Professor Melanie Jones to Present at 2019 ECFFM Forum

Professor Melanie Jones will co-lead a workshop entitled “The Black Student Money Story: Scripting New Narratives” at the Economic Challenges Facing Future Ministers Forum: Healthy Schools/Healthy Students. The Forum, hosted by the Association of Theological Schools, will be held in Pittsburg, PA, from November 6-8, 2019. Melanie C. Jones is Instructor of Ethics, Theology and Culture and Director of the…

Embracing the Womanist Tradition: Spiritual Formation, Companionship and Soul Work (Womanist Leadership Institute Course)

…do the work your soul must have. This course will offer an opportunity to experiment with spiritual disciplines, identify the essential qualities of spiritual companionship and draw inspiration from the spirit directed lives of influential womanist figures such as the Rev. Drs. Katie Geneva Cannon, Barbara Holmes, Monica Coleman, and Velma Love. For more information or to register, click here….

Join us for lunch at APCE Feb 8

Alumni & Friends Luncheon at the APCE Conferences Friday, February 8, 2019, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Galveston Island Convention Center 5600 Seawall Boulevard Galleon II Room, First Floor Galveston, Texas 77551 You don’t have to be registered for APCE to attend the luncheon. All alums and friends are welcome. The cost to attend the luncheon is $20. Register now!…

Embracing the Womanist Tradition: Spiritual Formation, Companionship and Soul Work (Womanist Leadership Institute Course)

…do the work your soul must have. This course will offer an opportunity to experiment with spiritual disciplines, identify the essential qualities of spiritual companionship and draw inspiration from the spirit directed lives of influential womanist figures such as the Rev. Drs. Katie Geneva Cannon, Barbara Holmes, Monica Coleman, and Velma Love. For more information or to register, click here….

Embracing the Womanist Tradition: Spiritual Formation, Companionship and Soul Work (Womanist Leadership Institute Course)

…do the work your soul must have. This course will offer an opportunity to experiment with spiritual disciplines, identify the essential qualities of spiritual companionship and draw inspiration from the spirit directed lives of influential womanist figures such as the Rev. Drs. Katie Geneva Cannon, Barbara Holmes, Monica Coleman, and Velma Love. For more information or to register, click here….

Embracing the Womanist Tradition: Spiritual Formation, Companionship and Soul Work (Womanist Leadership Institute Course)

…do the work your soul must have. This course will offer an opportunity to experiment with spiritual disciplines, identify the essential qualities of spiritual companionship and draw inspiration from the spirit directed lives of influential womanist figures such as the Rev. Drs. Katie Geneva Cannon, Barbara Holmes, Monica Coleman, and Velma Love. For more information or to register, click here….

Dr. Gench to co-lead “Pilgrimage to the Promised Land” in Washington, D.C.

…to the Promised Land” at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. during the Sunday School hour. All are invited to group engagement with the great cloud of witnesses in Hebrew 11 through Bible study, embodied prayer and creative dance. Dr. Gench is the Herbert Worth and Annie H. Jackson Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Presbyterian Seminary….

Embracing the Womanist Tradition: Spiritual Formation, Companionship and Soul Work (Womanist Leadership Institute Course)

…do the work your soul must have. This course will offer an opportunity to experiment with spiritual disciplines, identify the essential qualities of spiritual companionship and draw inspiration from the spirit directed lives of influential womanist figures such as the Rev. Drs. Katie Geneva Cannon, Barbara Holmes, Monica Coleman, and Velma Love. For more information or to register, click here….

Lana Martinez (MDiv’16): Leveraging faith & community organizing beyond the pulpit

…a “bridge” for people whose voices have been suppressed. Advocacy may seem like a daunting task, even to Martinez. “Every day I come here [to the General Assembly] and ask myself why I come here and continue to do this, because I feel like we’re not making any progress,” Martinez admits. She feels discouraged because “It’s hard to mobilize people…

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Wayne Boulton, last president of PSCE before federation with Union, dies

…between United Nations agencies and the Church of Christ in Thailand, a Presbyterian partner. Dr. Boulton taught for 20 years in the religion department at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, specializing in Christian ethics. During his service at Hope, he received the school’s H.O.P.E. award (Hope’s Outstanding Professor-Educator) and served terms as religion department chair and faculty representative on the…

This is National Estate Planning Awareness Week

…that has played a significant role in your life. More than half of Americans, an estimated 56%, do not have an estate plan in place, making estate planning a critically overlooked component of financial wellness. National Estate Planning Awareness Week was declared by Congress on September 27, 2008 to help consumers understand the importance of estate planning. The purpose of…

Reaffirming – Black Lives Matter!

…is The Reverend Michael R. Jordan, himself a very controversial minister who is not afraid to “Put bold statements on the sign at New Era”. The article goes on to say that the words are in response to a new branch of another church opening up in Rev. Jordan’s neighborhood, the “Church of the Highlands,” a largely white, non-denomination multi-site…

About Giving: Attitude is Everything

…is everything! As you give (with a positive attitude) to the church and laudable faith-based causes, kindly remember to include gifts to support seminarians at Union. (See the website for giving opportunities. For tracking purposes, when you give, write BAA on the line with your name if you give online and on the memo line if you send a check!)…

William A. White (1930-2018): Tireless advocate of Union’s Charlotte campus

…Due in large part to his efforts, more than 150 students have completed the seminary’s graduate programs since the Charlotte campus opened in 2002. “Those who had the privilege of working alongside Bill over the years know how much fun that was and what joy he brought to the gift and task of the Christian life,” said Thomas Currie, founding…

Ghana Travel Seminar: May Day

…Grace Presbyterian in Ghana. Then we visited the nearby Patmos Retreat Centre in Akropong-Kuapem, founded by Grace PC’s dynamic Catechist, Abboa Offei (Offei is in white with us in top photo). The retreat centre began as a prayer camp, has expanded its facilities, and has become an oasis where individuals, congregations, para-church organizations are welcome to gather free of charge…

Union Forum: Chaplaincy & COVID-19

…us online for a panel discussion focusing on the work of chaplains and how they are answering the call to ministry during the pandemic when so many of the traditional means of pastoral care are not available. All are alumni of Union Presbyterian Seminary. Panelists: Rev. Laura Kelly – (M.Div.’16) Chaplain at Cleveland Clinic Hospice and pastor of North Springfield…

Congregational Corner: Take on, A Moment of Silence

…several weeks, I will strive to “take 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! 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through…

Gems for the Journey: A Gift

…gradually grew worse. One day the physician talked to his patient: “So far as my experience goes, the people who do not seem to be assailed and poisoned by fear are those who believe and practice the Christian religion. Moreover, by the Christian religion I do not mean a religion man-made, or man-given, but the Christian religion as it was…

Director of Children and Youth Ministries–First Presbyterian Church of Gainsville–Gainsville, FL

…develop, grow, engage, and thrive in their faith Organize and support seasonal event opportunities that provide concentrated times to experience the disciplines that lead to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ Engage, equip, and encourage teams of volunteers to partner in the work of walking with every child and youth, throughout their formative years Order the infrastructure for each ministry…