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Congregational Corner: Lessons learned about congregational ministry

Congregational Corner: Lessons learned about congregational ministry

…do it. With the incredible governmental model in the Presbyterian Church (USA), it is even more incredible how different each congregation is. Orders of worship, prayers of thanksgiving, pastoral prayers, hymns… it is all different. I will never forget preparing to serve communion and asking a member of the congregation where I was visiting, “Is there anything I should know?…

Response to immigration ban

Response to immigration ban

…the basis of faith, race, or ethnicity. The executive order temporarily banning refugees and citizens from seven predominantly Muslim nations is a violation of Christian values. In his ministry of gathering to himself those who found themselves thirsty, hungry, naked, estranged, and outcast, Jesus calls us into a new way of being (Matthew 25). The Brief Statement of Faith of…

1,500 attend Center for Womanist Leadership inaugural gathering

1,500 attend Center for Womanist Leadership inaugural gathering

…policy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, preventing burn out, children, and health, among a range of themes. I was part of a queer and queer-supportive group that looked at “Black LGBTQ Love Leading Us to Liberation.” The challenges of being ‘out’ in the church were shared. Mothers of lesbian daughters spoke movingly of supporting their daughters as best they could even if…

The biggest question

The biggest question

…I plan to continue to find the nourishment it needs. Over the last year, these are the points (in no particular order) that I have found myself leaning on as I discern the role of a ministry within a congregation and further, my role within that ministry – What is the quality of the involvement by those the ministry is…

Central America Travel Seminar: “Power is for the people”

Central America Travel Seminar: “Power is for the people”

…streets, and garbage and recycling cans along fences on the streets. The people of the town participate in their own government and laws. They took the time to write out the rules of the town. Things such as no selling of liquor or drugs, and no violence or deforestation that will prevent the social order. The town was originally vacated…

Certificate Program in Public Theology

Certificate Program in Public Theology

The purpose of the Certificate Program in Public Theology is to deepen the capacity of individuals engaging in public theology, a field that draws upon the resources of the Christian faith in order to serve the common good of society. The Certificate Program is designed for students who are either already engaging in, or plan to engage issues such as…

Central America Travel Seminar: Silencing Christian Justice

Central America Travel Seminar: Silencing Christian Justice

…Srs. Ita Ford, Dorothy Kazel, Maura Clarke, and lay missionary Jean Donovan had been assassinated. I think their deaths are summed up in these words from our reflection tonight. These folks were assassinated in order to silence their Christian call for justice. Yet their voices are being heard louder and stronger now as we remember their deaths. They have not…

Alt-right rally: “Not a new fight for me”

Alt-right rally: “Not a new fight for me”

…genocide to slavery to Jim Crow to Japanese Internment Camps, the Chinese Exclusion Act, the prison industrial complex, the border wall, Standing Rock. It’s a war that has been raging violently in communities of color but largely invisible to white Americans. The shock and trauma of white Americans comes from our brand-new front row seats. Well, they’re not really new….

APCE 2018: What Bible stories do we tell?

APCE 2018: What Bible stories do we tell?

…Special attention should be given to lighting, seating and instruments such as microphones should be in good working order before the service starts. A Meal: Sharing of meal should always be part of congregational activities (not only on special occasions), for sharing meals reveals Christ in us. Congregants should be assigned randomly to tables by colors or coding numbers so…

APCE 2018: Children first rather than adults?

APCE 2018: Children first rather than adults?

…church’s community to come into our church and then to consider whether our congregation is ready for outreach and the enfolding of children. We completed a questionnaire that was designed to tease out whether our church is ready to sacrifice some of its own comfort in order to welcome outsiders. The presenter than offered three challenges to consider in developing…

APCE 2018: Touring the Presbyterian Center

APCE 2018: Touring the Presbyterian Center

…Corporation, Presbyterian Foundation, and Board of Pensions. Our last activity was a fun Presbyterian Trivia game. The categories were Book of Order, History, Statistics, Beliefs and Practices, and a bonus category identifying in which U.S. state various Presbyteries were located. Just like children and youth would in our respective ministries, I found myself as an adult getting very excited about…

Student spotlight: Pay attention to the “bread crumbs”

Student spotlight: Pay attention to the “bread crumbs”

…Divinity/Master of Arts in Christian Education student Isabella Fagiani. Growing up in Niagara Falls, New York, just five minutes from the famous waterfalls and a stone’s throw away from the Canadian Border, Fagiani was always involved in the Presbyterian church from a young age. “I took a lay academy class about preaching through my presbytery when I was 15 and…

Congregational Corner: Sitting in the dark of Advent

Congregational Corner: Sitting in the dark of Advent

…of our fault, doubt, confusion, and grief, God sent Christ for us. There was no list of requirements to receive the love and grace which the Christ child came to share. No decree went out that we must have everything pulled together in order to visit that stable and meet the Christ child. Christ came to each of us in…

An elementary school education’s impact

An elementary school education’s impact

…order of the day for many of Armstrong High School graduates. On one occasion, a white student from John Marshall High school needed some assistance with mathematics. I was able to support him because of the nurturing and education I received from the old neighborhood as well as Navy Hill. We were taught that we can do anything once we…

