Princeton Theological Seminary

Theologies of the Digital: An International Research Colloquium
2019-11-15 00:00 - 2019-11-17 23:59 (America/New_York) | NJ
Description
In the digital age, all aspects and subsystems of life are undergoing transformations, sometimes radically and other times subtly. What, if anything, can theology as a discipline contribute to the analysis, conceptualization and assessment of the emergent logics of “the digital”?
Theologians from the USA and Germany will come together to discuss this question. They will use dogmatic loci as lenses to read and interpret contemporary developments in the context of digitalization, as well as challenge and reformulate theological insights in light of said developments. Areas of exploration will include theological anthropology with special emphasis on accountability and diversity; concepts of freedom; memory and knowledge; and scripture as authority and interface. Proposals may be tentative or bold in experimenting with new ideas. Because of the open nature of the inquiry, the workshop will be conducted in an exploratory and collaborative spirit.

Speakers
Dr. Clifford Anderson (Vanderbilt University)Prof. Dr. Peter Dabrock (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)Benedikt Friedrich (Universität Bochum)Dr. Michael Hemenway (Iliff School of Theology)Dr. Florian Höhne (Universität Berlin)Prof. Dr. Kate Ott (Drew University)Prof. Dr. Hanna Reichel (Princeton Theological Seminary)PD. Dr. Gotlind Ulshoefer (Universität Tübingen)Dr. Frederike van Oorschot (FEST Heidelberg)

Schedule
Friday, November 15
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Registration 12:00–1:00 p.m. | Lunch at Mackay Campus Center
1:00–1:30 p.m. | Opening / Introductions (Location: The Erdman Center, Cooper Conference Room)
1:30–3:00 p.m. | The Human Person (Location: The Erdman Center, Cooper Conference Room)

Digital Spiritual Embodiment: Power, Difference, and Interdependence – Kate Ott
The Porous Mask: A Theological Reflection on Concepts of Personhood and Personal Agency – Florian Höhne

3:00–3:30 p.m. | Coffee break
3:30–5:30 p.m. | Freedom (Location: The Erdman Center, Cooper Conference Room)

From Data Protection to Data Sovereignty: A Multidimensional Governance Approach for Shaping Informational Freedom in the ‘Onlife’-era – Peter Dabrock
Exploring Freedom: A Conversation between Lutheran Theology and the Free Software Movement – Benedikt Friedrich
Digital Omniscience and Practices of Freedom – Hanna Reichel

6:00 p.m. | Dinner at a nearby restaurant
Saturday, November 16
8:00 a.m. | Breakfast buffet at Erdman Center
9:00–10:30 a.m. | Scripture (Location: Center of Theological Inquiry)

Scripture as Interface – Michael Hemenway
Authority as Interaction: Hermeneutic and Medial Questions on the Authority of Scripture – Frederike van Oorschot

10:30–11:00 a.m. | Coffee break
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions of Student Presentations (Location: Center of Theological Inquiry)
12:30–2:00 p.m. | Lunch at Mackay Campus Center
2:00–3:30 p.m. | Memory and Knowledge (Location: Center of Theological Inquiry)

A New Hermeneutics of Suspicion? The Challenge of ‘Deep Fakes’ to Theological Epistemology – Clifford Anderson
Changes in Remembrance and Interpretation? The Digitization of Biblical Texts and Digital Preservation Under Theological and Ethical Considerations – Gotlind Ulshoefer

3:30–4:00 p.m. | Coffee break
4:00–5:30 p.m. | Final Discussion, Conclusion (Location: Center of Theological Inquiry)
6:00 p.m. | Dinner at a nearby restaurant

The workshop will be conducted in collaboration with the Center of Theological Inquiry and with Princeton Theological Seminary’s TH3334 course Theologies of Order and Chaos.
Given the collaborative workshop nature of this project, there is no public registration for this conference. Those interested in participating should directly contact Dr. Hanna Reichel.
Videos of the lectures will be publicly available through the Seminary’s regular channels after the event.
All contributions will be published in a forthcoming special issue of Cursor_ Zeitschrift fuer explorative Theologie

Event partners/sponsors

Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy
2019-11-08 19:30 - 20:30
A bilingual festival of singing | Un festival de canto bilingüe
Join us for a bilingual (Spanish/English) festival of singing led by María Cornou, Carlos Colón and Martin Tel with the Princeton Seminary Choir, presenting the new hymnal resource Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019). We will sing songs of tears and laughter, psalms of lament and praise, and hymns that tell the story of Jesus and the Christian journey. The act of singing bilingually is an expression of our unity. Come, be inspired. ¡Cantemos! Let’s sing!
Únete a nosotros en un festival de canto bilingüe (español / inglés) dirigido por María Cornou, Carlos Colón y Martin Tel con el Coro del Seminario Princeton, presentando el nuevo himnario Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios/Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God (GIA Publications, 2019). Cantaremos canciones de sufrimiento y de alegría, salmos de lamentación y alabanzas, e himnos sobre la historia de Jesús y el camino cristiano. Cantar en forma bilingüe es una expresión de nuestra unidad. Ven e inspírate. Let’s sing! ¡Cantemos!

