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…Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; Rev. Dr. Peter Wherry from Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Finny Mathew, President of the FARRR FOUNDATION and The Lighthouse Community Center of Lynchburg, Virginia. Each of these faith-based entities has undertaken the difficult task of tackling housing injustice head on, and, as was noted several times in our discussion, it …
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President Emeritus T. Hartley Hall IV (M.Div.’57) died August 18 in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Hall served as the fifth president of Union Presbyterian Seminary (then Union Theological Seminary) from 1981-1994. LEARN MORE …
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by Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service While there may no longer be a standard path for those who enter seminary, Lucy Crain’s journey has taken her to places few will ever see. The second year student at Union Presbyterian Seminary’s satellite campus in Charlotte, North Carolina says until recently she never anticipated she’d be studying for ministry. …
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by de’Angelo Dia-Jessup, M.Div. student Although the events of Tulsa, OK, and Charlotte, NC are tragic, our collective faith is grounded in the ministry of grace and mercy. September 14, 2013, and the tragic killing of Jonathan Ferrell in Charlotte, North Carolina, often seems like a distant memory; however, the execution of Keith Lamont Scott is a reminder that we, …
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…match of skillset and mission objectives.” Prior to joining the seminary faculty in March of 2000, McFayden served as Executive Director of North Central Career Development Center in New Brighton, Minnesota, from 1994-2000. Previously, he served as a hospital chaplain in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1991-1994, and as an associate pastor in Alliance, Ohio, from 1986-1990. He is an ordained minister …
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On Wednesday, we were in the lobby at 3:30 a.m., lucky to maybe have 4 to 5 hours of sleep. We packed our carry-ons and got a bagged breakfast before hopping on the bus to head to the airport for our flight to Luxor. After a coffee pit stop, we visited the temple of Karnak. We beat the crowd and …
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by Emily Enders Odom | Presbyterian News Service Over two mornings at the 2016 ARMSS/POAMN conference—a national event jointly sponsored by the Association of Retired Ministers, Their Spouses or Survivors (ARMSS) and the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN)—the Rev. Dr. John T. Carroll shared his wisdom in a comprehensive, two-part keynote address with broad implications for his audience …
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…learn more about the nine new programs funded by the campaign and to inaugurate the Hal Todd Library Without Walls system. After Christmas, UPSem will host more gatherings in cities such as Greenville, Durham, and Raleigh, North Carolina; Saratoga and Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida; and Roanoke, Tidewater, Northern Neck, Virginia. Learn more about the we are ONE campaign and give today! …
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…for the earliest followers of Jesus. Certainly, this was the case with an infant child, born in Bethlehem into a misunderstood and maligned faith, on the run, a refugee in the care of his parents from his homeland, where the ruling power sought to kill him. The concern before us is not one of partisan politics, but of emulating the …
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Students Letarshia and Eric Robinson explore Denver during the APCE conference. M.A.C.E. student Letarshia Robinson shares her reflections on attending the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) 2017 Annual Event in Denver, Colorado. The theme of this year’s APCE conference was “God with us in the chaos.” In their plenaries, Nadia Bolz Weber and Dr. Larron Jackson offered encouragement …
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…to sustain excellent volunteer teams within the youth and family ministries; and serving on the staff team committed to developing strong working relationships. They will also engage in strategic leadership by: working with key staff and volunteers to accelerate growth at the church, especially the small group ministry (First Groups); preaching, teaching, and caring pastorally for congregants of all ages …
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Union Presbyterian Seminary has published a book of public prayers by Professor Emeritus of Biblical Interpretation Wayne Sibley Towner, who taught at Union for more than two decades. Towner’s prayers were always delivered from the heart, revealing his deeper sensitivities and commitments. Yet they were also works of theopoetical craftsmanship — carefully designed to focus minds and imaginations in lifting …
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…him to move to three different cities, change career tracks, and further his education. In 2014, Scott says he hit a low point; his marriage fell through, he lost his job, and found himself behind on bills. Through this time, however, Scott says “I learned and grew a lot… I realized I had been struggling with depression. I realized my …
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…Seminary, followed by words from the incoming president Carl Horton. A highlight of the day was the afternoon plenary session Tide Talk on Faith Formation through Worship with Dr. Tom Long. Dr. Long explained that worship is the environment for the formation of disciples where we get to tell God’s story — a special story. God is judging us, and …
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…had a full plate taking care of her growing family. “When I started the program, my second son was three months old and he’s now five. I’ve done this whole thing online while raising young kids.” She was fresh off quitting a job in fundraising and development when she started taking a Bible study program at her church. While that …
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…finger and find thee. The Geneva U.N. focuses on humanitarian issues, much like Luther and Calvin made feeding the hungry and caring for the sick part of the Reformation. It was a remarkable tour, learning from the places we visited and our fellow travelers who epitomized Vincent’s quote from Spinoza, “If you smile at life, life will smile at you.” …
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…do we share rhythms. On a slightly different note, our group consisting of faculty and students and drawn from various age groups and theological leanings is beginning to find a rhythm, singing and dancing together and caring for each other. James Taneti is Director of The Syngman Rhee Global Mission Center for Christian Education and Assistant Professor of World Christianity …
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…Some of the greatest losses I have experienced have been in autumn, a season that I look forward to after the long hot Carolina summers. The loss of a child, a parent, a mentor, a friend are indeed painful and sometimes traumatizing, yet, the colors that I love which have brought me such joy in autumn, are there to console …
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…Hebrew learner at Calvin Theological Seminary in Michigan. She was terrified and tried to put it off as long as possible. Classes with a great professor there eventually changed her feelings so much that she later became a teaching assistant to Union Associate Professor of Bible and Biblical Languages E. Carson Brisson. “Learning Hebrew opened my eyes to the complexity …
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…of Marina Luckoo, a student at Union’s Charlotte campus, was affected by fires that consumed the town of Paradise. Her nephew Jesiah and his family fled their home with all they could carry before it was destroyed. A GoFundMe page has been started to help them recover. Hippe said the hardest thing for communities recovering from the disaster is the …
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…goods – bananas, hats, eggs, toilet paper, and more. For most daily necessities, it seems one can simply lean out their car window or walk down the street and find exactly what they need. Observing this, we have been able to learn so much about Ghanaian culture just from driving and walking around. However, set back from the main thoroughfares …
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This is post 4 of 11 in the series “India travel seminar” India travel seminar begins India travel seminar: Religious and cultural diversities India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness India travel seminar: A dream fulfilled India travel seminar: Spirit of the Sikhs India travel seminar: Observing faith formation practices India travel seminar: Andhara Christian Theological College India travel seminar: …
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