Princeton Theological Seminary

Annual Used Book Sale
2019-10-08 10:00 - 2019-10-12 15:00 (America/New_York) | NJ
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.

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"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.
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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.
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Open Farm at the Farminary
2019-05-28 08:30 - 10:30
Join us at the Farminary every Tuesday this summer from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. for Open Farm.
We will have the farm open for a time for you to rest your soul, whatever that may look like for you. We will have a prayer of the day, the garden will be open, chairs at the pond, and trails to wander. Did we mention fresh brewed coffee? All you need to do is bring a coffee mug and yourself.
All are welcome, and no farming experience is necessary! A shuttle runs between Mackay and the farm.

Commencement 2019
2019-05-18 10:00 - 12:00
Commencement Speaker: M. Craig Barnes, President of Princeton Theological Seminary
Additional information about the commencement ceremony and other graduation events is available here.

Reimaginar La Predicación para una Nueva Era | Reimagining Preaching for a New Era
2019-05-11 00:00 - 23:59
Un Evento del Instituto Engle de PredicaciónAn Event of the Engle Institute of Preaching
En general, el objetivo del Instituto Engle es fomentar y fortalecer el oficio de quienes predican. El Engle en Español,  a través de talleres interactivos, seminarios, sesiones plenarias y conversaciones, examinará las realidades de la experiencia de la vida congregacional y comunitaria hispana y la manera en que la predicación puede ser aún más relevante. Esperamos que aquellos que participan en Reimaginar la Predicación dejen este programa con energía y apoyo renovados en su vocación de predicación.
Overall, the Engle Institute’s goal is to nurture and strengthen the craft of those who preach. The Spanish Engle, through interactive workshops, seminars, plenary, and conversation, will examine the realities of the Latinx congregational and community life experience and the manner by which preaching can become even more relevant. We hope that those who participate in Reimagining Preaching will leave this program with renewed energy and support in their preaching vocation.
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Leadership

Eric Barreto
Princeton Theological Seminary
Eric D. Barreto es el Profesor Asociado de Nuevo Testamento de Frederick y Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser en el Seminario Teológico de Princeton. Tiene una licenciatura en religión de la Oklahoma Baptist University, un MDiv del Seminario Teologico de Princeton y un doctorado en Nuevo Testamento de la Universidad de Emory. Antes de venir al Seminario de Princeton, se desempeñó como profesor asociado de Nuevo Testamento en el Seminario Teologico de Lutero, y también enseñó como profesor adjunto en la Escuela de Teología Candler y en la Escuela de Teología McAfee. Como ministro bautista, Barreto ha realizado estudios académicos por el bien de la iglesia, y escribe y enseña regularmente en comunidades religiosas de todo el país. También ha sido un líder en el Consorcio de Iniciativas Teológicas Hispanas, un consorcio nacional, ecuménico e inter-constitucional compuesto por algunos de los principales seminarios, escuelas de teología y departamentos de religión en el país. Es miembro de la Sociedad de Literatura Bíblica y de la Asociación Nacional de Profesores Bautistas de Religión.
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.

Alexandra Canales
PCUSA
Alexandra Zareth Canales es una ministra cristiana ordenada y capellán del personal de la red de Einstein Healthcare en Filadelfia, Pensilvania que se desempeña como miembro del trauma médico. Se graduó en la Universidad de St. Mary en San Antonio, Texas y en el Seminario Teológico de Princeton (M.Div.). Ella está terminando su PhD en terapia matrimonial y familiar en la Universidad de Eastern.
Alexandra Zareth Canales is an ordained Christian minister and Staff Chaplain for the Einstein Healthcare network in Philadelphia, PA serving as a member of the trauma medical. She is finishing her PhD in marriage and family therapy at Eastern University. She graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.

Ruth-Aimee Belonni-Rosario Govens
Columbia Seminary
Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario Govens es la Directora de Gestión de Inscripción en el Seminario Teológico de Columbia en Decatur, GA. Anteriormente se desempeñó como Directora Asociada de Admisiones en el Seminario Teológico de Princeton y luego como Decana de Admisiones en el Seminario Teológico de Lancaster. Educada tanto en la Universidad de Puerto Rico como en el Seminario Teológico de Princeton, Belonni-Rosario es una Anciana Docente ordenado de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU. A). Ella ha demostrado un fuerte compromiso con las voces de Latinx en la educación teológica y en el ministerio, así como en el apoyo a los estudiantes del seminario para discernir su llamado particular.
Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario Govens is the Chief Enrollment Management Officer at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. She served as Associate Director of Admissions at Princeton Theological Seminary and then as Dean of Admissions at Lancaster Theological Seminary. Educated both at the Universidad de Puerto Rico and Princeton Theological Seminary, Belonni-Rosario is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She has demonstrated strong commitments to Latinx voices in theological education and ministry, as well as supporting seminary students to discern their particular call.