Holy Blacked Out: Workshop
2019-11-08 15:15 - 17:00
All are invited to attend Holy Blacked Out, a workshop led by Antonia Terrazas on Friday, November 8 in Tennent 3. This workshop will explore creative exegetical methods of reading toxic theologies in the pursuit of healing and liberation. Participants will discover and practice erasure poetry and blackout poetry as a medium for this work.
Antonia Terrazas is an MDiv graduate from Duke Divinity School and creator of Holy Blacked Out (@holyblackedout). She currently lives in Durham, North Carolina, and tweets about spirituality, fat liberation, sexuality, and lipstick at @antoniaterrazas.
Participants should bring a printed piece of theological literature that they would like to deconstruct during the workshop. Some extra copies may be available on site, but the practice will be most meaningful for those who bring their own selections.

All are welcome to one or both parts of the event:
3:15–3:45 p.m.—Part I: Presentation and Q & A with Antonia
Break
4:00–5:00 p.m.—Part II: Blackout Poetry Workshop/Hands-On Erasure
Hosted by Dr. Lindsey Trozzo’s Queer Hermeneutics course, the Holy Blacked Out Workshop is sponsored by the Center for Theology, Women, and Gender.
For questions, please email lindsey.trozzo@ptsem.edu.

Trust, Truth, and Trauma: Is Forgiveness Politically Possible?
2019-11-04 17:00 - 18:00
The Office of the President welcomes speaker Nancy Gibbs on November 4 at 5:00 p.m. in the Iain R. Torrance Atrium at Princeton Theological Seminary Library. The topic will be “Trust, Truth, and Trauma: Is Forgiveness Politically Possible?”
Nancy Gibbs is the faculty director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. Gibbs is the former editor in chief of Time and the first woman to hold that position. She is one of the most published writers in the magazine’s history, having covered four presidential campaigns and written more cover stories than any other writer. She is a frequent guest on radio and television news shows, a former consultant to CBS News and guest essayist for PBS NewsHour.

L.I.V.E. Symposium
2019-11-03 00:00 - 2019-11-05 23:59
The L.I.V.E. (Learning, Inclusion, Vitality, Exploration) Symposium is Princeton Seminary’s initiative to reach domestic underrepresented prospective students in graduate theological education as they discern their vocation within the church.
Students will gain a greater awareness through:

Presentations from a diverse group of students, faculty, and administrators about campus life
Presentations from faculty members about responding to a call in a multicultural and pluralistic society
Panel discussions with alumni, faculty, and students on vocational discernment
Attending classes and meeting professors
Visiting local alumni for exposure to practical experiences

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Speakers

Eric Barreto
Eric D. Barreto is the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament. He holds a BA in religion from Oklahoma Baptist University, an MDiv from Princeton Seminary, and a PhD in New Testament from Emory University. Prior to coming to Princeton Seminary, he served as associate professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, and also taught as an adjunct professor at the Candler School of Theology and McAfee School of Theology.
As a Baptist minister, Barreto has pursued scholarship for the sake of the church, and he regularly writes for and teaches in faith communities around the country. He has also been a leader in the Hispanic Theological Initiative Consortium, a national, ecumenical, and inter-constitutional consortium comprised of some of the top seminaries, theological schools, and religion departments in the country. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion.

Keri Day
Keri Day is associate professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religion at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ. Day received her PhD in Religion from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She earned an MA in Religion and Ethics from Yale University Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Tennessee State University in Nashville. Her teaching and research interests are in womanist/feminist theologies, social critical theory, cultural studies, economics, and Afro-Pentecostalism. Her first academic book, Unfinished Business: Black Women, The Black Church, and the Struggle to Thrive in America, was published in November of 2012. Her second book, Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives, was published in December of 2015. In 2017, she was recognized by ABC News as one of six black women at the center of gravity in theological education in America.
Alongside her scholarship, she also engages public policy leaders. In 2011, she was the keynote speaker at the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in Springfield, Illinois, highlighting the importance of interfaith dialogue within local communities. In addition, she was part of the 2012 delegation of scholars who participated in the White House Religious Scholars Briefing in Washington D.C. to discuss issues related to economic policy, religious freedom, and peace building efforts around the world. She has been a guest political commentator on KERA, NPR, DFW/FOX News, and Huffington post Live on issues related to faith and politics. She has written for the Dallas Morning News’ Faith and Politics Blog, The Feminist Wire, and The Huffington Post.

Black Church Studies Alumni Lecture
2019-10-31 19:00 - 21:00
On Thursday, October 31 from 7:00-9:00 p.m., the Center for Black Church Studies will host the Black Church Studies Alumni Lecture, given this year by Dr. Cleve V. Tinsley, MDiv ’07.
Dr. Tinsley is a scholar of race, American religion, and African American culture. Dr. Tinsley earned his MA and PhD from Rice University and also holds a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is a post-doctoral research affiliate with the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning and a visiting research associate in the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University.
The lecture will be in the Theron Room in the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Free and open to the public.

Geddes W. Hanson Lecture
2019-10-16 17:00 - 18:00
The 2019 Geddes W. Hanson lecture will be presented by Jonathan L. Walton on October 16 at 5:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary. Walton will deliver a lecture titled “How to Become a Famous Preacher! Henry Ward Beecher and the Ethics of Moral Suasion.” A reception will follow in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center.
Jonathan L. Walton, PhD ’06, MDiv ’02, is a social ethicist whose scholarship focuses on evangelical Christianity and its relationship to mass media and political culture. He is the dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Previously, Walton served as the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church of Harvard University. His work and insights have been featured in several national and international news outlets, including the New York Times, CNN, Time, and the BBC.

