Education Beyond the Walls

Commiserations and Commitment: Conversations with Alumni from the Road

In the Fall of 2023 Rev. Bobbi Kaye Jones made in-person, pastoral visits with several of our former students who “graduated” during Covid early days, as well as some who started seminary while we were only online. Certainly their experience of…

Queering Theology: Gender Trouble and Christian Faith

Controversies over gender identity are routinely in the headlines these days. But these controversies are hardly new to Christian faith. This webinar explores how some early Christian perspectives on gender disrupted dominant cultural assumptions…

The Passion of Torah is the passion of Jesus is the Passion of Lent: a philosophical meditation upon Deuteronomy 26:1-13

In numerous books and essays Professor Greenway, inspired above all by the Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, has argued for a post-secular affirmation of moral realism grounded in the passion of agape. This presentation, taken from his newest…

Songs along the way: Music and the Lenten Journey

We explore ways that music goes with us in Lent. How do songs help us listen in this season and carry wisdom with us?

Making the Most of the Font

What does it mean to say that the church is a community of the baptized?
How have you seen your baptismal identity guiding you at different stages of your life?
Can you give examples of how the church’s baptismal spirituality is connected to…

The Kingdom in Parables

Parables are a prominent part of Jesus of Nazareth’s teaching in the New Testament. The Synoptic Gospels feature some of the most famous parables, such as the Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan. The disciples ask Jesus a question that is also…

Who was the Ethiopian Eunuch?

In Acts 8, we read about an Ethiopian eunuch, an unnamed pilgrim to Jerusalem who appears in Luke’s story of the church, and then disappears after an encounter with Philip. Who was the Ethiopian eunuch, and how does his role fit into the story of…

Planting Seeds in Blood-Stained Soil

Unbeknownst to many, an Irish abolitionist-preacher named James Hickey (1800-1866) planted the first protestant church on Mexican soil in 1864. As an agent of the American Tract Society, Hickey organized missionary campaigns in south Texas and…

Practicing Gratitude

Dr. Robert Emmons says, “Gratitude is not just a switch to turn on when things go well; it is also a light that shines in the darkness.” Psychologists have proven the health and wellness benefits of being grateful. In this webinar, we dig deeper into…

Naming What Matters in Faith Formation

Taking a cue from "The Lazy Genius", Kendra Adachi, we focus on naming what matters most in our ministry context when it comes to faith formation so that we can create ministries that support the needs of our particular congregations and form…

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