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Kairos Ministries Team Day
Dr. Lakisha Lockhart will be the main presenter for Kairos Ministries Team Day. https://www.kairosinitiative.org/…
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Rev. William Barber to lecture on social justice preaching
…Barber II speaks on “Just Jesus: The Black Church and Social Justice Preaching.” Rev. Barber is the president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach. An author, preacher, and professor, he is the chief architect of the “Forward Together Moral Movement.” Sponsored by Union’s Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation. This free event will be livestreamed. Register at https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=2546578…
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19th Annual Joe Ward Union Presbyterian Seminary Golf Tournament
…year! The event raises money to sponsor students who are interested in theological education but have not yet committed to pursuing ministry. The entry fee is $110 for a Captain’s Choice format, sponsoring a hole is $100 and corporate sponsorships are $150. Come and join us for a great day of golf! More information here: https://www.upsem.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-SPC-Joe-Ward-Scholarship-Golf-Tournament3.pdf If you have any…
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Social Justice Workshop Keynote Event – Building a Firm Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?mc_cid=40638f9cd5&mc_eid=6142df60b1&v=v3bnyaZRn3s&feature=youtu.be
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Seminary for a Day 2019
Take this excellent opportunity to engage in important and relevant theological topics with Seminary faculty. Participants will gather for two keynote addresses over the course of the day and select one morning and one afternoon workshop to attend. Cost is $25 (includes lunch), and the event is open to all. To register, please visit: www.eiseverywhere.com/semforaday. KEYNOTES Morning Keynote Rodney…
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President Blount to retire from Union Presbyterian Seminary in 2023
…Blount has led the seminary through a number of accomplishments, including: Developing the Charlotte campus into a full partner with the Richmond campus, leading the seminary toward the fulfillment of its vision as “one seminary with two campuses.” Collaborating with partners in constructing the Canopy Apartments on UPSem property and subsequently selling these apartments, thus increasing the value of the…
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S. Dean McBride Jr. (1937-2020): A Tribute
…point by point in logical, linear arguments, complete with footnotes. If only I could have written fast enough. As a scholar, his ideas were larger and more expansive than any publication could contain. Famously, Dean once turned in an eighty-plus-page manuscript for an article on the Shema (Deut 6:4-5). The editors returned it, stating that it needed to be shorter….
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Ghana’s Cape Coast
Today’s Ghanaian journey started early: Breakfast at 7:30, and then we set off for a four-hour bus ride to Cape Coast. Today’s activities consisted of two historic and sensitive tours: Elmina Castle and Cape Coast Castle are located on the shores of the Gulf of Guinea, infamously known for their enslavement trading. Our first tour was of Elmina Castle, built…
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Dinner on the Nile
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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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: August 2022
…will apparently be intensified as we draw near to the end of the age. We cannot fast or pray these characteristics away. Right now, the population explosion, not just in China and India, has the world frightened, and rightly so. People are starting to die by the thousands and the millions. And this situation is going to increase. The old…
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Started UPSem 2016: Rev. Eric Tang (MDiv 2021)
…the resources of Scripture and get better equipped as a leader. This training is especially important considering today’s lightning-fast changing world. With a theological education, I hoped I would be able to ‘read’ the situations of today more clearly and faithfully.” Tang’s choice to study to be a more effective pastor was not a difficult one to make. For Tang,…
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Started UPSem 2002: Rev. Lori Raible (MDiv 2006)
…her studies in 2002, the seminary in Charlotte was just beginning to offer its first classes, too. At its inception, the Charlotte faculty had four dedicated members. She remembers that they were “steadfast, tenacious, and scrappy. The well was deeper than it was wide, yet they were ‘all in.’” It is that sense of being “all in” that attracted Raible…
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Hannah Fialor-Agbanyo: Finding God In and Beyond Life
…to the sounds and things around me helps me to find God in many ways. Finally, rest as taking a relief from all social activities, work and social life to be alone or with people I am comfortable with to share reflection and contemplation with, has revealed God to me in fulfilling ways. During this time, I fast and pray…
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Middle East Travel Seminar: Petra and an epic storm
…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 DR. SAMUEL ADAMS Day 5 of our seminary was eventful, to say the least. After enjoying a hearty breakfast at our hotel, we…
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Congregational Corner: Mercy Calls
…that “home run” that much better? This Christian life isn’t about the way the glove fits, how heavy the bat is, or whether or not the ball was actually in the strike zone or not (See? I did learn something this season!) This life isn’t about being the fastest around the bases or the most gruff in the dugout. This…
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Middle East Travel Seminar: Little Petra and glamping(?)
…had quite the adventure yesterday. If you haven’t read Dr. Adams’ post, I encourage you to do so. In short, the day was SO. WORTH. IT. Our tour guide Niam even said “Not everyone who goes to Petra gets “petrified” like that!” After an exciting Friday, we looked forward to an easier and laid back Saturday. This morning after breakfast…
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Central America Travel Seminar: Buzzing over Guatemalan coffee and a volcano 🌋
…clouds covering the active volcano we watched erupt and pour out lava for a few seconds last night (top photo). It looks calm and surreal in the background of our breakfast. The conversation over Guatemalan coffee buzzes with excitement from last night’s eruption and a calming of everyone’s nerves over the past week in a half as we prepare to…
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Student spotlight: A second chance at seminary
…back to live with my mom and dad,” Adams said. Fast forward more than three decades and a career in property management in between; Adams decided to go back to seminary and, this time, attend Union Presbyterian Seminary. “I’ve always felt like that was an unfinished part of my life,” he said. “But with six children and the demands of…
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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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Middle East Travel Seminar: The Western Wall, Temple Mount, and Dome of the Rock
…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 PAT & CYNTHIA BARROW Thunder rumbles as we gather for an early breakfast. After grabbing our rain gear, we walk through bands of…
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Alt-right rally: Spiritual warfare
…the call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to their faith in Jesus. (Revelation 14: 12) I am not a particularly courageous person. I haven’t necessarily had to be. I am a person of privilege — white, straight, cis, Christian, raised in a middle-class home, supported in my endeavors by…
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