Currie Lecture to focus on pandemics and Protestant missions

…history. He is, with Walter Brueggemann, editor of the Journal for Preachers. He completed his doctoral work under the careful direction of Jim Smylie at Union. Click here to download a flyer about Dr. Clarke and the Currie Family Lecture. Begun through a gift to Union Presbyterian Seminary by Thomas Currie Jr. and delivered annually through the Seminary’s Charlotte campus,…

Why We Need Public Theologians

…of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby and Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Both books make for great reading by members of your congregation and your non-theologian associates. We also need to encourage those who call themselves Christians to read the Gospels more and follow the example…

Gems for the Journey: Joy (Jesus Over You)

By Veronica Thomas (Union PSCE, M.Div.’07) “… whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4 NRSV). I remember reading an illustration by an anonymous author…

6 questions with alumnus Will Robinson

…the college, and we welcome use of the church by the college. A few years ago, the local affiliate of Family Promise, a national homeless organization, began using a house we own as its Day Center, and I serve on the affiliate’s board, working primarily to increase participation in its programs by other churches and community groups. More recently, we…

Reformation Tour: Bridging the Divide

…advocated for the use of the vernacular language and for the laity to receive Communion in both kinds, which would have allowed the common person to participate more fully in religious life. He preached against the sale of indulgences and the church’s extravagance, advocating for money to be given to the poor rather than the pope. His teachings made a…

NEW — Master of Arts in Theological Studies

RICHMOND CAMPUS Our new M.A.T.S. program, admitting students for the 2018-2019 academic year, responds to the complex realities of our global context through academic exploration. Our current world highlights the need for more nuanced engagements around the role of religion in political, legal, and social spheres. Students are invited to attend to the question of how we theologically and ethically…

NEW — Master of Arts in Theological Studies (M.A.T.S.)

Richmond Campus Our new M.A.T.S. program, admitting students for the 2018-2019 academic year, responds to the complex realities of our global context through academic exploration. Our current world highlights the need for more nuanced engagements around the role of religion in political, legal, and social spheres. Students are invited to attend to the question of how we theologically and ethically…

Director of Children’s Ministry–Covenant Presbyterian Church–Charlotte, NC

Covenant Presbyterian in Charlotte, NC is searching for a Director of Children’s Ministries. For more information about this position, please visit: https://www.covenantpresby.org/job-openings?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR16gw–9ukquHYm0lSkuZhIlqecc3oSHHlJT5yhFnkQfUJrTiv3AxUy6ig_aem_Aa6U5mcQAkT-I8DtpNFk4o33yclYZ5AZTKj1xpbfdxJhRwzc068HGBknNG2QR-iLLrpH8JN2shVFgMiDt6tHVC5h…

Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches

…  Leader bio: Christen Kinard has spent a decade as a professional in communications and marketing. She has helped businesses and organizations as diverse as high-end retail stores and independent schools develop and implement efficient and impactful communications strategies. Digital Congregations sits at the intersection of her desire to do meaningful work, her belief in the importance of faith communities,…

Online Workshop:  Social Media Deep Dive for Churches (Section 2 added)

…as a professional in communications and marketing. She has helped businesses and organizations as diverse as high-end retail stores and independent schools develop and implement efficient and impactful communications strategies. Digital Congregations sits at the intersection of her desire to do meaningful work, her belief in the importance of faith communities, and her talents and experience. Christen has a MA…

Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches

Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches Dates: Tuesdays, October 19 – November 9, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EST (Note: This online workshop is a four-part series). Led by: Christen Kinard, Founder, Digital Congregations Workshop Description: This 4-part course is designed for anyone who communicates—or wants to communicate—on behalf of a church via social media. It will…

Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches (Section 1)

Online Workshop: Social Media Deep Dive for Churches (Section 1) Dates: Thursdays, January 21, 28, February 4, & 11 , 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. EST (Note: This online workshop is a four-part series). Led by: Christen Kinard, Founder, Digital Congregations Workshop Description: This 4-part workshop is designed for anyone who communicates—or wants to communicate—on behalf of a church via…

Online Workshop: Advanced Social Media Strategy for Churches

…that churches face in this process. Branding & Writing for Social Media It is time to post! The competition for your followers’ time and attention can be fierce. The secret is to not compete, but rather to set yourself apart. In this 75-minute session, we will: discover the rules of writing for social media, work through the fundamentals of branding,…

Student calls for new normal after fatal police shooting in Charlotte

…country is sufficiently camouflaged to allow many Americans to believe that things are really not too bad.” My theological education is meant to open my eyes and wake me up! It is meant to shake me to the core – to disturb me. I must confront the ugliness of my racism as painful as that may be. When I began…

Take our Ugly Christmas Sweater Challenge

…car’s speakers. To be specific, I was not startled by a song or Como’s voice. What surprised me was the fact that Como and his song about golden rings and turtledoves was already on my car’s radio. It was only November 2! Hearing Como’s song prompted two additional thoughts: 1) We are rapidly approaching a season of gift giving when…

Started UPSem 2005: Rev. Noe Juarez-Loayza (MDiv 2010)

…my calling is in the community, places where church ministries intersect with the community.” After graduation, he continued his efforts to link the witness of the church with work in the community. First, he completed a Clinical Pastoral Education residency at Duke University Hospital. Then, he took a call at a multicultural church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Until recently, he…

Coordinator Community and Hospitality Initiatives June 11 2024

Coordinator Community and Hospitality Initiatives May 2024

Christian Educator Certification

…synchronous (scheduled live class meetings) and asynchronous work (at-home assignments posted on Blackboard, the seminary’s learning management system, with logins provided). Four courses are offered through the seminary each year, with six (6) courses offered in total. A participant who completes all of the course work will receive a certificate of completion with 3 CEUs for each individual course. Course…

A Year of Seeking Shalom

…assertion that “If you don’t give us justice, we won’t give you peace” (i.e., “We will keep coming back, making noise, and causing a commotion”). In a very real sense, if justice (a balancing of the scales, a righting of wrongs, a restoration of wholeness) does not exist, there can be no opportunity for shalom. The verb form of this…

Children’s Director–Brentwood Presbyterian Church–Los Angeles, CA

…to children and their families. The successful candidate will be a proven children’s ministry team leader, with excellent interpersonal and formal communication skills, natural organizational abilities, and an obvious heart for, and rapport with, children and their parents. A foundational commitment to family-based, relational ministry and a demonstrated ability to recruit, train, manage and inspire teachers, parents and volunteer teams…

Family Ministry Coordinator–St. James United Methodist Church–Greenville, NC

The Family Ministry Coordinator collaborates with and supports the Pastor of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry to bring energy and creativity to growing and equipping the young disciples of St. James UMC and their families as they grow in their personal relationship with Christ and connection to the Body of Christ in our community. The Family Ministry Coordinator handles volunteer…