Associate Pastor for Families and Formation–First Baptist Church–Jefferson City, MO

…they support teachers of adult Bible teaching classes and leaders of potential small groups. • Lead, promote, and oversee ministries that reach and develop children ages birth through twelfth grade and their families. • Recruit, train, support, and develop the skills of both the professional and lay staff as needed in order to accomplish the mission of forming children, youth,…

Pastor–Faith United Presbyterian Church–Washington, PA

…ensuring worship services are ordered and ably led, working with music staff, conducting special worship services (e.g., weddings, funerals etc.) and participating in family and community events (e.g., guest preaching, offering prayers at civic meetings etc.). Teaching by serving as a resource for lay teachers and leaders, offering educational/spiritual formation classes, providing opportunities for Elder and Deacon training, and new…

Director of Christian Education–Highlands United Presbyterian Church–Jacksonville, FL

…families with the community, and reinforcing our intergenerational connections – Very comfortable with social media for staying in touch, particularly with youth and their families – A deep desire to know HUPC (Highlands United Presbyterian Church) and our area community inside and out. – A familiarity with PC(USA) and a believer and follower of reformed theology, in order to accurately…

Memorial for Dr. Paul Walaskay

Join online or in-person Family, friends, seminary alumni, and faculty will gather to remember Dr. Paul Walaskay — a biblical scholar, gifted teacher, passionate jazz pianist, and an enthusiastic bicyclist and hiker. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. Event location: Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond Campus, Watts Chapel Due to COVID restrictions and limited seating, a reservation…

Church Business Administration Seminars in Charlotte 2018/19

…with the exception of the seminar on March 28. **************************** Click here to register online for the Church Business Administration program in Charlotte. **************************** SEMINAR SCHEDULE (CORE CURRICULUM TOPICS) IN CHARLOTTE: 9/13/18 Managing Financial Issues – Accounting 9/27/18 Managing Financial Issues – Budgeting NOTE: Financial Issues is a 2-day seminar; both Accounting and Budgeting must be taken together if you…

Aspects of Human Growth and Faith Development

NOTE: This course has already begun meeting online. No new registrations are being accepted. Check out the certification course in Reformed Theology here. This is a hybrid course which will meet requirements for Christian educator certification in the PC(USA). At-home work begins on January 16, 2017; in-class time is February 14-16, 2017 Location: Charlotte campus, 5141 Sharon Rd., Charlotte NC…

Garden Variety

…area where 33% of the population lives more than a mile from a grocery store or supermarket. I live in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem, and my closest grocery store is exactly one mile from my apartment; the second-closest grocery store is two miles away. The population of Forsyth County is 382,590, and knowing that roughly 33% of that population…

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…

Pastor–New Covenant Baptist Church–DeLand, FL

…offering spiritual and educational services and programs in person and online, focusing on love and service to all as we journey together. New Covenant, founded in 2013, is associated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Worship services at New Covenant are traditional and liturgical, with music and the spoken word coordinating to create a cohesive service. Although our attendance at worship…

The Sprunt Lectures

…Brown (M.Div.’92), pastoral associate at Grace Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and resource developer for Intersection of Change   Join us for the Third Annual Union Golf Tournament on Monday, May 7th, at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, 1700 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228. More information and registration at www.regonline.com/Sprunt2018. Click here for a link to the event brochure and schedule….

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

…chosen locales in South Africa were beautiful Cape Town and busy Johannesburg. The Cape Town metropolis is much like the Hampton Roads Virginia area where we live in that it has beautiful beaches that attract many tourists. It has an inviting waterfront much like Baltimore’s Harbor Front and the San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf entertainment area of shops, museums, restaurants, and…

Virginia Bethune: Evangelist for the harp

…nine CDs, with proceeds from sales raising more than $100,000 for Habitat for Humanity. Virginia runs a six-hour weekend workshop, promising students that by the end of the workshop, even someone who cannot read music will be able to play “Ode to Joy” and part of Pachelbel’s familiar canon. “It’s just eight notes in the bass line,” she laughs. “And…

India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness

…at home? What is it when the former Bishop of the church in Pakistan, who also attended our dinner, still works for peace in the midst of his own daughter being beaten and forever damaged, because of her faith? The stakes are so much higher and the “power” seems far less than what privilege we enjoy in the U.S., and…

APCE 2018: How we ought to present scripture

BY JESSIE PARTRIDGE This week while attending APCE I attended a workshop entitled, “Sharing God’s Hospitality with Children.” In this mini-plenary, we talked about how we can encourage children to interact with the stories that the Bible tells us. One of the leaders, Carol Jones, demonstrated her storytelling method for us. She sat on the floor with a gold box…

Glenn Q. Bannerman (1927-2020): A Tribute

…something else. I think now of dancing. It’s revolutionary, really. How Glenn took the symbols and tools of business and fashioned for them an integral role for recreation. What was intended for work, Glenn repurposed for play. With the most delightful effect. I still remember students giggling and myself marveling as I entered one of Glenn’s Recreation Workshop classes in…

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Class of 2018 profiles: Crystal Harper Fallesen doesn’t let life get in the way

…working. The day after she finished, she learned she was pregnant. The day after that, she started her online program for a Master of Arts in Christian Education degree at Union Presbyterian Seminary. She took a couple of semesters off to raise her child and then took another couple of semesters off when she decided to adopt two more children….

Congregational Corner: God’s Good Time

…immediately made a phone call and started scheduling meetings in hopes that this would lead to a very different phone call than I had been receiving most recently. Fast forward two years and I am taking a Sabbath day from that position which I called about while wiping tears from eyes. We never know how God is working and I…

Middle East Travel Seminar: The Western Wall, Temple Mount, and Dome of the Rock

…Middle East Travel Seminar: Diverse cultural perspectives in Roman-era Zippori Middle East Travel Seminar: A day of memory, history, hope… and sweets! Middle East Travel Seminar: The Western Wall, Temple Mount, and Dome of the Rock BY PAT & CYNTHIA BARROW Thunder rumbles as we gather for an early breakfast. After grabbing our rain gear, we walk through bands of…

Middle East Travel Seminar: Little Petra and glamping(?)

…had quite the adventure yesterday. If you haven’t read Dr. Adams’ post, I encourage you to do so. In short, the day was SO. WORTH. IT. Our tour guide Niam even said “Not everyone who goes to Petra gets “petrified” like that!” After an exciting Friday, we looked forward to an easier and laid back Saturday. This morning after breakfast…

Endurance: Matt. 24:9-14 NRSV

…(1) the ability to withstand hardship or tribulation, (2) to be steadfast under great pressure, (3) the ability of a person to continue to perform a duty in the presence of mounting difficulty, (4) not to allow adverse experiences to change the course of one’s life. There are many biblical examples of endurance; a few of them follow. Job stands…

Middle East Travel Seminar: Petra and an epic storm

…Middle East Travel Seminar: Diverse cultural perspectives in Roman-era Zippori Middle East Travel Seminar: A day of memory, history, hope… and sweets! Middle East Travel Seminar: The Western Wall, Temple Mount, and Dome of the Rock BY DR. SAMUEL ADAMS Day 5 of our seminary was eventful, to say the least. After enjoying a hearty breakfast at our hotel, we…