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Online Course: Womanist Theology (A Primer)

…link the week prior to the course’s first meeting. About the Womanist Leadership Institute Program: To receive a certificate of completion for the Womanist Leadership Institute, participants will engage in four (4) core courses, and two (2) elective courses over a two-year period. However, the program will be on-going, with electives varying year-to-year, allowing participants to complete the requirements within …

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Online Workshop: Teaching for Understanding & Engagement

…of People. Becky was named the Educator of the Year in 2018 by the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators. Her current project is Liberating Sunday School – creating a paradigm of possibility through Freedom Church School curriculum.   Online Format: This two-session workshop will use Zoom technology to meet online in order to allow for presentations by the leader as …

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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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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: February 2023

…Rev. Dr. Helen Bessent Byrd If you have sought to learn a lot about Black History, most likely you did not learn it from your public-school history textbooks. This content has been excluded in the past and only minimally treated in more recent years. I will turn four score years old this month and remember the one page on this …

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

…CEUs: 3.0 Pathways to Learning and Leadership is an online program of deepening discipleship for church members of all denominations and those invovled in lay leadership programs (such as Commissioned Ruling Elders in the PCUSA). The Pathways program aims to enhance knowledge and discipleship and edify individuals. This courses is open to all. ************************* To REGISTER for this course, click …

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Online Workshop: The Basics of Digital Church Communication

…EST How to Increase Online Giving The ways and reasons we give are changing. If your messaging about giving and the tools you offer your members have stayed the same, you have some catching up to do! In this 75-minute session, we will review: – specific action items to increase online giving – which online giving tools are most effective …

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Online Workshop: The Basics of Digital Church Communication

…How to Increase Online Giving The ways and reasons we give are changing. If your messaging about giving and the tools you offer your members have stayed the same, you have some catching up to do! In this 75-minute session, we will review: – specific action items to increase online giving – which online giving tools are most effective – …

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

…creating a paradigm of possibility through Freedom Church School curriculum.   Online Format: This two-session workshop will use Zoom technology to meet online in order to allow for presentations by the leader as well as interaction among participants. Participants will need an electronic device equipped with a reliable Internet connection, built-in or external microphone, and a built-in or external webcam. …

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Online Course: Proto-Womanist Thought

…to the course’s first meeting. About the Womanist Leadership Institute Program: To receive a certificate of completion for the Womanist Leadership Institute, participants will engage in four (4) core courses, and two (2) elective courses over a two-year period. However, the program will be on-going, with electives varying year-to-year, allowing participants to complete the requirements within an extended period as …

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Online Workshop: The New Testament and Contemporary Social Concerns–Post-election Perspectives (Two-part series)

Online Workshop: The New Testament and Contemporary Social Concerns — Post-election Perspectives Dates: Tuesdays, February 2 and February 9, 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 alongside the Bible. …

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

…Registration: Online registration is open. Click here to register. Participants will be able to select the number of workshops to attend. Access to the keynote addresses will be free, with registration required. Registered participants will receive Zoom meeting links ahead of the workshop dates. The keynote addresses will be provided as separate links for participants to view. **************************     …

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Online Workshop: Advanced Digital Church Communication

Online Workshop: Advanced Digital Church Communication Dates: Thursdays, February 3, 10, 17, 24, 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ET (Note: This online workshop is a four-part series). Led by: Christen Kinard, Founder, Digital Congregations Workshop Description: This 4-part course is designed for church leaders of all kinds—from pastors to communications managers and even volunteers. It will teach them how to …

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Online Workshop: Storytelling Masterclass – Become a Better Communicator

…importance of faith communities, and her talents and experience. Christen has a MA in Peace and Conflict Resolution from Norwich University and a BA in International Relations and French Literature from the University of South Carolina. Online Format: This four-session workshop will use Zoom technology to meet online in order to allow for presentations by the leader as well as …

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Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches

Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches This is the third section of the same workshop offered earlier this year. This section was added after the first and second sections both reached full capacity. Dates: Thursdays, April 15, 22, 29, and May 6, 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. EST (Note: This online workshop is a four-part series). Led by: …

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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: Reformed Theology (for Christian Educator Certification)

Online Course Title: Reformed Theology, 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. Led by: Dr. Dawn DeVries, John Newton Thomas Professor of Systematic Theology, …

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Online Course: Biblical Interpretation (for Christian Educator Certification)

Online Course Title: Biblical Interpretation, 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. Led by: Dr. Carson Brisson, Associate Professor of Bible and Biblical Languages, …

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Preaching the Bible (Section 1) — 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. Online Course Title: Preaching the Bible, Pathways Online Course Course Description: Students will consider the “why” of preaching …

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Mission & Evangelism — Pathways Online Course

This is an online course that is open to all. This course includes five (5) online class meetings, on Tuesday 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. Online Course Title: Mission & Evangelism, Pathways Online Course Course Description: Students will be challenged to articulate their …

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The Christian Life – Pathways Online Course

This is an online course that is open to all. This course includes five (5) online class meetings, on Tuesday 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. Online Course Title: The Christian Life, Pathways Online Course Course Description: This course is designed to provide participants …

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Worship & Sacraments (Section 2) — 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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