Workshop: Ending Sexual Violence in Black Church Communities
2019-10-11 00:00 - 2019-10-12 23:59
WomanPreach! Inc. and Children of Combahee are joined together in partnership with the Center for Black Church Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary to host “Ending Sexual Violence in Black Church Communities,” a workshop for resourcing and sermon writing.
Our time together will consist of in-depth training about the movement to end sexual violence nationally, including presentation of background information on what sexual violence is, what sexual violence looks like and how churches have enshrined safe space for its perpetuation and persistence. Additionally, we will cultivate tools for transforming rape culture in religious spaces including but not limited to church covenants, protocol, child safety measures, and resources and workshops for writing and preaching theologically sound and responsible sermons addressing and prophetically naming the evil of sexual violence from the pulpit.
Featured speakers include Rev. Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman, assistant professor of theology and African American religion at Yale Divinity School, and Rev. Dr. Valerie Bridgeman, dean and vice president of academic affairs at the Methodist Theological School of Ohio.
Click here to register.

Film: "Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story"
2019-10-08 18:00 - 20:30
On Tuesday, October 8 from 6:00-8:30 p.m., the Center for Black Church Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary will host a viewing of the documentary “Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story” in the Theron Room of the Seminary Library.
A panel discussion will follow the film. Panelists include Dr. Walter Fluker, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership at Boston University, and Dr. Mozella Mitchell, professor emerita and former chair of religious studies at the University of South Florida.

Annual Used Book Sale
2019-10-08 10:00 - 2019-10-12 15:00
With the administrative support of the Office of Multicultural Relations, the Seminary’s Stewardship and Missions Committee’s annual used book sale is organized and run by Princeton Theological Seminary students. The proceeds of this year’s book sale will go toward a second service/mission trip in mid-October to Puerto Rico and to assist with students on a possible “J” term trip to the Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico (Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico, or SEPR).
The book sale will take place Tuesday, October 8 through Saturday, October 12 in the Seminary’s Whiteley Gymnasium, 36 Hibben Road (corner of Hibben and Stockton Street/Route 206) in Princeton. Please note that the entrance fee is waived for Princeton Seminary students.
Book Donations Accepted September 30-October 5, 2019
Theology, history, philosophy, science, global studies books, and novels are most appreciated and needed, but we will gladly accept all books. Donations can only be accepted during the specified dates and times listed below.
Monday, September 30: 1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Tuesday, October 1: 1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Wednesday, October 2: 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.Thursday, October 3: 1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Friday, October 4: 1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Saturday, October 5: 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Please do not leave contributions prior to or after these timeframes. Due to safety risks, any books left in front of the Whiteley Gymnasium prior to or after the allocated drop-off schedule will be discarded by security.
Book Sale Schedule
Preview day sale: Tuesday, October 8: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.Entrance: $15.00Book prices:Hardcover: $4Paperback: $3Mass market paperback: 4 for $1Children’s: $3Bibles: $3Audio/Video: $2
Sale: Wednesday, October 9: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.Entrance: $10.00Book prices:Hardcover: $4Paperback: $3Mass market paperback: 4 for $1Children’s: $3Bibles: $3Audio/Video: $2
Sale: Thursday, October 10: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.Entrance: $10.00Book prices:Hardcover: $4Paperback: $3Mass market paperback: 4 for $1Children’s: $3Bibles: $3Audio/Video: $2
Sale: Friday, October 11: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.No entrance feeFriday sale prices:Hardcover: $2Paperback: $1Mass market paperback: 8 for $1Children’s: $1Bibles: $1Audio/Video: $1
Box day sale: Saturday, October 12: 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.No entrance fee$10.00 per box
Princeton Theological Seminary’s book sale is run by students and sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Relations; all proceeds support the Seminary’s efforts toward the restoration of SEPR following the lingering and devastating effects of hurricanes Maria and Irma.

The Art of Transitional Ministry
2019-10-07 00:00 - 2019-10-11 23:59
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Leading a congregation through transition is challenging and rewarding. Whether it is a change in leadership or a changing neighborhood, it takes knowledge, skill, and spiritual strength to navigate the waters of transition in a way that allows a congregation and its leaders to thrive. The Art of Transitional Ministry offers training in the skills and understanding necessary for leading a congregation in transition. There are two week-long courses of study. Both weeks are being offered concurrently.
Week one is the basic education course for pastors and congregational leaders who are serving or are considering serving in congregations that are in the midst of transition. This intensive 30-hour course provides basic understandings for consciously leading congregations through changes in context, identity, and leadership. The week one training is appropriate for any temporary transitional ministry leaders, including interim and designated pastors, as well as installed pastors serving congregations in the midst of change.
Week two is for pastors and leaders serving in congregations in the midst of transitions in leadership, culture, context, and ministry. Participants will use their current ministry situations to reflect on the leader’s role and tasks in times of transition. Completion of week one and current service in a transitional or interim ministry position is required for participation in this course.

Leadership

Julie Donohue Thompson
Julie Donohue Thompson currently serves as Transitional Pastor at The Presbyterian Church on the Hill in Ocean, N.J. She has served in churches large and small, in settings urban, suburban and rural, but primarily in “tall steeple” churches in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Georgia, and New Jersey. Julie is a graduate of Miami University (Ohio) and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where she attended while working in campus and youth ministry.
Julie enjoys long-distance running and racing and finds them to be apt metaphors for pastoral ministry.

