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Union matters! podcast: God and the sanctuary movement

…life of domestic abuse and life-threatening danger in Honduras. That woman, Abbie Arevalo-Herrera, is seeking asylum in the United States. She is an undocumented immigrant who lives now with her eleven-year-old daughter and two-year-old son in the basement of a Richmond church. If she steps outside the sanctuary of the church, she faces almost certain deportation. De Martinez is part…

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Student finds her fit at UPSem Charlotte

by Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service While there may no longer be a standard path for those who enter seminary, Lucy Crain’s journey has taken her to places few will ever see. The second year student at Union Presbyterian Seminary’s satellite campus in Charlotte, North Carolina says until recently she never anticipated she’d be studying for ministry….

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Union president to receive humanitarian award

…Tennessee Bank E. Ayn Welleford, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities works with schools, businesses, and communities to achieve success by addressing prejudices, in all forms, to improve academic achievement, increase workplace productivity, and enhance local trust. A list of past honorees can be found on the center’s website. …

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Dinner on the Nile

On Wednesday, we were in the lobby at 3:30 a.m., lucky to maybe have 4 to 5 hours of sleep. We packed our carry-ons and got a bagged breakfast before hopping on the bus to head to the airport for our flight to Luxor. After a coffee pit stop, we visited the temple of Karnak. We beat the crowd and…

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India travel seminar begins

…Holy ground India travel seminar: Leaving our shoes at the door India travel seminar: Joyful unpredictability India travel seminar: Same but different BY DANA VAUGHN (M.Div.’13) Day 1 of the India travel seminar was action-packed. Our day started out with a worship service at St. John’s church. James Taneti delivered a wonderful sermon on how God is always doing a…

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Little Petra and glamping(?)

…how our food was prepared in the sand! (Yes you’re reading this correctly.). As soon as dinner wrapped up, a major disco dance party started in the middle of our campsite! (Shoutout to Anna and Blake for being the ONLY brave ones to join me on the dance floor). The night is still young here in Jordan, and we plan…

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Master of Theology

…and a year-long colloquium. These and all other courses and directed studies are designed to prepare every Th.M. student to write a thesis or summative projects and to construct a final portfolio. Some Th.M. students may choose to concentrate their studies in a particular field (e.g. New Testament, Christian History), while others may draw upon the resources of various departments….

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How to revitalize a church through music and drama

…then fed the congregation’s growing use of music, drama and even musical theater in its worship and congregational life. The Reverend Burns Stanfield has served as the church’s pastor for the last 27 years and led its afterschool offerings in music, art and children’s theater. he’s also a musician and an instructor at Harvard Divinity School and Andover Newton Seminary….

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Ghana’s Cape Coast

…a family meal of grilled fish, rice, salad, fufu, and bananas. We discussed how the history of the Middle Passage and Transatlantic Slave Trade is still mythological to some despite the evidence we witnessed and the fluidity and hybridity of African spirituality in relation to Christianity. This trip so far has been enriching and eye opening in its cultural exploration…

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Why We Need Public Theologians

…of Jesus. Many Black Christians that I meet are too caught up in Paul, who in too many instances is accommodating the theology of Rome. If we truly follow Jesus, we would not treat women, immigrants, and our LBGTQ brothers and sisters the way we do. We need more public theologians. Not just on a national level, but in our…

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Certificate Program in Christian Education

…in a changing Church and world. The Certificate program is designed for persons engaged in educational ministry in congregations and other organizations, as well as those considering such ministries. The flexibility in course selection offers opportunities for educators, pastors and congregational leaders with various levels of educational experience. This flexibility also allows those seeking Educator Certification in the Presbyterian Church…

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Reuniting with alumni

…of this trip is reuniting with them! In the past week, we have reconnected with Christopher Mawunyo-Nyonyoh, Class of 2018, in Accra; Emmanuel Otu, Class of 2006, in Cape Coast; Chris Nartey, Class of 2016, (Pictured above at center in blue with us and his family at his church) in Kpong; and Jonathan Komladzei, Class of 1994, in Ho, where…

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Black Lives Matter! MLK

…village of Harlem, New York, Dr. King was one of my idols; the other, paradoxically was el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Malcolm X). Now that may sound strange to some, but perhaps to understand this, you would have to have been a young black male growing up in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old boy, was murdered on August…

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Congregational Corner: Take on, Caring for Creation

…now turn our hearts and our hands back to that dust, back to the soil. We dust off the good and make room for new sprouts so that we might see your love shine around us in its fullest beauty once more. Amen. Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian…

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Because God first loved us

…ourselves waiting for Christ and instead see and celebrate Christ among us. In this season of Advent, where in your congregations do you find God’s Love embodied as you await the birth of our Savior? Alumna Jordan B. Davis is Transitional Associate Pastor at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. …

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APCE 2019: Engaging young Christians in social justice

…action for social justice include letter or email writing campaigns to public officials, boycotting organizations that are acting in inappropriate ways in the community and participating in marches and rallies to magnify the issue through bodies in the street. The message was clear – there is still work to be done in the fight for social justice in America. Those…

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Redeployed! by Rev. Dr. Audrey Todd (Dual M.Div./M.A.C.E’10)

…Lord! Forgive us. Today, limited gatherings, fabricated hugs, essential travel only, COVID-19 We’ve been redeployed! Go home. Rekindle, reestablish, reevaluate, recommit, return. Go home. Then my eyes will be open and my ears will be attentive to every prayer made in this place. For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy – a place where…

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Lenten Devotional

…our prayers into action by volunteering with local organizations that are working to keep local rivers and habitats clean. Dr. Paul Galbreath is Professor of Theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. This reflection is taken from his new Lenten devotional book, Elemental: a Journey through Lent with the Earth. It is available through booksellers and at https://parsonsporch.com/presbyterian-books/elemental-paul-galbreath….

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Seminarians for Social Justice

…have met some great people both inside and outside of Union Presbyterian Seminary. I am especially thankful to Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler and Erin Mills for being so patient with me through my growing pains as a seminary student and CSJR student ambassador. Before being a part of the CSJR, I did not know what social justice was or about…

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