Strengthening Faith Formation Among Children

…process this. We put our hope in God, and we work toward justice. This is something the Christian story can offer: to help explain…when these things happen. “We can find new forms of ministry that can replace the Sunday/church school model and help Millennial families see their digital identities and justice-seeking inclinations incorporated into religious experiences. “It can’t be a…

Fools for Christ

…hundreds of faces while hearing nothing. It is an eerie feeling to stand up when others are sitting down. It is eerie and uncomfortable, but no one ever said following Christ would be easy! Every day, we are challenged to be a “fool for Christ”… The question is, will we allow ourselves to take that risk for what could be…

Yale theology, Africana studies professor explores race, place and hope of the church at Sprunt lectures

…to ask isn’t where should we be in the world, but how should we be in the places where we live,” M.Div. student Scott Honaker recalled Jennings saying. “By carrying on each other’s stories, we ‘remember together’ and ‘move toward the future in different ways.’ The point, he says, is the joining.” “Like ‘the geographic wound,’ ‘the racial wound’ is…

Online Course: Reformed Theology (for Christian Educator Certification)

…Union Presbyterian Seminary Course Dates: This course will meet online October 4 – November 12, 2021. Course Format: This course will meet entirely online, both asynchronously and synchronously. Each week, asynchronous online course work will be assigned. Those assignments and course documents will be posted on Blackboard. Each registered participant will receive login credentials to Blackboard, the seminary’s learning management…

The gift of inclusion

…way. When we read the accounts of Christ’s ministry, despite the exclusion that he suffered himself, we don’t read about surveys he handed out to ensure that each disciple was compatible or that each person was worthy of his company. Instead, we read about the no-questions-asked sacrificial Love and inclusion of all. Christ didn’t look at appearance or interests, he…

A History of Homelessness

…these measures are real in a modern, civilized society, but they are very real. And the reality that elected officials believe these myopic and cruel strategies are the best solutions for those whose crime is not being able to afford a place to live is unfathomable. Even more troubling is the fact that these draconian laws are being enacted in…

Baptist House of Studies

Union Forum: What should white Christians do about racism?

…response to the arrest and homicide of George Floyd while in Minneapolis Police custody, there is a new sense of resolve in cities around our nation and world to address racial disparity and systemic racialized oppression. But what should the white church do? How can it begin to utilize its social capital predicated on undue privilege on behalf of those…

Online Workshop: Creating a Virtual Choir

…together, creating a virtual choir resource that participants can use on Easter Sunday in their own churches. The video resource will be edited by the instructor and provided to workshop participants for use in various settings, if desired. Please note: The instructor will be utilizing a MAC computer to present around GarageBand and iMovie. Knowledge and instruction for PC users…

Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Hill called to WVU Medicine as chaplain

…college town where the population of the town itself equals the enrollment at West Virginia University. Both are about 30,000. Because Hill has had so much experience ministering to families who are experiencing tragedy, the move to be the chaplain in a cancer center makes sense. “I really have been steeped in care to patients and families experiencing trauma. I’ve…

Musical group, The Many, to lead 2019 Carl Howie Center Events for Science, Art, and Theology

The Many, a musical group passionate about creating music for people to sing together about peace and justice and where all belong, are coming to the Richmond campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary, October 14 – 15, to lead the 2019 Carl Howie Center Events. Click here to learn more, including the event schedule and registration info. These events are FREE…

President Blount to Teach at Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

President Blount will teach an Adult Education session at Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

President Blount to Preach at Retirement Celebration for Rev. Dr. Hoffman Brown

President Blount will serve as “Proclaimer” for the retirement celebration of UPSem alum Rev. Dr. Hoffman Brown at Wayland Baptist Church in Baltimore on June 13, 2020. Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament in the Walter W. Moore and Charles E.S. Kraemer Presidential Chairs at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

First Baptist Church, Installation of Susan Blanchard, Baptist House of Studies at UPSem

Dr. Brian K. Blount will speak at the installation of Rev. Susan Blanchard as the Director of UPSem’s Baptist House of Studies….

Dr. Paula Parker leading workshop on “Roots Matter” at Historic Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, MD

On Saturday, April 21st, The Rev. Dr. Paula Owens Parker will be leading a workshop, “Roots Matter” on generational healing at the multi-day program, “Common Ground, Connected Heritage – Our American Family,” April 19-21, 2018 at Historic Sotterley Plantation, in Hollywood, Maryland. Dr. Parker is Program Associate, Center for Womanist Leadership and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Spiritual Formation at Union…

BTSR and Baptist House of Studies Gathering

Join us at CBF General Assembly in Greensboro, North Carolina for a gathering of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond alumni and Baptist House of Studies students, alumni, and friends….

Dr. Vest to keynote for new hope presbytery 2016 retreat for pastors and educators

Dr. John Vest, Visiting Professor of Evangelism, to deliver the keynote addresses at the New Hope Presbytery 2016 Retreat for Pastors and Educators….

Dr. Carroll to Keynote for Presbytery of New Hope Pastors/Educators Retreat

Dr. John T. Carroll will be the keynote speaker for the Presbytery of New Hope 2019 Pastors/Educators Retreat. The retreat will take place at Trinity Center in Salter Path, NC, on October 14-16, 2019. Dr. John T. Carroll is Harriet Robertson Fitts Memorial Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

Endurance: Matt. 24:9-14 NRSV

…who lives in us — is “greater than he who is in the world,” (1 John 4:4 KJV). There are three elements that make for Christian endurance: (1) Bible-based faith — this is the very foundation of Christian endurance. Stripped down to its basics, faith is confidence that God exists, and the conviction that He “rewards those who earnestly seek…

Biblical Interpretation – Christian Educator Certification online course

…course. ************************* Click here to REGISTER for this course. ************************* Description: This course is designed to equip Christian educators for in-depth interpretation and teaching of the Bible. The course will provide a historical overview of interpretive traditions spanning from the biblical era to the present, with key emphases on historical and cultural location and the contribution of interpretation within the…

Pastor – Marshall Covenant Presbyterian Church and Longwood Presbyterian Church – Marshall, MO

We are two yoked small churches who have been working with Church Leadership. We believe we have a lot to offer for our next pastor. Together we offer a competitive call package for the candidate which includes a salary above the Presbytery minimum, plus the standard Board of Pension medical and retirement package, as well as Continuing Education, vacation, and…

India travel seminar: Spirit of the Sikhs

…do the temple justice, it is not just the beauty of structure that i missed. It is the spirit of the Sikhs who come to worship that cannot be captured, though I will try. Golden Temple We arrived early in the morning to find people already lined up to worship. When entering one of the four archways into the temple,…