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Director of Faith Formation–River Road Presbyterian Church–Richmond, VA

…Salary is negotiable based on experience and determined annually by the Session and Personnel Ministry. Premiums for individual health insurance and death & disability benefits paid by RRPC. Additional insurance/benefit participation, including participation in Retirement Savings Plan, may be obtained through Board of Pensions under its terms at employee’s cost. Four weeks annual vacation and continuing education allowance. https://rrpcusa.org/career-opportunities Director-of-Faith-Formation-Job-Description …

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Union Forum: Why do racist symbols have to go?

The removal of statues honoring Confederate heroes and Christopher Columbus, and the Confederate flag has long been viewed by some as an infringement upon freedom of speech and erasing history. But what happens when that same freedom of speech is not afforded equally to all? What happens when such freedom of speech incites violence against others? What does it mean …

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Black Lives Matter!

BY WILLIAM R. FREEMAN (M.Div.‘01) WOW! Here we go again. On Thursday, November 22, 2018, Thanksgiving Day, we received a report of another police killing of a Black man. This time a young twenty-one year old, at a mall in Hoover, Alabama – ten miles from Birmingham. His name: Emantic Fitzgerald “EJ” Bradford, Jr. At first, the police put out …

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Writing (Righting) Wrong: Memory, Resistance, Resilience

…masked, and mangled testimonies and the trans-generational experiences of women, men, and children whose ancestors were enslaved Africans. We will mine the mother lode of survivalist intentions inherited from our foremothers and forefathers who worked as chattel property in the economies of North America for 300 years. Instead of giving in to justified feelings of fury, our workshop combines the …

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Alex Evans is tested police chaplain

…we need to respond to that need.”   Eric Skidmore (M.Div.’90), a fellow Union graduate, had himself started the South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program. He came to Blacksburg and encouraged Evans to start a similar program in Virginia. By 2009, VALEAP was a reality. The first year’s participants in a three-day Post Critical Incident Seminar included 25 police officers …

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The Gospel of Matthew: Challenges and Resources for Preachers Today

Led by UPSem professors John Carroll, Frances Taylor Gench, and Richard W. Voelz Cost: $250 ($195 for those who register by April 4); includes lunch on May 16. CEUs: 1.2 ******************** Click here to register for The Gospel of Matthew: Challenges and Resources for Preachers Today ******************** Workshop Description: In the early centuries of the church’s life, Matthew established itself …

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Class of 2018 profiles: Bruce McVey faces down challenges to reach the pulpit

…McVey also took some pastoral care classes while at Union to prepare him for his new position. “I’m a raging extrovert so these classes have helped me learn how to try to be more silent and listen to people in these pastoral care situations, which is not necessarily my natural tendency.” While at Union, McVey also had a full-year internship …

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Central America Travel Seminar: Buzzing over Guatemalan coffee and a volcano 🌋

…told different stories of what their professions were. One came as a tailor and another a clown. The man that claimed to be a clown told a joke at the border to validate his story. Year after year more Franciscans came until the 1940s when the government of Guatemala started letting missionaries back into the country. The 1940s and on …

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Dr. Sadler to speak at Creation Justice Pathways in North Carolina

…Change and Social Justice.” This session will explore the spiritual and economic benefits of shifting to a carbo-free energy grid. It will also address how we can deal with both the climate emergency and the poverty emergency by working on these crises together. Dr. Rodney S. Sadler is Associate Professor of Bible at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina.   …

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Strategic planning in an uncertain world

…of his or her own church setting. Click here for biographical sketches of the leaders. Click here for a schedule of the seminar.   Click here to register for Strategic Planning in an Uncertain World,October 17-20, 2016. If you would prefer to register without going through the internet, please contact Elizabeth DiStanislao at 804-278-4301 or 800-229-2990, ext. 301, or edistanislao@upsem.edu. …

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Strange Bedfellows: South Africa and U.S.A.