Stu Ritter
Stu Ritter has served as a transitional pastor in the PC (USA) since 1999, leading congregations of 250 to 1500 members in 10 presbyteries. He is currently stated clerk of Northeast Georgia Presbytery. Earlier, he worked as a city planner, administrator, and consultant in organizational development. He also taught social research and leadership development at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Judaism, and Cornell University. Stu is a graduate of Cornell (BA), UNC-Chapel Hill (MA) and San Francisco Theological Seminary (MDiv).

Barry Williams
Barry Williams’ roots are in southwest Louisiana where he grew up learning a bit about Cajun culture and cooking. He attended Centenary College in Shreveport, La., earning a BS in business, then seminary in Austin, Texas, and went on to serve churches in the suburbs of Houston, Dallas, and Ft. Worth before moving to work with a congregation in Salina, Kansas. In 1996, the Williams family moved to southwest Missouri. Springfield has functioned as “home base” for Barry as he served as an interim/transitional pastor in the region. He has been part of the PC (USA) interim ministry education faculty since 2000. His interests include fly fishing, cooking, and staying in contact with family, friends, and colleagues.

Bill Carter
Bill Carter loves his work as a pastor, which he has done since 1985. Serving as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, Bill is a jazz pianist who frequently weaves his music into his ministry. A faculty member of CREDO and longtime moderator of his presbytery’s committee on ministry, he has played piano duets with Dave Brubeck, presented a jazz concert based on the psalms with Walter Brueggemann, and sung improvisations with Bobby McFerrin. He may be the only pastor in the PC (USA) who takes a week of vacation to tour with his jazz quartet (www.presbybop.com).

Libby Rollins
Libby Rollins has been involved in interim ministry for 17 years, serving seven congregations of various sizes, settings, and needs. She joined the teaching team 10 years ago and has taught weeks one and two at a number of sites.

Registration & Fees
Week I: The cost is $495 and includes program and meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners) and daily coffee breaks.
Week II: The cost is $495 and includes program and meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners) and daily coffee breaks.
Please read the registration and cancellation policy before registering.

Lodging & Site Information
Due to campus construction, the program will take place in two locations: Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton, N.J. 08540 and Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, N.J. 08540. It is a 10 minute walk (1/2 mile) from the Erdman Center to Nassau Church. Location details will be noted in the schedule sent to you by email before your arrival.
Onsite lodging is available at the Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton, N.J. 08540 for an additional nightly fee. Information on booking a room for this event is included in the registration confirmation.
Free parking in the Seminary’s library lot is provided for participants. There is no parking available at Nassau Church. Transportation between the venues will be arranged for those requesting an accommodation.
Meals included in the program will be offered at Nassau Church and the Mackay Campus Center on the Seminary campus.

Interested in Transitional Ministry?

"Toy Story" as a Prayer of Confession: How Can Movies Function as Prayers?
2019-10-03 17:00 - 18:00
The Office of the President presents this interactive workshop on Thursday, October 3 at 5:00 p.m. in the Theron Room of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library.
Josh Larsen is the co-host of the radio show and podcast Filmspotting, author of the book Movies Are Prayers, and editor and film critic at Think Christian, a website exploring faith and pop culture. He’s been writing and speaking about movies professionally for more than two decades. Larsen is a veteran of the Sundance, Toronto, and Chicago International Film Festivals. Since 2017, he has also led “Ebert Interruptus,” a tradition established by Roger Ebert, which analyzes a single film scene by scene over several days at the University of Colorado’s Conference on World Affairs.

Sustaining the Preaching Life
2019-10-02 00:00 - 2019-10-04 23:59
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Description
Sustaining the Preaching Life is a program providing training and support for preachers. Participating pastors form their own cohort of four to six preachers who commit to taking part in an opening and closing retreat on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary and three preaching courses. Each course has an online component of lectures, readings, and assignments, a live online session with the instructor, and a platform through which the cohort of peers can share their preaching with one another. Preachers will review and renew their theological and biblical assumptions about preaching and discover ways to increase their preaching imagination.
Create Your Preacher Cohort
Preachers are invited to form a peer learning cohort of four to six preachers. Because of the nature of the program, gathering online and on the Princeton Seminary campus, cohort members need not live in the same area. Once you have recruited your cohort members, the organizing pastor completes this cohort request formincluding the names and contact information for each member. Submissions will be reviewed, and you will be informed of admission to the program within 10 business days. Space is limited to 24 participants (four to six cohorts) and priority will be given to those who have not participated in earlier preacher roundtable groups at Princeton Seminary.
Opening and Closing Retreats
The opening and closing retreats take place on the Princeton Seminary campus and include all cohorts in the program. At the opening retreat you will get to know all of the participating preachers as well as spend time with your cohort. You will establish your group’s peer learning process and goals, become familiar with the online platform, and enjoy time for renewal. The closing retreat will knit together the learning experiences of the previous nine months as well as help preachers plan to continue their learning journey. Both retreats will include time for rest and table fellowship.
Opening Retreat Dates: October 2-4, 2019Closing Retreat Dates: June 3-5, 2020Location: Princeton Theological SeminaryAccommodations: The Erdman CenterTravel Funds: Up to $400 is reimbursable for travel to each retreatRetreat Fees: There are no additional fees for the retreat.
Retreat Leadership Includes:The Rev. Dr. Nancy L. Gross, the Arthur Sarell Rudd Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary and director of the Sustaining the Preaching Life project.
The Rev. Dr. Sally A. Brown, the Elizabeth M. Engle Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Princeton Seminary and director of the Engle Institute of Preaching
The Rev. D. Jay Robinson, executive director of the Institute for Clergy Excellence

Courses and Instructors
Coursework in the online platform is self-paced with deadlines. Some discussion will take place with the full complement of preacher cohort members, broadening the learning experience for all. Other aspects of the course work will be shared only with one’s cohort. Each course includes a live session with the instructor.
Promise-Grounded Hope: What is the Gospel?

