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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? …

Pastor/Head of Staff–First Presbyterian Church of Ocala–Ocala, FL

…Guide the church in a fiscally sound manner Present ideas to committees for committee deliberation and decisions (move away from clergy-centered church) Coordinate monthly newsletter, weekly updates Manage conflicts Assist with stewardship Follow FPC Ocala’s Policies & Procedures Manual Please contact the Chairman of our Pastoral Nominating Committee, George Tomyn, at gtomyn2012@gmail.com, or self-refer on the CLC website: https://clc.pcusa.org/mdp/10887/view/   …

Online Course: Awakening the Church to Social Justice

…Pastor of the Mayfield Memorial Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. Through his work as Founding Moderator of the United Missionary Baptist Association, Dr. Wherry provided leadership in Charlotte and its surrounding counties to 70 churches, mostly Baptist, having a constituency of over 40,000 persons. He is one of the pioneer foot soldiers of the Forward Together Moral Movement under …

Capital Campaign

By the grace of God, over $51.2 million has been entrusted to Union Presbyterian Seminary over the past six years. We want you, our faithful supporters, to know how the money is being used and — even more importantly — the outcomes you are making on Union Presbyterian Seminary. Here is how the seminary is using the entrusted gifts: Richmond …

Online Course: Womanist Theology (A Primer)

…appointment as the Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, teaching courses in the early church tradition Black and Womanist theologies, and Religion and Hip-Hop. A native of Chicago and daughter of The United Methodist Church, Dr. Watkins is a scholar-pastor-activist shaped by the Black freedom movement tradition. Prior to teaching at the University …

Lonely & waiting: Walking through Advent with those who are grieving

…your congregation or family do anything for those who have lost a loved one during the year? If you have experienced loss this year, how would you like to hear from your church and family during the holiday season?   Alumna Jordan B. Davis is Transitional Associate Pastor at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor …

Statement from President Blount on the passing of former professor Dean McBride

…Dean was really Moses, or at least that he knew more than Moses about Deuteronomy.” He added: “Dean cared deeply about the biblical mandate for justice-seeking, a commitment witnessed weekly as he was among the most dedicated participants in informal discussion of current events from the perspective of Christian faith.” Professor William Brown, who long taught with Dean at UPSem, …

6 questions with alumnus Will Robinson

Rev. Dr. William Robinson (Ph.D.’15) recently published his dissertation, Metaphor, Morality and the Spirit in Romans 8:1-17. It is available through Amazon and the Society of Biblical Literature bookstore. Below is from an interview he recently gave speaking about his time at Union and why he chose the passage in Romans to study.   In addition to publishing your book, …

BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: November 2023

…that use is illegitimate. The reason why more of us are not experiencing answered prayer is because of the misuse of God’s name as our Father. Let us pray: Good morning Holy Spirit. Give me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me, this day and every day I walk in your holy and righteous name. I come …

India travel seminar: Spirit of the Sikhs

…Holy ground India travel seminar: Leaving our shoes at the door India travel seminar: Joyful unpredictability India travel seminar: Same but different BY ERIN BURT We spent a morning at the Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. I arrived with anticipation about the beauty of this site with no idea how moved I would be. While pictures do not …

Director of Community Engagement – Cook’s Church, Charlotte, NC

…Leaders with programs. Some attendance with youth activities will be required. Participation in Children’s Sermon time during Sunday Morning Worship Service will be scheduled with Minister and Worship Committee. • Working with limited budgets, create events to foster connection between Cook’s Church and the surrounding communities. Sunday morning service attendance is encouraged (constitutes portion of the 18 – 20 hours …

Class of 2018 profiles: David Frost hears a strong call to ministry

…profiles: Bruce McVey faces down challenges to reach the pulpit Class of 2018 profiles: Crystal Harper Fallesen doesn’t let life get in the way Class of 2018 profiles: David Frost hears a strong call to ministry BY JEFF STAPLETON More than 10 years ago, David Frost moved to the Richmond area to escape the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia. …

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

…Laurie Camp Loayza, also a Union Presbyterian Seminary graduate, is from Greensboro, North Carolina. Before emigrating to the US, Juarez-Loayza was a teacher in Moyobamba, Peru. Once in Greensboro, Juarez-Loayza served as the Director of Latino Ministries at First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro. After a few years of working at First Greensboro, he enrolled in seminary at UPSem Charlotte. Now an …

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 …

Started UPSem 2012: Rev. Dr. Doug Harr (MDiv 2018)

…Japan. Prior to answering a call to ministry, he attended the University of Missouri for both undergraduate and graduate degrees while adding an additional graduate degree from Central Michigan University. Those early studies led Harr to a variety of careers. Working in fields from health care to higher education, Harr answered a call to ministry not as a second career …

Patterning God, The Great Provider

…Jeremiah 31:10, God will keep you as a shepherd cares for his flock of sheep. He will feed his flock like a shepherd and carry the young lambs in his bosom. God is a great provider. Believers today must remember that everything belongs to God. If you want to be blessed with provisions from God, you need to trust in …

Started UPSem 2008: Rev. Jonathan Davis (MDiv 2014) 

…MACE) The following is part of a series of 20 profiles that represent each year that Charlotte has been enrolling students. Pastor Hermon Presbyterian Church Rock Hill, South Carolina A son, brother, husband, and father, Rev. Jonathan Davis (MDiv 2014) is originally from Shulerville, South Carolina. Davis finished high school in Andrews, South Carolina, before enrolling in college at the …

Alt-right rally: Praying for the enemy

…still, we sang. We stayed safe and gathered people into the church several times for a lockdown, but always re-emerged to tend to more wounded folks, give more water, hold more hands, and sing again together. It was meaningful for pastors to be there in numbers because a lot of these racists and Nazis invoke scripture and the name of …