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

This is a self-paced online course that is open to all. All lectures are pre-recorded, with quizzes included. Course: New Testament Bible Survey Course Course Description: This course introduces students to the writings of the New Testament, the cultural environments in which they arose, and appropriate methods for interpreting them in English translation. By listening to a series of ten…

Online Course: Awakening the Church to Social Justice

This is an online course is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Justice & Reconciliation (CSJR) and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary. Online Course Title: Awakening the Church to Social Justice Course Dates: Mondays, May 2 – June 13, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET (No class meeting on May 30) Course Description: This six-week, online course…

Online Workshop: Resurrected Church — What Tomorrow’s Church May Look Like Today

Online Workshop: Resurrected Church — What Tomorrow’s Church May Look Like Today Dates: Mondays, February 7 and February 14, 2022, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET (Note: This online workshop is a two-part series). Led by: Rev. John Cleghorn, Pastor, Caldwell Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC Workshop Description: The landscape of the church is changing. How can congregations prepare now for…

Pathways Online Course — The Christian Life

Pathways to Learning and Leadership is an online program of nine courses offered over a two-year period to provide educational preparation toward leading a congregation as a Commissioned Ruling Elder (CRE). These online courses are open to all, one does not need to be pursuing to become a CRE in order to participate. Courses aim to enhance knowledge and discipleship,…

Online Workshop: Teaching for Understanding & Engagement

Online Workshop: Teaching for Understanding & Engagement Dates: Thursdays, October 14 and October 21, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT (Note: This online workshop is a two-part series). Led by: Dr. Rebecca Davis, Associate Professor of Christian Education Workshop Description: What is the state of teaching in our congregations? Is it a ministry with purpose to which we call disciples…

Online Application

The SONIS application is only one part of the application process. Please visit our applications page for complete lists of application requirements for each degree program.   Getting Started With SONIS Steps to complete an online application: Open UPSem SONIS website Select APPLY ONLINE Select CREATE NEW APPLICATION Select the degree program you are interested in applying for from the…

Biblical Interpretation – Christian Educator Certification online course

This is a hybrid course which will meet requirements for Christian educator certification in the PC(USA). The hybrid format includes at-home/online work as well as in-class time on Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Richmond campus. Asynchronous online learning (at-home work) begins on February 24, 2020; online synchronous learning (live online class meeting) is March 24-26, 2020. Location: Union Presbyterian Seminary, Paisley Hall,…

한국 목회자들을 위한 온라인 세미나 (Online Seminars in Korean)

…February 28 and March 1, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (US) Format: Zoom online meetings, with lecture and conversation (90 minutes) and worship (30 minutes) Event Description: This online conference will seek to find new resolutions and perspectival changes as well as new attitudes and methods with regard to preaching and worship in the post-corona era….

Online Event: Virtual Clergy Self-Care Retreat

…the leaders on spiritual practice, small group work and large group discussion and sharing, as well as grounding exercises incorporating basic yoga techniques and the arts. Online Format: This virtual retreat will use Zoom technology to meet online in order to allow for presentations by the leader as well as full engagement among participants. The session will meet on Saturday,…

Online Event: Clergy Self-Care Virtual Retreat

…along with small group work and large group discussion and sharing. The same retreat leaders led a very well-received virtual retreat for clergy and ministry caregivers in January 2021. Back by popular demand, these leaders are returning to lead another impactful self-care retreat with a different theme and focus. Online Format: This virtual retreat will use Zoom technology to meet…

Started UPSem 2003: Rev. Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown (MDiv 2008)

…she has held numerous roles at Novant Health. High on her list of vital roles are those of proud mother of two adult children and loving grandmother of three grandchildren. An American Baptist by heritage, Garmon-Brown had not considered attending seminary nor ordained ministry as an additional vocation. However, she co-chaired Novant Health’s ethics department for more than two decades…

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Prayer Garden

When you purchase a brick for Union Presbyterian’s prayer garden, you’ll have the opportunity to engrave the name of a loved one for whom the seminary is or was near and dear, or to list your own name as a proud supporter of this special new place on campus and of the seminary in general. Your investment is much more…

Conferencias en línea: En el Umbral de Algo Nuevo (Online Conference in Spanish)

…commitment to transform reality and not an impulse to evade it. This two-part event is an invitation to reflect on what this call to live anew might mean today. Lecturer: Dr. Rubén Arjona (Union Presbyterian Seminary) Liturgists: José Manuel Capella-Pratts, Vilmarie Cintrón-Oliveri, Rosa Miranda Cost: $30.00 per person Online registration is open. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. (Limited spaces.) *************************  …

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Dr. Blount to Preach for the Installation Service of the Rev. Dr. Gary W. Charles

President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs, Dr. Brian Blount, to preach for the installation service of the Rev. Dr. Gary W. Charles at Cove Presbyterian Church, in Covesville, Virginia….

Frances Taylor Gench to Deliver Lindsay Lectures and Preach at Warrenton Presbyterian Church,

Professor Gench will deliver a lecture entitled “When the Bible Raises Your Blood Pressure: Faithfully Wrestling with Challenging Texts” as part of the Lindsay Lectures at Warrenton Presbyterian Church at 10:00am on November 10, 2019. She will also preach at 8:45 and 11:00am. Dr. Frances Taylor Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation….

Dr. Frances Taylor Gench preaching and leading workshop “When the Bible Raises Your Blood Pressure: Faithful Wrestling with Challenging Texts”

Frances Taylor Gench will preach and lead a workshop entitled “When the Bible Raises Your Blood Pressure: Faithful Wrestling with Challenging Texts” on Friday, June 30th for the June Meeting of Cascades Presbytery at First Presbyterian Church, Salem, Oregon. Dr. Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond.  …

“Wordy is the Lamb: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of John” with Professor Frances Taylor Gench

Frances Taylor Gench will lead an adult education class entitled “Wordy is the Lamb: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of John ” at Burke Presbyterian Church, Burke, Virginia. The class will meet on January 7, 2018, from 10:15-11:00 a.m. Dr. Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond.    …

Dr. Frances Taylor Gench to Teach at the Presbyterian Church, Fredericksburg

Dr. Gench will lead a discussion of her book entitled Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts during Church School at The Presbyterian Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia, on November 17, 2019, from 9:45-10:45am. Dr. Frances Taylor Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation….

“Jesus was a Mammal: Reading the Gospel of John Ecologically” with Dr. Frances Taylor Gench

Frances Taylor Gench will lead an adult education class entitled “Jesus was a Mammal: Reading the Gospel of John Ecologically” at The New York Avenue Presybterian Church (Washington, DC). The class will meet on November 5 and November 12, 2017, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Dr. Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Presbyterian…