This course will lead participants to reflect on the theological assumptions and convictions that guide their preaching. What, at its heart, is “gospel” for them? What is the “news” about what God has done, is doing, and continues to do in the world that they hope listeners are getting from them over time? What does that look like in their local context? With what expectations do they turn to the biblical text? Through what lens do preachers face up to, and redemptively re-imagine, the everyday world those in their pews grapple with every day? Working through these questions together will assist preachers to understand better their own preaching, and help new cohorts to learn about the foundational concerns of their cohort members.
Instructor: Sally A. Brown, the Elizabeth M. Engle Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Princeton Theological Seminary
Dates: October 7 – November 25, 2019
Learning from Diverse Preaching Traditions

This workshop invites participants to broaden their preaching horizons through learning lessons from three non-majority-culture homiletical traditions. Participants will discuss the ways that context shapes their preaching, explore the role of context in reading and preaching biblical texts, watch video and audio clips of sermons, and conduct homiletical experiments through various learning activities over the course of the week.
Instructor: Jared E. Alcántara, associate professor of preaching and holder of the Paul W. Powell Endowed Chair in Preaching at Goerge W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
Dates: January 13 – March 9, 2020
Acts in Easter Worship

The lectionary invites us into the Acts of the Apostles during Eastertide. This course will take up this invitation and help preachers dwell on the narrative imagination found in Acts. Such an imagination has much to say to a world marred by prejudice, warfare, and the fruits of empire. We will find that Luke provides fewer answers to these real problems and more imagination for a God who is faithful.
Instructor: Eric D. Barreto, the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary
Dates: April 15 – May 20, 2020

Cost and Registration
The pilot year of Sustaining the Preaching Life is funded by a grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. under the initiative Strengthening Preaching Through Peer Learning.
Participants must create their own cohort, submit a cohort request form, and receive approval to participate before registering.Cohort Request Form Deadline: September 1, 2019Registration Fee: $300, payable within 2 weeks after your cohort is approvedRetreat Room and Board: No cost to participantTravel Costs for Retreats: With appropriate documentation, travel expenses will be reimbursed up to $400 per retreat.
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Sustaining the Preaching Life - Cancelled
2019-10-02 00:00 - 2019-10-04 23:59
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Description
ALERT: All campus events, lectures, and worship services have been cancelled through August 21. Please read the full statement.

Sustaining the Preaching Life is a program providing training and support for preachers. Participating pastors form their own cohort of four to six preachers who commit to taking part in an opening and closing retreat on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary and three preaching courses. Each course has an online component of lectures, readings, and assignments, a live online session with the instructor, and a platform through which the cohort of peers can share their preaching with one another. Preachers will review and renew their theological and biblical assumptions about preaching and discover ways to increase their preaching imagination.
Create Your Preacher Cohort
Preachers are invited to form a peer learning cohort of four to six preachers. Because of the nature of the program, gathering online and on the Princeton Seminary campus, cohort members need not live in the same area. Once you have recruited your cohort members, the organizing pastor completes this cohort request formincluding the names and contact information for each member. Submissions will be reviewed, and you will be informed of admission to the program within 10 business days. Space is limited to 24 participants (four to six cohorts) and priority will be given to those who have not participated in earlier preacher roundtable groups at Princeton Seminary.
Opening and Closing Retreats
The opening and closing retreats take place on the Princeton Seminary campus and include all cohorts in the program. At the opening retreat you will get to know all of the participating preachers as well as spend time with your cohort. You will establish your group’s peer learning process and goals, become familiar with the online platform, and enjoy time for renewal. The closing retreat will knit together the learning experiences of the previous nine months as well as help preachers plan to continue their learning journey. Both retreats will include time for rest and table fellowship.
Opening Retreat Dates: October 2–4, 2019Closing Retreat Dates: June 10–12, 2020Location: Princeton Theological SeminaryAccommodations: The Erdman CenterTravel Funds: Up to $400 per cohort member is reimbursable for travel to each retreatRetreat Fees: There are no additional fees for the retreat.
Retreat Leadership Includes:The Rev. Dr. Nancy L. Gross, the Arthur Sarell Rudd Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary and director of the Sustaining the Preaching Life project.
The Rev. Dr. Sally A. Brown, the Elizabeth M. Engle Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Princeton Seminary and director of the Engle Institute of Preaching
The Rev. D. Jay Robinson, executive director of the Institute for Clergy Excellence

Courses and Instructors
Coursework in the online platform is self-paced with deadlines. Some discussion will take place with the full complement of preacher cohort members, broadening the learning experience for all. Other aspects of the course work will be shared only with one’s cohort. Each course includes a live session with the instructor.
Promise-Grounded Hope: What is the Gospel?

