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Rachel Baard, Melanie Jones to join Union Seminary faculty

…and Culture Group” of the American Academy of Religion. Having completed her ordination process under the care of New Brunswick Presbytery, she will be seeking ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) upon her appointment to Union Presbyterian Seminary. “With her grounding in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and her academic formation at the University of Stellenbosch and Princeton Theological Seminary, Dr. …

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Debt

…victories as you work toward your goal! Have you heard about Transformational Leadership Debt Assistance (TLDA) or Season of Service Loan Assistance Program (SSLAP) from PC(USA)? Check out the links below to learn more about how you could receive forgivable loans to decrease that seminary debt. For PC(USA) Pastors For Other PC(USA) Organization Workers If you want to learn more …

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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 …

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Union Forum: How can Christians respond to unjust policing?

…bear witness to an unjust system and advocate for change? Join us as we examine systemic issues involved in policing: lack of training, inadequate accountability, and imbalanced financial priorities. Sponsored by Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation and Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership.   Top photo: Protesters in Richmond, VA. (Photo by Richmond Free Press.) …

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Gems for your journey

…The blessed invitation, it reaches unto all: ‘Oh, come, and I will heal you; oh, come, I’ll make you free.’ Come to Jesus one and all” (J. R. Jeffrey). “And you will be gathered one by one, O people of Israel.” This truth should make us conscious of the fact that salvation is personal and that our responsibility to God …

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City approves Union Seminary’s special exception request

The City of Richmond has granted Union Presbyterian Seminary a special exception that allows it to proceed with development of 15 acres of the Westwood Tract as planned, without removing existing structures on the remaining 19 acres of the property. The decision by the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) allows the seminary to move forward in constructing new apartments …

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Living in Darkness?

…the “least of these”, the key of love will perpetually open up opportunity for success in every area of life for all who have a passion and desire to grow and flourish beyond imposed restrictions (either self-imposed, culturally imposed, racially imposed, economically imposed, et.al). As children of the light, we must affirm that we are free from the power of …

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New book explores how the Bible was liberation for slaves

…Sadler and Powery explore how the Bible became a source of liberation for enslaved African Americans by analyzing its function in pre-Civil War freedom narratives. They show that through their own engagement with the biblical text, enslaved African Americans found a liberating word. Considering that the Bible was used to justify and perpetuate African American enslavement, the authors ask why …

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The Injustice of the Unhoused

The Center’s 2022-23 Dangerous Dialogue Series By Erin Mills It is unsettling to walk down the streets of just about any city in our nation and see so many unhoused neighbors sleeping in tents, on benches, and under bridges. And we know that for every unhoused neighbor we see, there are hundreds more we do not—those who sleep in their …

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Integrated Community Recreation

…members of the local community invited to take part in the dinners. Although mandated integration of schools and housing was taking place in the 1960s, social aspects of the change had not been addressed. Those who were white and had money could join a private community center and enjoy sports, creative arts, and swimming, but the City Recreation Department had …

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Online Application

…your application: There are several sections that you will need to complete. You will need to save each section prior to moving on to the next section. Click save at the bottom of each section to save your responses.   How do I submit an application? Check your work carefully. When you are satisfied with it and are ready to …

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Dr. Samuel Adams to be installed as McNair Professor of Biblical Studies

…Word in Its Season’: Persuasive Speech in Wisdom Instructions, Prophetic Works, and Our Fractured Political Moment.” The lecture will discuss the parameters of proper and effective speech in the ancient world, with emphasis on wisdom texts and prophetic works. It will also explore how one should mount an argument, convince others of a particular position, conduct oneself in the public …

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Central America Travel Seminar: Illiteracy, human rights, and deportation

…in the Archbishop’s Office for Human Rights (ODHA). We met a woman named Patty who shared with us the numerous programs that ODHA runs, that work to care for the least of these. This work carries on the legacy of Bishop Gerardi and has a strong focus on women and children’s rights. Afterward, we went to Casa de Migrante, which …

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

…MACE) The following is part of a series of 20 profiles that represent each year that Charlotte has been enrolling students. Director of High School and College Ministries Covenant Presbyterian Church Charlotte, North Carolina Born and reared in the Palmetto State, Martin Pruitt (MDiv 2018 / MACE 2019) lived in Anderson, South Carolina, his whole life until traveling north up …

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Reformation Tour: Who? The Reformation and those less well known

…Froschau printed many things for Zwingli and stood alongside him as he questioned practices in the church, and Bullinger carried on the message after Zwingli died. Grossmünster Cathedral where Zwingli preached (Tricia Vesely).   Zwingli’s study (Tricia Vesely) It’s exciting (and dangerous) being a trailblazer. You’re forging new paths and exploring new ideas, and others want to engage with you. …

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Chaplain–King’s Grant Retirement Community–Martinsville, VA

The primary responsibilities of the Chaplain are to provide leadership and oversight for overall ministry, deliver pastoral care, worship services, advice and support to residents and their families as well as employees while supporting the mission of the community. Develop strategies to encompass projects and comprehensive programs to carry out the ministry while meeting the spiritual and emotional needs of …

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APCE 2019: Engaging young Christians in social justice

This is post 4 of 6 in the series “APCE 2019” APCE 2019: Anticipation APCE 2019: “Come to the Water” APCE 2019: The tide is changing APCE 2019: Engaging young Christians in social justice APCE 2019: How does Jesus respond to generational suffering? APCE 2019: Revived at the Water’s Edge BY AMY SIMES AND CAROL SCHIERLMANN (A glimpse from an …

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Relationships

…both parties is required for purchases over a certain amount. Talking through situations such as these can alleviate some of the stress and struggle money inevitably creates. Get to Know Your Money Habits: The Simple Dollar: Money Personality Quiz LearnVest: What’s Your Money Belief? Money Harmony Money Type If you haven’t already, read about identifying your values here. Defining and …

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Atlantic Chamber Ensemble to perform at Union Seminary

RICHMOND, VA (May 15, 2018) – Members of the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble will perform at Union Presbyterian Seminary at 6:45 p.m. in Watts Chapel, 3401 Brook Road, on June 14, 2018. The concert is free and open to the public. The chapel’s organ, built in 1879 and donated to the seminary in 1961, will be included in two pieces. The …

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Reformation Tour: Luther the disrupter

…a day to rejuvenate as we made our way further south in Germany. We began in Koblenz, where the Rhine and Moselle Rivers converge. We made our way south along the Rhine on a river cruise and spent most of the day marveling at the many medieval and Renaissance castles dotted along the shoreline. In the late afternoon, we arrived …

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President Brian K. Blount: Violence has brought us here

…who have lost their lives diving into the abyss with the hope of conquering, or at the very least, containing it. After all the speeches that I and others more eloquent than I have written and spoken, the darkness churns. Perhaps even more furiously from all the effort wielded against it. The words I have left are pale imitations of …

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