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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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Digital scams, lies, and deceits cost

By Patricia Turner-Olds (M.A.C.E.’05) In January 2018, I received a phone call from who I thought was a Microsoft representative. I did not think much about it for I use Microsoft products. The person calling was not fluent in English; the pronunciation of words and tone of voice indicated he was from another country and even though my spirit was…

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Congregational Corner: Mercy Calls

By Rev. Jordan B. Davis (M.Div.‘14) Congregational Corner On an unseasonably warm Sunday afternoon in March, one of my youth asked if I would join the church’s softball team he and his brother were starting. My desire to be back outside mixed with my desire to help this young man and his brother have this experience with their dad, got…

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Black Alumni Association News | August 2023

…more and more people like this lady want to share in her work. The woman confessed her weakness saying, “I like elegant saris (Indian long dresses).” After prayer to Virgin Mary asking how to help the lady, Mother Teresa said, “I would start with the saris. The next time you buy one, instead of paying 800 rupees, buy one that…

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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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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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Black Alumni Association Newsletter: September 2021

…know that they were free. Others say that the enslaved knew that they had been freed, however, there was no one to enforce their federally mandated freedom. On that day Major General Gordon Granger, commander of the United States Army of the Federal District of Texas, arrived at Galveston and issued General Order #3 which stated that all slaves are…

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Passion to help veterans guided Charlie Pratt to ministry

…us back to the Korean War veteran and the secret that had haunted him for decades. Seeing that he was in the presence of another who had known warfare, he told him the story of the refugees streaming across a bridge, ten abreast. One was spotted with explosives strapped to his back. A sergeant ordered the men to open fire…

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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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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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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 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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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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International Applicants

…to our Richmond campus in the following degree programs: Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts in Christian Education (M.A.C.E.), M.Div./M.A.C.E. dual degrees, and Master of Theology (Th.M.). (Our Doctor of Ministry and Master of Arts in Public Theology programs, and all programs on our Charlotte campus, are not open to international students. We are not currently offering any online…

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Interim/Transitional Ministry Training Week 1

…prepare for the week. ********************* Online registration is open. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Once inside the registration site, located on the header bar, interested participants can view the Summary, Course Description, Agenda, Leaders, and Required Reading tabs. To begin registration, select New Registration. ********************* Note: Class size will be limited. Once capacity is reached, a waiting list will be started….

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The 2018 Carl Howie Center for Science, Art, and Theology: “It’s Showtime! Art, Organizing, and Building Community One Musical at a Time”

…of science, art, and theology. NOTE: The evening event will be LIVE-STREAMED through Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Facebook page. Go to www.facebook.com/UPSem to view the lecture live. Questions may be sent to tjones@upsem.edu. Additionally, the evening portion of the event will be available for viewing www.youtube.com/user/UPSem within 72 hours of the presentation for those unable to be with us in Richmond….

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(FREE) Webinar: Death & End of Life Issues

…will restore youthful appearances, and how quickly we can “move on” from the loss of a loved one. This webinar will address this topic openly by bringing together five experts known for their pastoral and theological insights. This webinar stems from the most recent themed issue of Union’s flagship journal, Interpretation. This journal is read by pastors, rabbis, academics, students,…

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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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