This course will lead participants to reflect on the theological assumptions and convictions that guide their preaching. What, at its heart, is “gospel” for them? What is the “news” about what God has done, is doing, and continues to do in the world that they hope listeners are getting from them over time? What does that look like in their local context? With what expectations do they turn to the biblical text? Through what lens do preachers face up to, and redemptively re-imagine, the everyday world those in their pews grapple with every day? Working through these questions together will assist preachers to understand better their own preaching, and help new cohorts to learn about the foundational concerns of their cohort members.
Instructor: Sally A. Brown, the Elizabeth M. Engle Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Princeton Theological Seminary
Dates: October 7 – November 25, 2019
Learning from Diverse Preaching Traditions

This workshop invites participants to broaden their preaching horizons through learning lessons from three non-majority-culture homiletical traditions. Participants will discuss the ways that context shapes their preaching, explore the role of context in reading and preaching biblical texts, watch video and audio clips of sermons, and conduct homiletical experiments through various learning activities over the course of the week.
Instructor: Jared E. Alcántara, associate professor of preaching and holder of the Paul W. Powell Endowed Chair in Preaching at Goerge W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
Dates: January 13 – March 9, 2020
Acts in Easter Worship

The lectionary invites us into the Acts of the Apostles during Eastertide. This course will take up this invitation and help preachers dwell on the narrative imagination found in Acts. Such an imagination has much to say to a world marred by prejudice, warfare, and the fruits of empire. We will find that Luke provides fewer answers to these real problems and more imagination for a God who is faithful.
Instructor: Eric D. Barreto, the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary
Dates: April 15 – May 20, 2020

Cost and Registration
The pilot year of Sustaining the Preaching Life is funded by a grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. under the initiative Strengthening Preaching Through Peer Learning.
Participants must create their own cohort, submit a cohort request form, and receive approval to participate before registering. Each cohort member then registers themselves separately.Cohort Request Form Deadline: September 1, 2019Registration Fee: $300 per person, payable within 2 weeks after your cohort is approvedRetreat Room and Board: No cost to participantTravel Costs for Retreats: With appropriate documentation, travel expenses will be reimbursed up to $400 per person per retreat.
*Information about the 2020-21 program will be available in Winter 2020.

Herencia Lecture
2019-10-01 19:00 - 20:00
The fall 2019 Herencia Lecture, previously scheduled for October 1, has been postponed until spring 2020.

Donald Macleod/Short Hills Community Congregational Church Preaching Lecture
2019-09-30 17:00 - 18:00
Anna Carter Florence will present the 2019 Donald MacLeod/Short Hills Community Congregational Church Preaching Lecture at 5:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center at Princeton Theological Seminary. The title of her lecture is “Scripts in the Scripture for Bent Double Days.” A reception will follow in the same location.
Anna Carter Florence, MDiv ’88, PhD ’00, is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary. Her research focuses on testimony, pedagogies of preaching, the creative process by which communities engage and embody scripture, and how other fields—particularly poetry and theater—offer models for prophetic speech. Florence earned her MDiv and PhD in homiletics.

Princeton Seminar
2019-09-29 00:00 - 2019-10-01 23:59
Prospective students are invited to attend a 3-day seminar for theological exploration and vocational discernment as guests of the Seminary.
During a visit, prospective students will:

Meet with faculty, students, and staff
Learn what makes Princeton Seminary unique
Attend classes and worship with students
Have the option to interview with an Admissions Committee member
Discover opportunities for ministry, spiritual formation, and cross-cultural dialogue

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“The Second Amendment: A Pastoral Response” Lecture
2019-09-17 17:00 - 18:00
Rev. Deanna Hollas will give a lecture as part of Constitution Day, September 17, at 5 p.m. in the Theron Room of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Her lecture is titled, “The Second Amendment: A Pastoral Response.”
Gun violence inflicts trauma on everyone who lives in or visits the United States yet its prevalence in our cities reflects this country’s long-standing systemic and structural inequalities that have been present since its founding. Hollas will talk about the great opportunity she sees for churches to reclaim their role as peacemakers and healers while exploring the history of the Second Amendment. She will provide tools to help you lead the communities you serve through becoming informed and active in the prevention of gun violence.
Hollas holds a Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology and a Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction from San Francisco Theological Seminary. In addition to her work as a Dallas gun violence prevention activist, she is co-founder of Retreat House Spirituality Center in Richardson, Texas, which is a covenant community of spiritual directors. Hollas was recently named the first minister of gun violence prevention by the Presbyterian Church (USA). “No matter where you fall on this issue,” she said, “the important thing is that we remain in conversation with one another.”

Festival of Singing with guest directors James Abbington and Brandon Boyd
2019-09-14 17:00 - 19:00
In this Festival of Singing we will explore songs from our new hymnal, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: An African American Ecumenical Hymnal, edited by Dr. James Abbington (GIA Publications, 2018). Abbington is Professor of Church Music and Worship at the Candler School of Theology (Emory University). He is the Executive Editor of the African American Church Music Series (GIA Publications) and has served as the Co-director of the Hampton University Ministers’ and Musicians’ Conference since 2000. He is joined by Dr. Brandon Boyd, the Assistant Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of Missouri. An avid proponent of group singing that builds community, he has organized choirs in senior centers, homeless shelters, and prisons.
Members of Princeton Seminary’s Gospel Choir and Chapel Choir as well as members of the Trenton Children’s Chorus will share in the leadership of this Festival of Singing. However, this will not be an event at which the audience will be ‘sung to.’ Rather, we will all create community together through singing songs, old and new. Come, sing with us!
This event is free and open to the public.

