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Redeployed! by Rev. Dr. Audrey Todd (Dual M.Div./M.A.C.E’10)

Alarming Swift No time to prepare A menacing plague came upon us Where did it come from? Who sent it? Why? Questions, questions, questions! Are these the right questions? Is this the time for questions? Should we, the church, be asking questions? In the midst of a plague, what should we do? The Chronicler records this: At times I might…

Gems for the Journey: A Gift

…shall by any means hurt you [Luke 10:19 KJV]), a spirit of love (God’s love that never fails [I Cor. 13:8a NRSV]), and a spirit of a sound mind or self-discipline and a mind in you which was in Christ Jesus, a mindset to be humble [Phil 2:5a NRSV]). I am reminded that in Isaiah 41:10 the God of Israel…

Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries–Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church–Bethesda, MD

…Jewish Congregation) and a mosque (Maqaame Ibrahim Islamic Center). Our building is a community center for several missional groups, including Bethesda Friends Club (for men with early Alzheimer’s) and our own BHPC Nursery School. The tasks and responsibilities of the DCYFM include: • Leading the organization of the BHPC church school during the Sunday 10:30am service (church school slows down…

Virginia Bethune: Evangelist for the harp

…has played for 10 years at Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital in her hometown of Harrisonburg, Virginia. “I’ve had the opportunity to play in intensive care units, in radiation clinics, and in chemo infusion clinics, one-on-one with the patient,” she said. “It is humbling to be invited to go through the door and play at bedside.” She and Dick have produced…

Middle East Travel Seminar: Our incredible journey in Galilee continues

This is post 11 of 15 in the series “Middle East travel seminar” Our Middle East Travel Seminar has landed! Middle East Travel Seminar: A great day in Amman Middle East Travel Seminar: Surprising spiritual moments Middle East Travel Seminar: Petra and an epic storm Middle East Travel Seminar: Little Petra and glamping(?) Middle East Travel Seminar: Our trek from…

Congregational Corner: Lessons learned about congregational ministry

…for this transition to congregational ministry. Even in the setting of another very unpredictable setting. As I think back on the last year, here are the big things that I have learned and offer to anyone who is heading into congregational ministry: 1) The team is everything. Whether you are on a staff of two or 10, the team is…

Global Mission Center dedicated to Christian education champion

…such a place after Syngman because he represented all of that in his work while he was here with us.” The center will recruit 10 students per year, particularly from developing countries, to pursue a global Master of Arts in Christian Education and live in Richmond Hall. It will also seek students who wish to study for a briefer time…

Congregational Corner: Take on, A New Perspective

…poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:1-10 (NIV) I have found that…

Shalom Farms: An agricultural learning lab in Northside

…food from the Northside Farm has been going to FeedMore, a Richmond based non-profit that works to distribute food to people in need. This summer Shalom will begin distributing Northside crops to its home-grown programs such as The Richmond Healthy Corner Store Initiative and The Prescription Produce Plan. Last year, 10,000 pounds of food were harvested from the Northside Farm….

Alum elected president of Ethiopian Evangelical Church

…next president of the church. Yonas Yigezu, 55, is currently serving at the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Central Office as director for mission and theology in Addis Ababa. He was a candidate for the leadership position of the church at the 10-13 August council held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The current president, Rev. Dr. Wakseyoum Idosa, has led the…

Practicing Radical Acts of Kindness

By Rev. Dr. Helen Bessent Byrd, (Union-PSCE, M.Div’07) Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward. (Matthew 10:40, 42) The statements by…

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The Word of History

By Rev. Dr. Audrey Todd (Union PSCE, M.Div., M.A.C.E ’10) Life has a toll. Life on edge. Living with hypersensitivity. Living life under suspicion. One’s humanity never affirmed. Always having to prove oneself. Living life with one’s hands up to prove one’s innocence. Trauma to the soul. Living small so as not to offend. Living as though one needs permission….

Reformation Tour: Music & Luther

…1067) but seldom used castle. Wartburg castle (Tricia Veseley) We saw the room where Luther worked productively, translating the New Testament from the original Greek source (incredibly in 10 weeks). This not only opened the Bible to all people who could read, but, we learned from our excellent guide, it also helped to standardize from various dialects the language that…

Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon’s Legacy: A Griot Teaching Griots

BY PATRICIA TURNER-OLDS (M.Div., MACE’06) I entered college and seminary (STVU and UPSEM) after marriage, raising five children and taking care of three grandchildren, who sometimes had to attend classes with me. Dr. Allison P. Gise-Johnson, professor of Christian Ethics at Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, introduced me to Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon’s work. One of the required books…

Union matters! podcast: Perils of peacemaking

…Lebanese people, particularly the Christian communities. In 2018, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program sent 10 international peace activists to several U.S. cities to speak to churches and seminaries. Dr. Mikhael was one of them. She’s a native of Syria, resident of Lebanon, and alumna of Union Presbyterian Seminary. During a visit to Richmond, Virginia, she sat down with Union Professor of…