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Central America Travel Seminar: Echoes of Womanists

This is post 6 of 12 in the series “Central America travel seminar” Our Central America travel seminar has landed! Central America Travel Seminar: Silencing Christian Justice Central America Travel Seminar: The War Years Central America Travel Seminar: The day we met Jon Sobrino Central America Travel Seminar: “Power is for the people” Central America Travel Seminar: Echoes of Womanists …

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Started UPSem 2010: Rev. Charmaine Smith (MDiv 2017)

…MACE) The following is part of a series of 20 profiles that represent each year that Charlotte has been enrolling students. Stated Supply Pastor Laurens County Presbyterian Churches Clinton, South Carolina A child of the South, Rev. Charmaine Smith (MDiv 2017) was born in Nashville, Tennessee, grew up in Mississippi and Florida, and now lives in Clinton, South Carolina. Growing …

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Online Workshop: Preparing Your Leadership and Congregation for A Post-Covid Reality

…to apply the tools to your specific context during the session and get real-time feedback and perspective. This session is perfect for pastors, congregational leaders, and leadership teams as you are thinking about your ministry and future beyond 2020. Online Format: This workshop will use Zoom technology to meet online in order to allow for presentations by the leader as …

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Started UPSem 2013: Martin Pruitt (MDiv 2018 / MACE 2019)

…admissions representative that always made a special effort to speak with me whenever she came to my college campus. The personal connection that we made and her dedication to getting me into the right place meant the world to me and made me pursue UPSem above any other seminary.” At UPSem Charlotte, he felt the structure of the educational program …

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Kate Meeks: Theology & Food Justice

…why a seminary education would be beneficial to a food justice advocate, Meeks believes that food justice is simply an application of her theological education. “I get to connect with people on a fundamental level we can all relate to — food!” According to Meeks, “often times ministry doesn’t have to look like the traditional pastor of the church, and …

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Pastor – First Presbyterian Church – Dixon IL

First Presbyterian Church Dixon, Illinois Located in the scenic Sauk Valley in Northwest Illinois, the First Presbyterian Church of Dixon, established in 1853, desires a called pastor to help shepherd our church into its third century. Our focus is caring well for our congregants, and lovingly supporting our community with hands on action as well as financial gifts. As spiritual …

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Head of Staff–Central Presbyterian Church–Anderson, SC

The head of staff would provide leadership for a 600 member congregation. They will be expected to preach, teach, and provide pastoral care and while shepherding the congregation in outreach, service, mission, and all other aspects of church leadership. Full information can be found on MIF in the CLC system of the PC(USA). …

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Boston pastor, jazz musician to demonstrate church revitalization through music and drama Oct. 4

…fed the congregation’s growing use of music, drama and even musical theater in its worship and congregational life. Leading these workshops is the Rev. Burns Stanfield, who has served as the church’s pastor for the last 27 years, and led its afterschool offerings in music, art and children’s theater. He is also a musician and an instructor at Harvard Divinity …

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International peacemaker to discuss Syrian refugee crisis at Union Seminary

…is active in ecumenical and interfaith activities and is a noted authority on the church in the Middle East and the role of women. Since the outbreak of civil war in Syria, Mikhael has been interpreting the consequences of this global tragedy for the Syrian and Lebanese people, particularly the Christian communities, as she serves with the National Evangelical Synod …

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“Race”: The Basis of Social Injustice

…degree in Social Work and Gerontology from Virginia Union University and also the Master of Divinity degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union both in Richmond, Virginia. He earned the Doctor of Ministry degree from the Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He is author of numerous published works including a groundbreaking devotional book in …

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Statement by Union Seminary faculty on oppression, systemic racism in U.S.

