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Solo Pastor–First Presbyterian Church–Hobbs, NM

…lives as well. When our future Pastor needs time away, they can rest and rejuvenate knowing that our congregation values self care and can fill the pulpit with many different people while they are away. Please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FirstPresbyterianChurchHobbsNM/ to learn more about our church and community. Contact Patti Burch at 575-318-4953, pattigburch@gmail.com to apply! First-Presbyterian-Church …

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Heather Woodworth Brannon advocates for housing justice in Richmond

…oldest and largest public housing community and were forced to live in a car. The mother later died and the children relocated. This story made Brannon’s internship at Bon Air Presbyterian Church formative to her seminary experience, and marked the beginning of her involvement with Richmonders Involved to Strengthen our Communities (RISC). She recalls an appreciation for the church’s focus …

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Handcrafts with personality and stories

…goods – bananas, hats, eggs, toilet paper, and more. For most daily necessities, it seems one can simply lean out their car window or walk down the street and find exactly what they need. Observing this, we have been able to learn so much about Ghanaian culture just from driving and walking around. However, set back from the main thoroughfares …

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Singing without words

…do we share rhythms. On a slightly different note, our group consisting of faculty and students and drawn from various age groups and theological leanings is beginning to find a rhythm, singing and dancing together and caring for each other. James Taneti is Director of The Syngman Rhee Global Mission Center for Christian Education and Assistant Professor of World Christianity …

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Seeing the magnificence of God’s love

…together beautiful people. We have held hands to pray, we have helped each other along the way. Basically cared for each other. Marvelous conversations no less! There is not a stranger among us. It’s a beautiful thing when a diverse group like this bonds together, and so quickly. Travel seminar participants awaiting a turn on the Canopy bridge. What does …

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Central America Travel Seminar: Our last morning in Guatemala

…realization that two of our number would not be joining us here in Santiago Atitlan. They needed to stay behind in Antigua and rest. Fortunately, the CEDEPCA team did what they do so well – they made arrangements for our two companions to be cared for in the gorgeous Las Camelias hotel. The rest of us set off on another …

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

…ancient Roman theater. Dr. Rick Spencer, Emeritus Professor of Religion from Appalachian State University, spoke to us from John 2 about the glory of God revealed in Jesus Christ while at the wedding in Cana. It has been amazing having Dr. Spencer on the trip with us all. He was one of our own, Dr. Carson Brisson’s, professors when HE …

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Middle East Travel Seminar: The Western Wall, Temple Mount, and Dome of the Rock

…we gathered on the grounds for a presentation on the Church of the Nativity by Union student George Williams. Our planned activities for the day ended under a blue sky with dry umbrellas and a farewell ringing of church bells. (Top photo courtesy of Joshua Lewis) Pat and Cynthia Barrow are friends of Union Presbyterian Seminary from Wallace, North Carolina. …

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Class of 2018 profiles: Sara Pantazes can’t wait to dive in

…had a full plate taking care of her growing family. “When I started the program, my second son was three months old and he’s now five. I’ve done this whole thing online while raising young kids.” She was fresh off quitting a job in fundraising and development when she started taking a Bible study program at her church. While that …

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Reformation Tour: Geneva, our final stop

…finger and find thee. The Geneva U.N. focuses on humanitarian issues, much like Luther and Calvin made feeding the hungry and caring for the sick part of the Reformation. It was a remarkable tour, learning from the places we visited and our fellow travelers who epitomized Vincent’s quote from Spinoza, “If you smile at life, life will smile at you.” …

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2018 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

BY MICHELLE WALKER I had the opportunity to travel to Jordan and Israel with the seminary’s May term Middle East travel seminar. It was both amazing and overwhelming, awe-inspiring and frustrating, invigorating and exhausting to walk in this very special land! Drs. Sam Adams and Carson Brisson led 15 of us participants. Our journey began in Jordan. Although some people …

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“How amazing are the deeds of the LORD! All who delight in him should ponder them.” Psalm 111:2 (NLT)

…Some of the greatest losses I have experienced have been in autumn, a season that I look forward to after the long hot Carolina summers. The loss of a child, a parent, a mentor, a friend are indeed painful and sometimes traumatizing, yet, the colors that I love which have brought me such joy in autumn, are there to console …

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Tricia Vesely: Finding Union, Handstands, and Hebrew

…Hebrew learner at Calvin Theological Seminary in Michigan. She was terrified and tried to put it off as long as possible. Classes with a great professor there eventually changed her feelings so much that she later became a teaching assistant to Union Associate Professor of Bible and Biblical Languages E. Carson Brisson. “Learning Hebrew opened my eyes to the complexity …

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California wildfires affect Union families

BY EMMA NORTH Richmond student Douglas Hippe is busy studying for his mid-term finals but his mind is on the tragic wildfires burning 2,800 miles away in Malibu, California, where he lived before enrolling at Union Presbyterian Seminary. “It is very sad for me because I love California and feel very attached to the state,” Hippe said. Douglas Hippe While …

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India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled

This is post 4 of 11 in the series “India travel seminar” India travel seminar begins India travel seminar: Religious and cultural diversities India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled India travel seminar: Spirit of the Sikhs India travel seminar: Observing faith formation practices India travel seminar: Andhara Christian Theological College India travel seminar: …

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Director of Youth Ministry–Unity Presbyterian Church–Fort Mill, SC

Unity Presbyterian Church, Fort Mill, SC, a 1150 member congregation just south of Charlotte, NC is seeking a full-time Director of Youth Ministry to join other staff members and many congregation members in ministering to and with youth in grades six through twelve and their families; develop, organize, and implement programs and activities that enable youth to encounter Jesus …

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Legal

…a Power of Attorney, giving someone of your choosing the right to make legal or health-care decisions for you if you are unable. Finally, a Last Will and Testament helps a probate court carry out your wishes after your death and, most importantly, names the guardians for your children. While other document options exist, these three basic documents can provide …

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Just Preach / Just Act: The 2022 African American Social Justice Preaching Series

On January 10 and 12, 2022, the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation, at Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Charlotte campus, hosted a second African American Social Justice Preaching Series and welcomed Rev. Dr. William C. Turner Jr. of Durham, North Carolina, and Rev. Nelson Johnson and Joyce Johnson of Greensboro, North Carolina, for three online events, featuring sermons, lectures, and a …

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“He Has Risen, Indeed”

…Bible. Dr. Sadler served as a visiting lecturer and interim co-director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina, and was an associate minister in Durham, North Carolina. He is an associate professor of Bible and director of the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation on the Charlotte campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary. …

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2024 Graduate Study Fellowships Announced

Richmond, VA (Feb. 5, 2024)—Graduate study fellowships are awarded for further study and professional development. Through these awards, the faculty of Union Presbyterian Seminary recognizes outstanding academic work by students who also show exceptional promise for effectiveness in ministry. The Patrick H. and Mary P. Carmichael Fellowship This award is given to a student completing the M.A.C.E. degree at Union …

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