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Student spotlight: Relationship leads to Union

…Theology & Food Justice Nancy Myer: Lifelong learning Senator Scott: Finding community and connection Colleen Earp: Camping, conservation, and chickens In “Reference” to Paula Skreslet Paul Smith: From police officer to pastor Heather Woodworth Brannon advocates for housing justice in Richmond BY JEFF STAPLETON Just a few years ago, Joaquin Ross was struggling with what he wanted to do. He…

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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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Union Forum: How can Christians respond to unjust policing?

This is post 4 of 6 in the series “Union Forum” Union Forum: Chaplaincy & COVID-19 Union Forum: What should white Christians do about racism? Union Forum: Why do racist symbols have to go? Union Forum: How can Christians respond to unjust policing? Union Forum: Reimagining Community and Public Safety Union Forum: Caste and Race: Solidarity Across the Oceans The…

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Central America Travel Seminar: Echoes of Womanists

…depressed people in the population and the focus of the church. So far, what we are hearing about the women here echoes the stories of womanists down throughout history. My prayer is that there will be a bridge built that will allow us to work together toward true freedom. Ayo M. Morton is a Master of Theology student at Union….

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Student explores what America’s (dis)trust in Hillary & Donald might mean for the church

Growing up in Kansas, it was virtually impossible to learn about American politics free of a certain partisan slant. Bob Dole was ever-present: I remember voting for him in our kindergarten mock election in 1996 (Yes, they had the kindergartners voting—I’m still unsure why). And even into the early 2000s in classrooms and dinner conversations alike, Ronald Reagan was a…

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Congregational Corner: Take on, Caring for Creation

…We dust off the good and make room for new sprouts so that we might see your love shine around us in its fullest beauty once more. Amen. Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. Photo by freestocks.org from Pexels…

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Black Lives Matter! “No Big Deal!”

BY Rev. William R. Freeman, (M.Div’01) While driving to church on Sunday morning, May 19, 2019 my wife and I were listening to the radio and having a discussion about what’s going on at our home church in the village of Harlem, New York City, when the host of the program began to discuss the police disciplinary hearing on the…

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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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Richard W. Voelz

Practical Theology

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Elizabeth Newman

Theology/Ethics/History

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Middle East Travel Seminar: Entering the stomping grounds of Jesus

…one of the six known and excavated synagogues dating back to the first century CE. While there is no explicit mention of Magdala in the New Testament Gospel or Epistolary literature, there is frequent mention of Jesus visiting synagogues around the region of Galilee, and it is likely that the Jesus of history walked upon the stones we have walked,…

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India travel seminar: Joyful unpredictability

…open, flexible and improvising teacher. My co-leader Dr. Sam Adams and I designed a series of learning opportunities for the day. With the announcement of a two-day long bandh (a state of standstill as a mark of protest) in the city of Bengaluru (Bangalore), we wondered if our teaching plans would fall apart in the last phase of the travel…

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2019 Sprunt Lectures

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2019 — WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 Our 2019 Sprunt Lecturer this year is Dr. John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School, who will speak on the theme: What Are Biblical Values? addressing topics and some biblical understandings on right to life, gender, the environment, and social justice. “The problem,” Dr. Collins explains,…

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Master of Theology

All Th.M. students will successfully complete 30 semester hours, including a Research Methods course, a Th.M.-specific seminar, and a year-long colloquium. These and all other courses and directed studies are designed to prepare every Th.M. student to write a thesis or summative projects and to construct a final portfolio. Some Th.M. students may choose to concentrate their studies in a…

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Union publishes beloved professor’s collection of heartfelt prayers

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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Lakisha Lockhart called to Union Seminary as Christian education professor

…education is grounded in both academic and ecclesial contexts, her students are assigned to participate in their congregations and communities as a part of their educational experience. Her focus on practical pedagogy is not only to develop more committed and knowledgeable educators and ministers, but also more committed and knowledgeable congregants. “Dr. Lockhart embodies the best of the former Presbyterian…

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Union president receives humanitarian award

RICHMOND, Va. (October 23, 2017) – Union Presbyterian Seminary President and Professor of New Testament Brian K. Blount received a Humanitarian Award from the Richmond chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. The honor is presented to individuals and organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to the promotion of respect and understanding among people of diverse racial, ethnic, and…

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Union Seminary announces faculty promotions

…Growing up, he went to church on the edge of the campus of North Carolina State University, so he is a longtime and eternally optimistic fan of the Wolfpack. As an alum, he is also loyal to the Vanderbilt Commodores. ### Christine Luckritz Marquis photo Richard W. Voelz photo Media Contact: Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary mfrontiero@upsem.edu…

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

…led her to want to know more about the stories of God and God’s people she was teaching on Sundays. In wanting to know those stories better, she found Union Presbyterian Seminary Charlotte to be a comfortable fit and a friendly companion in the next chapter of her life. She recalls, “I chose Union because of three things: 1) Former…

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Covenant Pastor for Congregational Life–First Presbyterian Church–Richmond, VA

…of the James guidelines for Covenant Pastor 2 role, which is a 12-month agreement governed by minimum compensation guidelines of the presbytery and optional benefits. The 12-month covenant may be renewed annually or, with Presbytery and congregational approval, become eligible for an installed associate pastor position. Salary will be commensurate with experience. For more information FPC Covenant Pastor Cong Life…

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APCE 2018: Children first rather than adults?

…church’s community to come into our church and then to consider whether our congregation is ready for outreach and the enfolding of children. We completed a questionnaire that was designed to tease out whether our church is ready to sacrifice some of its own comfort in order to welcome outsiders. The presenter than offered three challenges to consider in developing…

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Alt-right rally: Clergy cannot be absent

…up with anyone. Jews, people of color, and a city were under attack. It is a fine starting place to read and study the Bible. It is excellent to be in a worshiping community. It is sensitive and favorable to hold vigils and pray. There are many, many times and places, however, to come out of our buildings and stand…