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Virtual Gathering for Music and Worship Leaders (Facilitated Conversation)

…and the Yale School of Music. During the pandemic, he has produced more than forty virtual choir videos for both the seminary and the church, ranging from hymns to multi-choir choral works to children’s musicals. Online Format: This event will use Zoom technology to meet online in order to allow for interaction among participants and the facilitator. Participants will need…

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Loss, lament, and gratitude in the aftermath of Florence

…at http://www.firstpresnb.org or mail your gift to First Presbyterian Church New Bern, NC 400 New Street, New Bern, NC 28560, or at the same address, Craven County Disaster Relief Assistance. You can also do so through the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), online at http://www.pcusa.org, or 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1396, (David…

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Charlotte Admissions

The Charlotte campus offers degrees and certificates in a hybrid format which provides increased access and flexibility for commuter and part-time students. Students complete course work in a combination of in-person and online class sessions. The majority of courses meet in person four times (once a month) per term over three terms in an academic year. In-person sessions for required…

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: MAY 2022

…a pandemic. What I learned from these courses helped me to provide congregational and community care in creative and meaningful ways, mostly online and in person. Right now, I’m a full-time classroom teacher; however, I am open to where God is leading and calling me next. I love preaching and teaching and caring for people. It remains to be seen…

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Associate Pastor for Education and Growth–Community of Grace (PCUSA)–Sandy, UT

…making effective use of newsletters, social media, and web design and content. Serve as the staff resource for the AV Team. Promote church events through all our online platforms in a timely and clear fashion. Keep up with digital trends, aware of our congregation’s online participation. In the realm of general Church Leadership: Preach and lead worship 4-6 times per…

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Seminary for a Day 2019

  Take this excellent opportunity to engage in important and relevant theological topics with Seminary faculty. Participants will gather for two keynote addresses over the course of the day and select one morning and one afternoon workshop to attend. Cost is $25 (includes lunch), and the event is open to all. To register, please visit: www.eiseverywhere.com/semforaday. KEYNOTES Morning Keynote Rodney…

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Katie Geneva Cannon Legacy Luncheon

…of our African heritage, our spiritual roots and our commitment to take on the fire of both racism and sexism.” reflected Yvonne Delk. The cost is $30 per person. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.fpcnorfolk.org/events-registration or make a check to and enter” Legacy Luncheon” on the subject line. Mail to First Presbyterian Church, 820 Colonial Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23507….

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2017 Sprunt Lectures

Program Registration http://www.regonline.com/Sprunt2017   LECTURER Dana L. Robert Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, Director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission Boston University Title: Cross-Cultural Friendship and Christian Mission: History and Practices Dana L. Robert is a leading historian of world Christianity and mission. Her books include American Women in Mission: A Social History…

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Back to School? Race, Faith, and COVID-19

The global coronavirus pandemic sheds a blacklight on the need for educational reform. In response to the stay-at-home orders in early March, schools, colleges, and universities across the nation shifted instruction to virtual platforms, thus exposing unequal access to the internet and computers in marginalized communities and school segregation. As federal, state, and local governments, school boards, administrators, and teachers…

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Ghana Travel Seminar: Handcrafts with personality and stories

…said has been in his family for generations. After observing the ancient bead-making process, we had the treat of getting to play with Cedi’s children and talk with his wife and daughters as they prepared dinner. When we had the opportunity to purchase jewelry before leaving, we were not just moved by the beauty of the pieces, we also fully…

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Assoc. Pastor/Director of Youth and Family Ministries–First Presbyterian Church–Boise, Idaho

…with a minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience in creating and successfully leading Christian Education programs for children and/or youth using Reformed theology Position is full-time. Salary range $50,000 – 65,000 plus benefits. Please send a resume and cover letter to: search@fpcboise.org. Please feel free to reach out with questions as well. Church website: fpcboise.org Online sermons: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=first+presbyterian+church+boise+idaho Information-about-Boise Family-Ministry-Staff-Job-Description…

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: November 2022

…24: 40-42 “Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming” (Matt. 24:42). Rev. Veronica Thomas Let us recap the last issue of Gems for the Journey: We are experiencing signs of the time, Routine History. Signs we can’t fast or pray away, it is Routine History. Jesus talked about the end times and…

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Surprising spiritual moments

…Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:27-28). The irony, when you look up from your mud-covered feet you see a strict border dividing Israel and Jordan. I believe Paul and Jesus desired for divisions to be broken down and that breaking down such divisions is found in the sacrament of baptism. Yet in the holy waters of Jordan, where Christ and many more…

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About Giving: Attitude is Everything

…in order to get? Reflecting on giving in church or giving back to God, such giving is an act of stewardship, as defined in the Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms— “the responsibility given to humans in creation for managing the resources of the earth. Christian stewardship involves the whole of life since all life comes from God and is to…

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Reformation Tour: Appreciating Luther’s convictions

…“Thanks, no thanks“ in order to stay true to my own self conviction in order to serve the Lord with a clear conscience of what I believe to be the right thing to do and believe at the moment in order to do what I think that the Lord has called me to do. The spirit of Luther (staying firm…

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Associate Pastor for Education & Growth–Community of Grace Presbyterian Church–Sandy, UT

…media, and web design and content. Serve as the staff resource for the AV Team. Promote church events through all our online platforms in a timely and clear fashion. Keep up with digital trends, aware of our congregation’s online participation. In the realm of general Church Leadership: Preach and lead worship 4-6 times per year. Actively pursue clear and continuous…

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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…

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Capital Campaign

…salaries to sustain the mission of the 205-year-old seminary. Charlotte Campus Construction: $7.2 million Outcome: The construction of a permanent campus in Charlotte means we are able to provide theological degree training for 75 second-career students and 150 that graduated from the program; an educational resource for area pastors, educators, and churches; and a spiritual center for over 500 people….

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Civil Rights Activism

…and became a tactic of the early civil rights movement. Students from Virginia Union University immediately targeted Thalhimers and Miller & Rhoads, downtown Richmond’s most prestigious department stores, for a sit-in and picketing. Although Union Seminary students were not initially involved, E. T. Thompson pricked the Seminary’s conscience with his gentle question: “If this is a struggle for what is…

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Union to hold Seminary for a Day Sept 28

…historical moments, as captured in documents such as the Confession of 1967, the Barmen Declaration, the Confession of Belhar, etc. The Book of Order as a Mission Manual Carson Rhyne, Instructor of Church Polity Often times, people see the Book of Order as rules and regulations that have to be followed or as “hoops” that have to be jumped over….

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Union Sunday

  Order of Service VIDEOS Full Order of Service Welcome Call to Worship Confession & Pardon Time with Young Disciples Prayer for Illumination Gospel Reading Sermon manuscript Anthem Affirmation of Faith Minute for Mission Rev. Dr. James Taneti Rev. Melanie Jones Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler, Jr.   Prayers of the People Hymn Charge and Benediction SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS Adult Lesson…

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Union Sunday

September 19, 2021 Order of Service (text) VIDEOS Full Order of Service Welcome and Greeting text Call to Worship text Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Pardon text A Time with Young Disciples Prayer for Illumination text Epistle Reading and the Sermon Anthem by the Seminary Choir Affirmation of Faith text Minute for Mission – About the Seminary UPSem Fact…

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