Howie Event 2017

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Howie Event 2017

Howie Event 2017

Virtual Gathering for Music and Worship Leaders (Facilitated Conversation)

Virtual Gathering for Music and Worship Leaders Date: Thursday, October 28, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT Led by: Douglas Brown, Director of Music and Adjunct Instructor, Union Presbyterian Seminary Workshop Description: This gathering will center around conversation among peers and will be facilitated by Douglas Brown, Director of Music and Adjunct Instructor in Church Music, at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

Rev. William Barber to lecture on social justice preaching

…Barber II speaks on “Just Jesus: The Black Church and Social Justice Preaching.” Rev. Barber is the president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach. An author, preacher, and professor, he is the chief architect of the “Forward Together Moral Movement.” Sponsored by Union’s Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation. This free event will be livestreamed. Register at https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=2546578…

Union Seminary to hold fall 2020 classes online

RICHMOND, VA (June 8, 2020) – Due to the continuing pandemic, all Union Presbyterian Seminary students, faculty, and staff will be learning and working online during the 2020 fall term. President Brian K. Blount said the decision was made now to allow faculty ample time to plan courses and give students time to make housing decisions. Details will be announced…

Student shares first experience at APCE Annual Event

…Equipping Parents in Their role as Primary Faith-Nurturers.” The workshop stressed the important influence that parents and spiritual leaders have on the lives of children and explored ways to equip parents for their role as primary faith nurturers. The workshop provided a detailed framework for conducting a three-week “Connect” series of education components that include components covering child faith development,…

Resilience amid overwhelming chaos

…first workshop I went to was Rev. Michelle Thomas Bush’s workshop entitled “Resilience Skills to Help Young People Deal With Grief.” While the workshop was certainly focused on young people, I think the skills could be applied to all ages as we all will encounter some sort of grief in our lifetime whether it is the death of a close…

Lights flicker at APCE event, signaling spirits

…workshop to begin with a very personal focus on remembering a loved one who has passed. As people went around the room naming their loved ones, the lights in the room turned off. A couple of minutes later, the lights turned back on. They continued their erratic behavior throughout the workshop and I couldn’t help but feel the spirits announcing…

Social Justice Orientation Leads to Missions

…and fought in the streets all day Sunday, because they had nowhere else to play and nothing else to do. Although his article is steeped in the paternalistic attitudes reflective of the times, it also expresses a compelling desire to help others across racial lines. In the fall of 1911, three students—Thomas Sheldon (B.D. 1913), Tom Ruff (B.D. 1914), and…

Responding to death & end of life issues

…Family Professor of Jewish Studies Professor of Bible in the Religion Department Smith College Dr. Thomas Long Brandy Professor of Preaching Emeritus at Candler School of Theology Emory University Dr. Jim Wright (M.A.T.S.’11) Medical director of nursing and assisted living facilities Founder of Homecoming, which will be the first village in the U.S. constructed specifically for people living with dementia….

RISE! Race: an In-depth Spiritual Examination

We invite you to join us for this dynamic two-day workshop, available through the sponsorship of the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This workshop challenges people of faith to engage deeply and courageously to recognize and combat the effects of race and racism inherent in our systems and institutions.   The cost for the workshop…

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…

Consortium marks 50th anniversary with renewed commitment to strengthen theological education

…joined the RTC in 1991. “As a brand-new, freestanding seminary, BTSR was grateful for the warm hospitality and genuine welcome of our RTC colleagues in 1991,” said Dr. Linda McKinnish Bridges, BTSR president. “Just as we have been supported by this community of racial and ecumenical diversity through these 27 years, it is now time to deepen those relationships and…

Black Lives Matter!

…a statement that Mr. Bradford was shot in the face because he was seen brandishing a gun. Later on, we found out that that story was not totally true and the police withdrew their statement. However, of course this did nothing for EJ and his family as EJ was already dead! This is just another in the string of murders…

Render Unto Caesar: Terms of Call and Clergy Taxes

…& options  clergy taxes and housing allowance  reimbursements vs. allowances  retirement savings with the Board’s 403(b)(9) Retirement Savings Plan The seminar takes place on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, and is led by representatives from the PC(USA) Board of Pensions. Click here to register for Render Unto Caesar. There is no cost for the workshop; lunch is $12….

Boston pastor, jazz musician to demonstrate church revitalization through music and drama Oct. 4

…– 4:30 p.m. – Interactive Seminar & Conversation, Paisley Hall – Stanfield will showcase tools and exercises combining music, story-telling, and drama for ministry and community-building 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. – Workshop & Presentation of Musical Theater, Lake Chapel – A reception in the Early Center will follow the evening workshop. The Howie Center events are free and open to…

Embodying God’s Story and Our Stories: storytelling, art, worship

A program of the Carl Howie Center for Science, Art, and Theology led by Revs. Shawna Bowman and Nanette Sawyer All events are free and open to the public. Please register for the events you’d like to attend here….

APCE 2018: Boundless Hospitality

…their space. Jesus noticed Zacchaeus, called him down, and visited his house that day. In what ways do we notice, go, and visit others? Similarly, the first set of Thursday workshop selections offered a wide array of tools and ideas for expanding hospitality within educational ministry. Dr. Karen Marie Yust led an extended workshop entitled Welcoming the Future: Reframing Christian…

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…

President’s Top Five

…An archbishop of Alexandria convened a council that declared that Origen’s later followers, many of them desert monks, were heretics. This declaration was therefore particularly impactful for monastic communities in the Egyptian desert. The archbishop’s determination to end what he saw as heresy brought the Golden Age of desert monasticism to an end. Violently, tragically so. Learn more about it…