A God Given Mind

A God Given Mind

…those who seek to capitalize on the fear and doubt of fellow human beings by stock piling paper products and cleaning agents in rented storage units and then selling them to the panic stricken at exorbitant prices, with little or no conscience, compassion or consideration. Church doors are ordered closed and worshippers cannot assemble in the house of God…but, as…

Master of Arts in Public Theology

Master of Arts in Public Theology

The purpose of the M.A.P.T. degree program is to deepen the capacity of individuals engaging in Public Theology, a field which draws on biblical, historical, theological, ethical, and practical resources of the Christian faith in order to serve the common good of society. The program is designed for students already engaging issues such as public policy, ecological concerns, economic justice,…

India travel seminar: Leaving our shoes at the door

India travel seminar: Leaving our shoes at the door

…longstanding tradition of barring women between the ages of 10 and 50 from entering the temple of the celibate god. Recently the Supreme Court of India ordered that women of all ages should be allowed to worship at this temple. However, crowds of men have (mostly) kept the women out of the temple. In response over a million women formed…

Student calls for action following Charlotte police shooting

Student calls for action following Charlotte police shooting

…peace only as a faraway dream; we long for it in our lives, in the lives of our families, our friends, and in the city of Charlotte. But with each passing day the prospect for peace seems to be increasingly tantalizing. Restlessness seems to be the order of our present existence: our inner restlessness rooted in various anxieties, our societal…

A look back at 2016 in pictures

A look back at 2016 in pictures

…alumni homecoming lecture series. William Smith Morton Library: A unique place for research and study. For the spirit of the city: We joined Richmond Hill in prayer for the healing of metropolitan Richmond: for the sick and those in our hearts; for the welfare of all of our citizens; for the establishment of God’s order in our community; and for…

Union Forum: What should white Christians do about racism?

Union Forum: What should white Christians do about racism?

…who have suffered because of systemic racism? How can the church make this more than a temporary concern brought about the exigencies of a moment of crisis in order to manifest true systemic change? What does the Lord require of the white church at this time? Please join us for this important panel discussion and let’s begin the work that…

APCE 2019: “Come to the Water”

APCE 2019: “Come to the Water”

…gather with fellow educators, to take a break from our hectic schedules in order that we can be filled with God’s unquenchable love, and that we will, in turn, be able to pour God’s love and grace on our congregations. Jessie Partridge is a Master of Arts in Christian Education (M.A.C.E.) student at the Richmond campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary….

Congregational Corner: Take on, A New Perspective

Congregational Corner: Take on, A New Perspective

…book might be an entry point, not just for this individual but for so many others. I ordered a copy and promised to also make a point to attend an open Alcoholics Anonymous meeting – not because I have an addiction, but because I am seeking the perspective on another. So often we think that if we open ourselves to…

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Spooky season is upon us at UPSem! Shoutout to @a

Spooky season is upon us at UPSem!
Shoutout to @anniefranklinarvin27 for capturing the first moments 🕷️👻

Are you in the first seven years of your ministry?

Are you in the first seven years of your ministry? Do you preach more than a few times a year? Would you like some nourishment for you and your preaching?

Apply for The Bridge's 2025 Cohort at the link in our bio!
Applications are due by November 15.

Happening TONIGHT! Don't miss out as Rev. Melanie

Happening TONIGHT!

Don't miss out as Rev. Melanie Jones Quarles sits down with author Rev. Khristi Lauren Adams, to discuss her newest book, Womanish Theology: Discovering God through the Lens of Black Girlhood.

Join us via FB Live on The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership page or on our UPSem YouTube channel 💜

Fall is in full effect on our Richmond campus! Tak

Fall is in full effect on our Richmond campus! Take a look at some pics from our Fall Fest this past weekend 🍂

Our Charlotte campus recently hosted the 2024 Youn

Our Charlotte campus recently hosted the 2024 Young Adult Advocacy Conference with the Office of Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church USA. Speakers included Rev. Jan Edmiston, Rev. Tony Larson, and @upseminary's Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler. A gun violence vigil was part of the event.

Tonight is the final night to participate in the S

Tonight is the final night to participate in the Smithsonian's FREE programs to the community! No RSVP required.
Tonight's efforts will be focused in a Christian Educator Workshop, with participation available in person and online via Microsoft Teams. To access via Microsoft Teams, use the Meeting ID and passcode below:

Meeting ID: 274 748 532 417
Passcode: vSZj8T

This is the week to visit the traveling Smithsonia

This is the week to visit the traveling Smithsonian exhibit “What Does It Mean to Be Human?” because there are special guests from the Smithsonian all week! Check the FB events or visit upsem.edu/human for the full schedule. No RSVPs are required; all events are in the Union Presbyterian Seminary Library in Richmond @upsemlibrary

Did you know there’s a growing Telugu congregati

Did you know there’s a growing Telugu congregation in RVA? Or that the Co-moderator of the PC (USA) General Assembly is an alum of @UPsem? Read the latest news in the fall edition of Sharon & Brook...link in bio.