Coordinator Community and Hospitality Initiatives May 2024

Congregational Corner: Sitting in the dark of Advent

…those angels to sing and announce Christ’s birth? This season, I encourage you to remember that if we had everything together and perfect, there would have been no need for God to send his Son. I encourage you to allow others to see all that decorated your home – the twinkling lights and the struggle. I encourage you to embrace…

Coordinator Community and Hospitality Initiatives June 11 2024

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

…But the trail keepers or maintainers are just as important. While they might not be remembered as much, they keep defining the path and clearing the way, so those of us in the future may follow. Each person and role within the church is important — without each person’s contributions, we wouldn’t be the same church. I’m reminded of how…

“I Wanna Be Whole” Luke 17:1-19

…forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” I WANNA BE MADE WHOLE! Healing changes the physical state– being made whole changes the spiritual state. Healing changes the outer appearance– being made whole changes the inward conditions. Healing cleanses the body — being made whole cleanses the heart and soul. Healing deals with existing — being made whole…

Our Central America travel seminar has landed!

…of Francisco and his father’s transformation along the way. Hearing this story, our minds and hearts were opened to the stark reality of many people living on the margins here. We are praying that our lives and hearts will be touched during our time here through the people we encounter and the stories we hear. We pray that we will…

Student spotlight: A second chance at seminary

…some unfinished business. Back in 1982, Adams entered the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He was working on a Master of Divinity degree and was two years into the program when his wife realized they were having twins. “At the time, she was suffering from post-partum depression and we decided to leave seminary in February of 1985 and went…

Hospitality Coordinator-Food Service Assistant

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Apocalyptic Hope

Started UPSem 2021: Matt Wiedle (pursuing MDiv and MACE)

…Wiedle is struck by the sense of community and support created on the campus that merges with a broad intellectual curiosity. “I appreciate the combination of the amazing staff and the support of my cohort,” he says. “When you couple that with deepening my knowledge around the faith, the history, and the lived-out practice, how can you go wrong?” He…

Former students welcome President Blount to Taiwan

By Mike Frontiero Director of Communications Union Presbyterian Seminary President Brian K. Blount lectured in Taiwan at the Taiwan Theological College and Seminary. While he was more than 8,000 miles from home, many familiar faces greeted him. Dr. Blount taught Cultural Hermeneutics with the help of several translators, including Union Ph.D. alum Hung-Chaun Lai and some former students of Blount’s…

Position Open for Office and Communications Assitant, Holy Comforter Richmond

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Presbyterians Supporting Christian Education

Continuing the legacy of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education Thanks for your interest in Presbyterians Supporting Christian Education. This program hopes to provide collegial, personal, and professional support for those engaged in ministry. The program is expanding in 2023, providing two different types of cohorts: one for professional educators, volunteer educators, and pastors; the second for Commissioned Ruling Elders…

Richmond Admissions

The Richmond campus is a traditional, diverse, residential seminary in a historic setting amidst a thriving city where history and modernity meet. It occupies a 56-acre campus in historic Ginter Park in Richmond’s Northside, with classroom buildings, a mix of student housing options, landscaped grounds, and one of the finest theological libraries in the United States. The campus is on…

Dr. Richard Voelz publishes book on preaching in challenging times

…preacher-as-teacher through the lens of critical pedagogy grounds the image of teacher in an ethical framework, inviting preachers to redefine their public roles, stand in relationships of solidarity with communities of faith, break the silences of taboos, tackle tough issues, and re-imagine the world in the shape of the kingdom of God. The book will feature a sermon from Union…

Opposition from Outside Campus

…however, were supportive. One woman wrote: “We cannot find sufficient words of thanks for the brave stand that each of you have taken in a cause we all feel to be just.” George Conn and the others received death threats and insults. Conn recalls: On one particular day when I had just received and read a particularly seething letter, Dr….

Alerts

Dear Charlotte students, You should have received a message regarding the weather through our alert system. If you didn’t receive a message either by email, voicemail, or text, or would like to change your contact information, please let us know asap! Union Presbyterian Seminary at Charlotte will be open December 9, 2017. However, the following classes have been canceled due…