Degree Program

Master of Arts in Christian Education/Master of Arts in Public Theology

Students in this program plan to make both Christian Education and Public Theology (i.e., theology serving the common good) a significant part of their ministry. Dual degrees graduates may serve as Christian Educators and/or workers in various forms of public ministry, including advocacy work for various causes such as those related to public policy, ecological concerns, economic justice, gender issues, …

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Seeking God amidst violence, politics, & inequality

…as something that is “creative and generative.” The creative and generative chaos in our lives can be a place in which new life is born. Chaos can be something that is filled with possibility. Indeed, as Christians we’re familiar with this sort of chaos and new life, for we are resurrection people… a people whose lives are marked by the …

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Professor Charles E. Brown announces retirement

…Seminary). At the time of his appointment, he was serving as pastor and head of staff at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, Mississippi. With degrees from Southwestern at Memphis (now, Rhodes College), The Divinity School of Vanderbilt University, and Princeton Theological Seminary, he arrived on campus with vast experience as a pastor, chaplain, and counselor, and had served as an …

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Dr. James Taneti discussed his new book in a Podcast

…faith community in southeast India. Taneti narrates the history of the Telugu Christians, the interactions between the latter and western missionaries during the era in the first half of the book. In the second half, he examines the appropriation of the Christian message among the Telugu Christians, the role of caste, gender, and local cultures in the process. https://newbooksnetwork.com/telugu-christians   …

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Voelz Elected Academy of Homiletics’ 2025 President

…membership. “I am honored to have been elected by my peers to serve in this capacity. The Academy of Homiletics has provided an environment to advance scholarship in preaching and to think deeply about how we teach preaching in a time when the church and ministries of proclamation are changing.” Founded in 1965, the Academy of Homiletics is open to …

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Christian Sanchez to Join UPSem as Instructor of New Testament

…critical spatiality, Latinx interpretation, and ecological interpretation. At UPSem, he aims to bring Scripture, early Christianity, God, and personal stories together for conversations that promote liberation, empowerment, and creativity in Christ. Sanchez is married to Crystal Sanchez. Based on the Charlotte campus, he begins on July 1. # # # Contact: Barb Dodd Director of Communications (804) 278-4279 direct bdodd@upsem.edu …

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UPSem announces new Master of Arts in Theological Studies program

…work that graduates are already doing, and prepares them for new vocations as public theologians. The program is approved by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and Union Presbyterian Seminary is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (www.sacscoc.org/). More information is available at https://www.upsem.edu/admissions-aid/new-master-arts-theological-studies/. …

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Dr. Paul Galbreath publishes book on process of change in Christian worship

…liturgical renewal worked in the past as well as offer a persuasive case for continual renewal that responds to key issues in our contemporary lives. Galbreath is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). His previous books include “Leading from the Table” (2008); “Leading through the Water” (2011); and “Leading into the World” (2014). ### …

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Relationships

…your partner’s tendencies so that you can better anticipate their needs and be sure to account for their feelings in regard to money matters. You can begin by answering the following questions separately (it may help to write them down): Name 3 short-term financial goals (6 months — 1 year) Name 3 long-term financial goals (1 — 5 years) Take …

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

Alarming Swift No time to prepare A menacing plague came upon us Where did it come from? Who sent it? Why? Questions, questions, questions! Are these the right questions? Is this the time for questions? Should we, the church, be asking questions? In the midst of a plague, what should we do? The Chronicler records this: At times I might …

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