/ae Transcript Requests Online through the National Student Clearinghouse Union Presbyterian Seminary uses The National Student Clearinghouse as its trusted agent for processing online transcript requests. This process is completely secure. You will pay for your transcript via credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover). The most current …

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“Flip the Script” with John Vest at Mo-Ranch

John Vest, Visiting Professor of Evangelism at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Va will be the Keynote Speaker for the Youth Celebration at Mo-Ranch Assembly, TX, June 25 to 30, 2017. The title of his address is “Flip the Script”. …

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

…theaters with attractive venues for walking, hiking and biking. Very much unlike the flat sea level area where we travelers reside, juxtaposed against the beautiful beaches of Cape Town is the flat-topped Table Mountain that rises 3,563 feet above sea level. The mountain of slate and sandstone is home to vast varieties of flora and diverse fauna. I could not …

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: August 2022

…lynched leader, Every dashed hope Every dream deferred, Every closed voting center, Every jaundiced banking institution, Every food desert, Every UVALDE, TEXAS; BUFFALO, NEW YORK CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND EVERY RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, DETROIT, MICHIGAN; MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN EVERY CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA; Where guns, gangs and rogue police officers Have ‘unlived’ hundreds, thousands, and dare I say Millions of …

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Our Middle East Travel Seminar has landed!

…to Vienna like we did. But because it is nearly impossible for her to get through security etc in the Tel Aviv airport, she flies to Amman and then gets on a bus to cross the border into Israel, a two-hour drive. She told us this process can take hours depending on the day, number of people present, and other …

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Alex Evans is tested police chaplain

Alex Evans (M.Div.’87), pastor at Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, and chairman of the board of trustees of Union Presbyterian Seminary, is flanked by Detective John Walker and Sargeant Carol Adams of the Richmond Police Department.   BY JOE SLAY It was Sunday morning, less than a week after the April 16, 2007 massacre of 32 students and teachers …

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