Opening Communion for the Fall Semester
2019-09-05 11:30 - 12:30
Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9Sermon: “Scattered Languages”Preacher: M. Craig Barnes, President and Professor of Pastoral MinistryPresiding: Janice Smith Ammon, Bryant M. Kirkland Minister of the Chapel and Yedea H. Walker, Pastoral Resident

Opening Convocation for the 2019–20 Academic Year
2019-09-04 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker: Nancy Lammers Gross, Arthur Sarrell Rudd Professor of Speech Communication in MinistryAddress: “The Vocation of Voice”Scripture Readings: Psalm 19 and Ephesians 4:25-32

Meet you at the Farminary! An Event for Prospective Students
2019-08-08 14:00 - 17:00
Join us this summer to get to know the PTS community through one of our most exciting projects – the Farminary! Combining small-scale regenerative agriculture with traditional theological education, the Farminary is a space that cultivates the flourishing of both land and community.
Prospective students are welcome to explore both life on campus and the farm, accompanied by admissions hosts who also work as farmhands at the Farminary. The Farminary invites the broader Princeton community every Thursday to join us for Open Garden, our weekly harvest and distribution of our farm shares with a potluck cookout to follow. Don’t worry about bringing a dish—we love to practice hospitality!

Schedule:
12:15 p.m. | Lunch / Q&A
1:00–2:00 p.m. | Campus Tour
2:00–5:00 p.m. | Open Garden
5:00–6:00 p.m. | Potluck Cookout
Transit to and from the Farminary will be provided
You may want to wear sunscreen, bug spray, sturdy shoes, and bring water. No farming experience is necessary. It’s a casual, great way to meet people.
Accommodations for dietary, mobility, or other needs are available.
Whether you are extremely interested in the intersection of ecology and theology or not, you are welcome. We’d love to “meet you at the Farminary!”
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Women in Ministry Lunch
2019-07-18 12:30 - 14:30
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Princeton Seminary Alumnae Are Invited to a Women in Ministry Lunch

Get to know Princeton Seminary alumnae in your area.
Share your stories about life and the many ministries in which you are/have been engaged.
Learn about the Seminary’s Center for Theology, Women, and Gender and the Women in Ministry (WIM) Initiative.
Give feedback on how Princeton Seminary’s WIM Initiative can be a resource for you.

Special Guests

The Rev. Abigail Rian Evans,MDiv ’68, PhD, LHD, is a senior scholar-in-residence at the Center for Clinical Bioethics and adjunct professor, Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, as well as theological associate, Fairfax Presbyterian Church and Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church. She is Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor of Practical Theology Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary, and was co-coordinator of its Women in Ministry project.

The Rev. Ann-Henley Saunders, MDiv ’14, is Princeton Theological Seminary’s director of alumni relations. Ann-Henley was associate pastor for emerging generations and young adults at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta and served as an admissions associate for Princeton Theological Seminary.

Black Theology & Leadership Institute: Food Justice
2019-07-14 00:00 - 2019-07-19 00:00
SAVE THE DATE!

Open Garden at the Farminary
2019-06-27 14:00 - 15:00
Join us at the Farminary every Thursday this summer from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. for Open Garden, followed by a potluck at the farm. All are welcome, and no farming experience is necessary! A shuttle runs between Mackay and the farm.
Meet you at the Farminary!
Prospective students are especially invited to join us at the farm August 20.
On this date, prospective students are welcome to explore both life on campus and the farm, accompanied by admissions hosts who also work as farmhands at the Farminary.
Learn more & Register

Meet you at the Farminary! An Event for Prospective Students
2019-06-20 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-06-13 14:00 - 17:00
Join us for select Thursdays this summer to get to know the PTS community through one of our most exciting projects – the Farminary! Combining small-scale regenerative agriculture with traditional theological education, the Farminary is a space that cultivates the flourishing of both land and community.
Prospective students are welcome to explore both life on campus and the farm, accompanied by admissions hosts who also work as farmhands at the Farminary. The Farminary invites the broader Princeton community every Thursday to join us for Open Garden, our weekly harvest and distribution of our farm shares with a potluck cookout to follow. Don’t worry about bringing a dish—we love to practice hospitality!

Schedule:
12:15 p.m. | Lunch / Q&A
1:00–2:00 p.m. | Campus Tour
2:00–5:00 p.m. | Open Garden
5:00–6:00 p.m. | Potluck Cookout
Transit to and from the Farminary will be provided
You may want to wear sunscreen, bug spray, sturdy shoes, and bring water. No farming experience is necessary. It’s a casual, great way to meet people.
Accommodations for dietary, mobility, or other needs are available.
Whether you are extremely interested in the intersection of ecology and theology or not, you are welcome. We’d love to “meet you at the Farminary!”
Register Now

The Joe R. Engle Institute of Preaching
2019-06-10 00:00 - 01:00
The Engle Institute is for you if…

Clergy Couples: When Both Serve
2019-06-07 00:00 - 2019-06-08 00:00
Couples in ministry share a unique set of joys and challenges and this program is designed to help clergy couples address these challenges together. Over the course of the program, The Reverends Keon and Tamieka Gerow will help new and seasoned clergy couples share stories, offer advice, and provide best practices in achieving and maintaining work/life balance when both serve as pastors.

Leadership

Keon A. Gerow is the founding and Senior Pastor of Catalyst Church in Philadelphia P.A. “Builder, thinker, and cutting edge” are all words used to describe him. Pastor Gerow graduated from Morehouse College (B.A.) and Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and earned a Certificate in Executive Leadership from the Howard University School of Business. He has served on the board of several organizations and is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including being inducted into the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College as a “Distinguished Preacher.” Keon is happily married to The Rev. Tamieka Nicole Gerow and the proud father of two.