Ramon Orostizaga
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Ramon Orostizaga actualmente se desempeña como capellán de habla hispana en el Equipo de Cuidado Pastoral en la Universidad Robert Wood Johnson en Nueva Jersey. Como nativo de Chile S.A., completó su educación universitaria y teológica en su país de origen, donde también fue ordenado en 1996 como Ministro de Palabra y Sacramento en la Iglesia Presbiteriana Nacional de Chile. Se mudó a los Estados Unidos en 2001 y recibió una llamada de una congregación latina de la Iglesia Cristiana Reformada en América del Norte. Él ministró a esta congregación de habla hispana, cuya membresía estaba formada por personas de varios países de América Latina. Ramón se tomó un descanso del ministerio congregacional después de 10 años y entró en el Seminario Teológico de Princeton, donde obtuvo su MDiv y ThM.
Native of Chile S.A., Ramon completed his undergraduate and theological education in his home country, where he was also ordained in 1996 as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the National Presbyterian Church of Chile. He moved to the United States in 2001 and received a call from a Latino congregation of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. He ministered to this Spanish-speaking congregation, whose membership consisted of people from various countries of Latin America, and their cultures as well as dialects differed greatly. Ramon took a break from congregational ministry after 10 years and entered Princeton Theological Seminary, where he earned his MDiv and ThM degrees. He is currently the Spanish Speaking Chaplain on The Pastoral Care Team at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He is married and a proud father of three daughters.

Danny Roman Gloro
Asbury Seminary
Danny Roman-Gloro es el director de la Iniciativa de Excelencia en la Predicación en el Seminario Teológico Asbury-Florida Dunnam Campus y un experimentado entrenador de habla y predicación. Es un candidato doctoral en Comunicación en la Universidad Regent y actualmente está trabajando en su disertación, que es un estudio etnográfico de la predicación en iglesias multiétnicas.
Danny Roman-Gloro is the director of the Excellence in Preaching Initiative at Asbury Theological Seminary-Florida Dunnam Campus. He is a PhD in Communication candidate at Regent University currently working on his dissertation which is an ethnographic study of preaching on multiethnic churches. He is also an experienced preaching and speech coach.

Damaris D. Whittaker
Fort Washington Collegiate Church
Damaris D. Whittaker es una ministra de la Iglesia de Cristo Unida (UCC) y un teóloga público profundamente apasionado por la justicia social. Aunque creció en la tradición Pentecostal, su viaje personal de fe ha sido diverso. Se graduó en el Seminario Teológico de Nueva York (DMin) y tiene experiencia en el manejo de las finanzas del ministerio, el aumento de la administración y la asesoría y orientación al personal de la iglesia. Ella tiene un estilo de predicación dirigido por el espíritu y dirige servicios de adoración que reflejan la diversidad cultural de sus congregaciones. Predica en inglés y español.
Rev. Dr. Damaris D. Whittaker is a United Church of Christ (UCC) minister. Although raised in the Pentecostal tradition, her personal faith journey has been diverse. She has a spirit-led style of preaching and leads worship services that are reflective of the cultural diversity of her congregations. She preaches in English and Spanish.
Rev. Whittaker is a public theologian deeply passionate about social justice advocating for racial justice, LGBTQ equality, immigration reform, women’s leadership, universal healthcare, and affordable housing. She is experienced in managing ministry finances, increasing stewardship, and providing mentorship and guidance to her staff. Rev. Whittaker believes she has been called to break down silos and sees intersectionality of faith as a place she can affect change. When not in church, she loves reading, dancing, gardening, kayaking and walking/jogging.
Rev. Whittaker is originally from Humacao, Puerto Rico and is married to Sabas Whittaker. She is excited about the ministry possibilities and potential of FWCC.