…table with a metal plate on it and a rolled blanket on the floor. Surely, God sustained Mandela during those years. He remained sane, focused and pursuing the same goal for which he was imprisoned in the first place – freedom for his people. Two additional features were of interest in Cape Town. We toured District Six, a community of …

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Pulling Out All the Stops with the Seraph Brass

…Seminary’s campus provides 432 spaces for parking. Our primary parking lot can be found at Watts Hall, 3401 Brook Rd. Additional parking can be found at the Early Center, 1106 Westwood Ave; Richmond Hall, 1101 Melrose Avenue; as well as on the street on Brook Road, Westwood Avenue, and Melrose Avenue.   To make an online contribution, go to: www.upsem.edu/wattsorganfund …

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Started UPSem 2016: Rev. Eric Tang (MDiv 2021)

…MACE) The following is part of a series of 20 profiles that represent each year that Charlotte has been enrolling students. Pastor Shiloh and Mount Pleasant United Methodist Churches Personal Financial Representative AllState Kernersville, North Carolina Born in Singapore to Malaysian parents, Rev. Eric Tang (MDiv 2021) spent most of his childhood in Kuala Lumpur, only returning to Singapore for …

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Congregational Corner: Take on, Caring for Creation

…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 Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. Photo by freestocks.org from Pexels …

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On-Campus Workshop: The Bible and Film

…8:30-10:30 a.m.: Discussion/Movie Clips 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Accessing Digital/Electronic/Streaming Resources of the Seminary 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch (included) 2:30-5:30 p.m.: Discussion/Movie Clips Dinner on own with free evening/optional group movie   Day 3 | Wednesday | March 8, 2023 9:00-11:00 a.m.: Discussion/Movie Clips 11:45-12:30 p.m.: Community Worship (Optional) 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Community Lunch (Optional) 1:30 p.m.: Depart   Cost (includes Monday …

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Union Seminary faculty join #ScholarStrike

…of the marginalized “Other,” engage the work of non-white scholars, and, following a recent call by Dr. Aaron Brody with Pacific School of Religion, focus on ancient Cush (modern Sudan) in ancient Israelite history, and biblical storytelling. Dr. Rubén Arjona, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care, will invite students to reflect on the intersections between pastoral care and liberation, the care …

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Congregational Corner: The hidden life of the transitional pastor

…committee at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church offered the installed associate pastor position and I accepted! I now live my life strengthening relationships and setting five-year goals for the ministries I work with. Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. …

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Webinar: La Dimensión Terapéutica del Ministerio Pastoral

…Theology and Care at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO. Dr. Arjona’s research interests include the pastoral care of men, the intersections of pastoral care and liberation theologies, the care of couples and families, the care of LGBTQ+ individuals, and Erik H. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. One of his deepest passions is the care of theological students, which …

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Entering the stomping grounds of Jesus

…into one of the favorites of the trip. Today was one such day for me. On the schedule, it looked like a day dominated by the bus seat — picking up camp in Jericho and driving north along the Jordan River to set up camp in Tiberias in the region of Galilee. The first group activity of the day was …

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: August 2022

…University; MDiv ‘07 Matthew 24: selected verses 3, 6-7,10-22, 24, 34, 36, 42 ,44 42Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 44Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Rev. Veronica Thomas Scholars vigorously debate how the prophecies of Chapter …

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Central America Travel Seminar: The War Years

…getting to know new ones better. Before we embarked for Oscar Romero’s Tomb at the Metropolitan Cathedral, we sat and immersed ourselves in the story of our bus driver, Carlos. He told us about the war years (1980-1992) and what he experienced in his adolescence. During that time he often had to hide from the El Salvadorian Military that was …

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Lead Pastor–United Church of Beloit–Beloit, WI

…described in the above sections of the position description, as time and availability permits. • Pastors affiliated with the PCUSA may apply through the PCUSA Church Leadership Connection portal at https://clc.pcusa.org/login • Pastors affiliated with the NACCC may apply through the NACCC portal at https://www.naccc.org/resources/pastoral-search/ • Pastors from other denominations may also create an account and apply through the NACCC …

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