Responding to death & end of life issues

Death and end-of-life issues affect all of us, and yet we are often reluctant to address them honestly, even in churches. Rather than facing our mortality, we often talk about ways to prolong our days, surgeries that will restore youthful appearances, and how quickly we can “move on” from the loss of a loved one. Five experts known for their…

Congregational Corner: Take On A Life of Sacrifice

…on” one new thing each week, in turn striving to take on more of the love and grace which Christ exhibited throughout his life, death, and resurrection. I hope that you will join me and share your own experiences! 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to…

Racism and Freedmen: Robert Lewis Dabney and Benjamin Mosby Smith

…is gone forever … the only chance to save any of the true Christianity of the South is to transplant it as quick as possible.16 On January 2, 1867 he again wrote to Hoge: “Either the Negro must move, or the College and Seminary must move.”17 Dabney’s racism was representative of much of the nineteenth-century Virginia culture. Dabney was not…

Online Workshop: The Past, Present, and Future of Giving and Generosity

…will receive the recordings and slides from each class, and each week, office hours are offered for one-on-one conversations.   TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 | 1:30 P.M. ET Generational Giving Today Boomers make up only 23.6% of the population but are responsible for 43% of all benevolent giving—including to churches. More generally, churches across the country are largely sustained by the…

Global Mission Center dedicated to Christian education champion

…was a poem written by Rhee himself called “Like A Turtle.” The closing line sums up the life of a man who made his journey from North Korea to the United States, who would become moderator of the PC(USA); a man who would become a professor and shepherd to hundreds of young people here in the United States and around…

Congregational Corner: Creating Space

…the space since the original design was created and the energy would break down the walls. After several conversations, measurements, and digging deep for everything I had learned while watching home design shows on Saturday mornings, it was decided that the best idea was to move the youth into the current nursery and preschool space (which would be moving into…

Carroll offers fresh insight in the understanding of the Holy Spirit

…sense of the identity and activity of the Spirit manifest in the cultures and literature that informed the New Testament and its earliest audiences. Readers discover that for the writers of the New Testament, all of life is touched by the Holy Spirit. And for human beings, this life is lived in the awareness of God’s presence, sustained in hope…

Online Course: Black Women’s Mental Health as Resistance

…necessary. Interested participants will simply register for the courses, and participants can engage the courses without pursuing the program in its entirety. Each course will be capped at thirty (30) participants. Continuing education units (CEUs) will be awarded to those participants who complete the courses; however, no course grades or degree credits will be provided. Course participants do not have…

Started UPSem 2004: Rev. Nadine Ellsworth-Moran (MDiv / MACE 2011)

…a godsend, allowing many who are discerning a call to ministry to live and work where they are. This is particularly important for those who cannot leave the area and cannot afford to stop working while attending. The Charlotte campus, she maintains, “offers the same high standard of teaching as the Richmond campus but with a flexible schedule that accommodates…

Dinner on the Nile

…the heat during our time in the temple. We saw workers restoring remains and how well some of the colors have stood the test of time.   After Karnak we were able to rest; I chose to relax by the pool while others opted for a nap. At 5:00 p.m. the group went to the Luxor temple filled with King…

Polity & Administration II — Pathways Online Course

…be pursuing to become a CRE in order to participate. Courses aim to enhance knowledge and discipleship, and each course is five weeks long. ************************* Online registration is open. Click here to REGISTER. Once course capacity is reached, a waiting list will be started. ************************* To learn more about the Pathways to Learning and Leadership online course program, click here….

Lakisha Lockhart called to Union Seminary as Christian education professor

…leads to action and change,” Lockhart said. “When people embody their belief through practical application, they are more dedicated to their own formation, the formation of others, and to serve Christ and the church.” Ordained to ministry in the non-denominational tradition, she recognizes the importance of teaching Christian education for the strengthening of the church. Because she recognizes that theological…

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