…comprised of the offices of admissions, student services, registrar, advancement, alumni relations, hospitality ministries, continuing education, institutional effectiveness, physical plant, the library, information technology, and the business office. In addition to upholding the convictions of the faculty, we commit to reimagining admissions, dedicating financial resources and our time to addressing concerns about systemic racism, and seeking community engagement to address …

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Our incredible journey in Galilee continues

…in Galilee visiting more sites and trying to hold in tension the “archeological remains, church traditions, and the embellishments of tour guides” as Max Miller puts it, along with theological reflection and current political realities. It is sensory overload for most of us as we share this trip in the community we have formed with one another. At the same …

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Readings from “Writing Our Way Out: Memoirs from Jail”

“Writing Our Way Out: Memoirs from Jail” by David Coogan, associate professor of English and co-director of the Open Minds Program at Virginia Commonwealth University, explores racial conditions, economic traps, and turning points on the path to imprisonment in modern America. William Smith Morton Library will host a series of readings featuring Coogan, Naji Mujahid, Tony Martin, and Stanley Craddock, …

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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 …

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Tour of the Reformation

…                  Our tour organizer is Dr. Patricia L. Vesely. Tricia is a graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA (Ph.D., Th.M.) and Calvin College and Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI (M.T.S., B.A.). She currently teaches Hebrew at UPSem and Religious Studies courses at Virginia Commonwealth University. Tricia traveled with Union’s Charlotte …

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APCE 2019: How does Jesus respond to generational suffering?

…groups of people in and outside of the US? An additional observation: The workshops demonstrated experiential learning and the Spiritual Pilgrimage workshop also demonstrated embodied learning as the pilgrimage participants were able to visit the Birmingham jail cell that housed Dr. King and from which he wrote his Birmingham letter. Valerie Harrison Marks is a student at Union Presbyterian Seminary. …

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Alternative ministries trip yields new ideas and rainbows in Baltimore

…indeed possible to love God and to love neighbors as ourselves.”   Sandy Irby is director of the Communities of Learning program, an innovative summer orientation program at Union Presbyterian Seminary that helps new students transition into seminary by better preparing them to engage the academic curriculum and its processes of spiritual and vocational formation.           …

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Online Course: Womanist Theology (A Primer)

…issued. Online Course Title: Womanist Theology: A Primer Course Dates: Tuesdays, July 13 – August 17, 2021, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT Course Description: This Continuing Education online course is designed to explore the ways in which literature has and can be used as a source for theological reflection by Womanists and others within the survivalist/liberationist tradition. Special attention …

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Diverse cultural perspectives in Roman-era Zippori

…Middle East Travel Seminar: Diverse cultural perspectives in Roman-era Zippori Middle East Travel Seminar: A day of memory, history, hope… and sweets! Middle East Travel Seminar: The Western Wall, Temple Mount, and Dome of the Rock BY JOSHUA LEWIS Saturday began as we have become accustomed to, a large breakfast with one another and an exquisite view of the Sea …

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MACE

…credit hours) Biblical Interpretation: Old Testament Biblical Interpretation: New Testament Introduction to Theology   Education Core (3 credit hours) in one of the competency areas (Educational Theories, Faith Formation, Educational Practices) Focused Electives (9 credit hours) Year 2 (15 credit hours via distance learning) Supervised Ministry (6 credit hours) Education Core (6 credit hours) in two of the remaining competency …

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Polity and Administration, Pathways Online Course

…the Presbyterian Church (USA) Book of Order, its underpinnings, and its implication for mission and ministry. As part of the course, participants will review administrative tasks which grow out of the Book of Order (e.g., session meetings, committee meetings, stewardship season, personnel matters and policies, financial matters, presbytery meetings, annual statistical reports). For more information or to register, click here. …

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Polity and Administration, Pathways Online Course

…the Presbyterian Church (USA) Book of Order, its underpinnings, and its implication for mission and ministry. As part of the course, participants will review administrative tasks which grow out of the Book of Order (e.g., session meetings, committee meetings, stewardship season, personnel matters and policies, financial matters, presbytery meetings, annual statistical reports). For more information or to register, click here. …

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