Tamieka Nicole Gerow serves with her husband at Catalyst Church in Philadelphia. Licensed to preach the gospel in 2005 and ordained in 2009 as the first female pastor in the history of Tenth Memorial Baptist Church, Tameika has also served at Bright Hope Baptist Church of Philadelphia, PA and as Executive Minister of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Spring House, PA. A native of Philadelphia, she is a graduate of Eastern University (B.A.) and Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University (M.Div.). She also earned a Certificate in Theology and Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary. In addition to her pastoral ministry, Tamieka has launched entrepreneurial ministry efforts the support women in leadership. An itinerant preacher, conference speaker, and retreat facilitator, her love for home keeps her actively involved in ministry throughout the city of Philadelphia and vicinity. In July 2012 she was named one of the 10 People Under 40 To Watch in Philadelphia by The Philadelphia Tribune. Tamieka is happily married to The Rev. Keon Gerow and is the mother of two.

Andrew Wilkes is the Principal of Wilkes Advocacy Group and the Co-Lead Pastor of the new church start, The Double Love Experience in Brooklyn, New York. He previously served as Associate Pastor of Social Justice and Young Adults at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York (GAC). A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Pastor Wilkes is a bi-vocational ordained minister and has built his career on a dual commitment to community development and economic justice. He is a recipient of numerous awards for his leadership and advocacy work. A public speaker and writer for outlets such as The Guardian, The Huffington Post and Sojourners Magazine, Pastor Wilkes is the convener of Stand with Black Women and Girls, a national public education campaign to promote the well-being of black women and girls through liturgy, policy options, public action, and digital engagement (#StandWithBWG). Pastor Wilkes resides in Harlem, New York with his wife, Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes. He is the author of the newly released book, Freedom Notes: Reflections on Faith, Justice and The Possibility of Democracy. He is in his fourth-year of study in the PhD program in political science at The City University of New York Graduate Center. Follow him on Twitter @AndrewJWilkes.

Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes is a licensed minister whose work is situated at the intersection of faith, culture, leadership and strategy. She is one of the founding pastors of the new church start, The Double Love Experience in Brooklyn, New York. She previously served as the Co-Pastor to young adults of the The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York, under the leadership of the Reverends Drs. Floyd & Elaine Flake. Committed to the work of justice both domestically and abroad, Gabby is an advocate of women in ministry and an inaugural member of the Millennial Womanist Project, a cohort of black women millennial faith leaders across the nation. She is a graduate of Hampton University (B.A.), New York University (M. A.) and Yale Divinity School (M.Div.), where she received the Charles Mersick Prize for preaching excellence. Gabby serves on the New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Hospital Pastoral Care & Education Advisory Committee, The Yale Divinity School Alumni Board, and was recently inducted into the Academy of Preachers. She is a contributing writer to the 2018 book: Mr. President: Interfaith Perspectives on the Historic Presidency of Barack H. Obama.
Gabby and her husband Rev. Andrew Wilkes were featured in Essence Magazine, in April 2016, on love and ministry. Follow her @GabbyCWilkes.

Schedule
Friday, June 7
11:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Session One
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Session Two
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Dinner
7: 00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Session Three
Saturday, June 8
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session Four
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Session Four
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Optional Dinner Out

Fee & Registration
Fee: $195/person = $390/couple
Fee includes program, meals – breakfast (2), lunch (1), dinner (2), and coffee breaks. Lodging is available at the Erdman Center and may be reserved after registering for the event.
Please read the registration and cancellation policy before registering.
Register
For more information or with questions, call the Office of Continuing Education at 609.688.1933 or email coned.ptsem.edu.
Lodging and Site Information
Princeton Theological SeminaryThe event will take place at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Center, located at 20 Library Place, Princeton NJ 08540. Click here for more information about location and directions.
Erdman Center at Princeton Theological SeminaryA limited number of guest lodging rooms are available on campus in the Erdman Center. The nightly rates range from $60 – $120, depending on room type. Participants who complete the program registration will be given a link to reserve a guest room.

Transportation & Parking
Airports
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) – Newark, NJPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL) – Philadelphia, PATrenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) – Ewing, NJ
Ground Transportation
FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL)Rental cars available
FROM TRENTON-MERCER AIRPORT (TTN)Rental cars available
FROM NEWARK AIRPORT (EWR)Rail service available via NJTransit’s Northeast CorridorTo Princeton Theological Seminary: At the Newark Liberty Airport, follow signs for NJTransit. When you reach the station, buy a ticket for Princeton. At the Princeton Junction station, get off the train and take the “Dinky” train into Princeton. The “Dinky” station is within 3 or 4 blocks of the PTS campus.
Parking
Parking is available on the Seminary campus and requires a parking pass. A parking pass will be sent to you in your registration confirmation.

Open Garden at the Farminary
2019-05-30 14:00 - 2019-08-29 14:00
Join us at the Farminary every Thursday this summer from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. for Open Garden, followed by a potluck at the farm. All are welcome, and no farming experience is necessary! A shuttle runs between Mackay and the farm.
Meet you at the Farminary!
Prospective students are especially invited to join us at the farm June 13, 20, and August 20.
On these dates, prospective students are welcome to explore both life on campus and the farm, accompanied by admissions hosts who also work as farmhands at the Farminary.
Learn more & Register
