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Presbyterian Polity, Mission, and Program (Christian Educator Certification Course)

Led by Rev. Joyce MacKichan Walker and Jenna Campbell Asynchronous work will begin April 1, 2024 Synchronous meetings are from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time This course in Presbyterian polity, program, and mission will integrate the study of the Presbyterian Constitution (Book of Confessions and Book of Order) and Program and Mission of the PC(USA) into the context of the…

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Presbyterian Polity, Mission, and Program (Christian Educator Certification Course)

Led by Rev. Joyce MacKichan Walker and Jenna Campbell Asynchronous work will begin April 1, 2024 Synchronous meetings are from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time This course in Presbyterian polity, program, and mission will integrate the study of the Presbyterian Constitution (Book of Confessions and Book of Order) and Program and Mission of the PC(USA) into the context of the…

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Monumental Confederate controversy solution might be ancient history

…defacing, but not total removal, of a statue of one who has fallen out of favor is an example of this. “And this is key: memory sanctions are most powerful when they center around a specific place and space.” In her book, she zeroes in on the northwestern Egyptian desert, in the late fourth and early fifth centuries, a time…

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Kairos Ministries Team Day

Dr. Lakisha Lockhart will be the main presenter for Kairos Ministries Team Day. https://www.kairosinitiative.org/…

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The biggest question

…as simple as the name of one of our summer youth trips. If the budget does not reflect the current trips and projects, how much does the session (or any committee or advisory board) know about the active ministry? Then there is the more complicated and all-to-present struggle in the youth ministry world – college students. It seems that every…

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“I Wanna Be Whole” Luke 17:1-19

…not want to be found. We must first realize we are ill and then have a desire to be healed. Jesus told them, “Go show yourselves unto the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed. Healing was completed in the physical sense. Their skin tones were returned, complexion restored, hair replaced, eyelashes in place, hands and feet like new. Their…

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Reading Revelation through the Trials of Phillis Wheatley

…their clothing so as to facilitate the process of cleaning them (2). Africans who refused to eat willingly ran the risk of having their teeth broken by devices used to force-feed them. In some cases, the barbaric conditions of the Middle Passage compelled traumatized Africans to commit suicide by jumping overboard. Finally, on July 11, 1761, after being stripped from…

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Congregational Corner: Take On A Life Out of the Tomb

…cross picture is posted and the Easter shoes are kicked off – I invite you to create a rule of life for this coming year of Christ’s risen life. I was first introduced to rules of life through the Sacred Ordinary Days calendar, and most recently at a CREDO conference. Reflecting on this now complete season of Lent, I encourage…

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Online Workshop: Teaching for Understanding & Engagement

…passion for child advocacy led her to serve as staff at the Children’s Defense Fund and the National Council of Churches Committee for Justice for Children and their Families. She was the organizing chair of the Presbyterian Child Advocacy Network and now serves on the Advisory Council for Educate a Child Initiative and the National Committee for the Self Development…

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President Search

…Presbyterian Seminary Presidential Search Committee Co-Chairs Dr. Steve Allred, Trustee, Co-Chair; Academic Affairs Committee, University of Richmond Professor of Law, Emeritus; sallred@richmond.edu Rev. Lori Archer Raible (’06), Co-Chair; Trustee, Academic Affairs; Pastor, Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC; loriaraible@gmail.com Other Members Ryan G. Atkinson, Charlotte student; Interim Student Pastor, Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC Elizabeth McNair Ayscue (’89), Trustee,…

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Claremont United Church of Christ, Claremont , CA

The Director/Minister of Children, Youth, and Families will help shape and lead a flourishing, comprehensive program for children ages 0-18 at Claremont United Church of Christ that helps guide students in their spiritual and moral development at each stage of life. http://www.claremontucc.org The Director/Minister of Children, Youth, and Families will help shape and lead a flourishing, comprehensive program for children…

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Online Course: Worship & Sacraments (Pathways Online Course)

…Baptism, and Communion as means and experiences of grace and commission. Online Course Format: Weekly class meetings via Zoom Technology, along with assignments posted on Blackboard, the seminary’s learning management system (login credentials provided) Dates: Thursdays, January 12 – February 16, 2023, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Cost: $150, if register by December 28, 2022. (Note: Beginning…

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Teaching Elder of Word and Sacrament–First Presbyterian Church–Glenwood Springs, CO

…our community and be open, engaged, inspired, and compassionate followers of Jesus Christ, serving our community with God’s love; participate in our missions – Feed My Sheep, One Square Meal, Gather Round, community garden and more. Visit our website – www. glenwoodspringsfpc.org. We are listed on the PCUSA Church Leadership Connection or contact Pam Fielding at 973-534-7488 0r psfielding@yahoo.com ad-for-pastor…

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Leadership Institute Book Clubs

…for each book club will be $40. Those who participate in book club meetings may earn CEUs. Please contact Theda Wortman if you would like a certificate of completion at the end of each book club.   Current Book Clubs Practicing Resurrection Book Club Click here to register Tuesdays, September 3, September 10, September 24, and October 1, 6-8 p.m….

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Professor Melanie Jones to Preach at MLK Commemoration Service

Professor Melanie Jones will preach at the MLK Commemoration Service at Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church in Newport News, VA, on January 19, 2020. Melanie C. Jones is Instructor of Ethics, Theology and Culture / Director of the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

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Social Justice Orientation Leads to Missions

…(or Hell’s Bottom) Mission and its impact: For almost a mile, the C. & O. Railroad Yards run parallel to a little creek that the city has converted into an open sewer. In the ravine carved out by this stream lie huddled the buildings that serve as homes for seven hundred Negro families. The air of the place is tainted…

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Noted Scholar Dr. Leela Prasad Addresses “Religion That Underlies All Religions” on March 15

…practical religious concerns. The event is free and open to the public. To register, visit https://bit.ly/315Dawe23 by noon on March 15. The lecture will also be livestreamed on the Seminary’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/UPSem To hear a podcast interview with Dr. Prasad and the Director of the Leadership Institute, Chris Burton, visit https://open.spotify.com/episode/67MyOLYaynrBUL6oYcOI1S?si=e3fbe55cba664f97 For or additional information, contact Chris Burton,…

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Started UPSem 2011: Rev. Vikki Brogdon (MDiv 2016)

…to go to seminary after one of her sons came home to farm. More specifically, it was serving on Kairos Prison Ministry teams that prompted her call. As Brogdon remembers, “I began to feel God’s pull. Not understanding why, I began to realize it was a pull to attend seminary. It was quite a surprise several years later to realize…

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Financial Aid

…(Charlotte domestic applicants) Balancing the call from God with the realities of financial responsibility is no easy task. It may seem daunting, but you are not alone! For two centuries seminarians at Union Presbyterian Seminary have balanced these two realities of theological education with the help of the Financial Aid staff. 92.3% of Union Presbyterian Seminary students receive financial aid….

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Solo Pastor–First Presbyterian Church–Hobbs, NM

…lives as well. When our future Pastor needs time away, they can rest and rejuvenate knowing that our congregation values self care and can fill the pulpit with many different people while they are away. Please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FirstPresbyterianChurchHobbsNM/ to learn more about our church and community. Contact Patti Burch at 575-318-4953, pattigburch@gmail.com to apply! First-Presbyterian-Church  …

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Harvard professor, minister urges UPSem graduates to care for fractured world

…question, he noted, comes to Jesus right after the opening of his ministry. Jesus explains that he would get up and go into ministry. It was hard for his disciples to understand this answer. But it becomes clear when he breaks all expectations of the kind of religious person he is so he can truly represent what God is doing…

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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…

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