Details & Registration
Costo: $40.00Cost: $40.00
Fecha: Sábado, 11 de mayo de 2019Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019
Hora: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Ubicación: The Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton, NJLocation: The Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton, NJ
Un calendario completo está incluido en la confirmación de registro.A complete schedule is included in registration confirmation.
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Urban Practitioners Cohort
2019-04-26 00:00 - 2019-06-16 00:00
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The Urban Practitioners Cohort is a program of the Urban Ministry Initiatives and is administered by Continuing Education. The goal of the Urban Practitioners Cohort (UPC) is to enhance the preparation of the participants in sustaining effective ministry in an urbanized world. The program takes place over a one-week intensive with an overnight retreat. The Urban Ministry Initiatives is a partnership between Multicultural Relations, Field Education, and Continuing Education.
Topics Addressed

Leadership and Practice in the Beloved Community
New Realities: Complex Urban Environments
Incarnation and Mission Among the World’s Urban Poor: Food Sovereignty
Organizing Urban Communities: Elements of Transformative Ministry
Transforming the City: Scripture and Theology
Migration, Race and Global Cultural Dimensions; Preaching Reality

Pedagogical Methods
The Urban Practitioners Cohort will gather daily for 4 days followed by a two day retreat. Daily meetings will take place at Princeton Theological Seminary, area churches, and community organizations. The overnight retreat takes place at The Erdman Center on the seminary campus. Sessions will be taught by Seminary faculty and urban ministry leaders.
Wellness
During each session, the cohort will examine actual practices of Sabbath-keeping and renewal. With the assistance of Spiritual Directors and trained pastoral counselors, small group, and individual sessions are organized for self-reflection and fortifying coping skills to engage the changing pressures of ministry in an urban setting.
Cohort Mentors
A distinct aspect of this program is personal support offered to UPC. This support will be provided through five cohort mentors who will each support two urban practitioners. Cohort mentors will guide their two mentees in maintaining a contextual and global focus on their urban ministry ideas. Mentors will also assist mentees in clarifying their research questions. Moreover, each mentor will be asked to attend the pedagogical sessions with their mentees. As a result, mentors will be tasked with facilitating integrative discussion and learning with their mentees, using content from the pedagogical sessions and their ministry experiences, as a means to supporting and improving their mentees’ research and ministry practice.
Eligibility
Through a cohort-based model of learning, 10-15 participants in the Trenton-Mercer County and Northeast Regional area will need to articulate why their participation in the Urban Practitioners Cohort is relevant to their work, ministry, and/or vocation through an application process.
Prospective participants will include:

Area ministers (including ordained or non-ordained clergy, chaplains, lay leaders working in areas of social justice or urban ministry)
Community leaders (including field education supervisors, educators, community organizers)

The application fee is $25. If a candidate is admitted, this fee will go toward the $300 program fee.
Please contact Sushama Austin-Connor, Program Administrator, at 609-497-7877 for more information about eligibility.

Women in Charge at Church: Reimagining Authority and Power
2019-04-25 18:30 - 2019-04-26 16:00
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Join us at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas
Together—as sisters in Christ who share similar passions, hopes, and challenges—we will gather to explore power and authority in our daily life and ministry. Worship, study, reflection, and conversation will provide an opportunity to clarify our understanding and practice of leadership.
Come and feed your imagination with these dynamic leaders who will draw from their own disciplines and personal stories. We will conclude our event with a panel discussion of practicing pastors who will engage their learning across a variety of leadership experiences.

Speakers

Cynthia Rigby | Jacqueline Lapsley | Bridgett Green | Beverly Gaventa

Event Details & Registration
When: Thursday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. through Friday, April 26, at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas
Cost: $100 (includes meals)
Housing: Limited housing available at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
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A joint venture between the Women in Ministry Initiative at Princeton Theological Seminary and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Healing for our Lives; Celebrating Women in Ministry
2019-04-19 11:00 - 14:00
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Join us at Castleton United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, Indiana
The process of ministering for females does not come easy, and most often comes with encounters that causes hurt. Oftentimes, the female ministers are the greatest wounded healers, who are earnestly seeking safe places and sisterly connection, which offers the balm to continue serving faithfully.
What a wonderful way to observe Good Friday by celebrating the width and breadth of ministerial female leadership. The Healing for Our Lives event will gather female ministers, from all contexts of ministry, in and around the Indianapolis area, to share in a worship celebration and fellowship around tables with a catered meal.
The inspiring worship experience will include powerful liturgy, moving music, and three dynamic female preachers from varying backgrounds and seasons of ministry. The site for the event, Castleton United Methodist Church, is significant as this congregation is in its initial months of welcoming its first female lead pastor.
Preachers

Rev. Libby Davis-Manning (Lutheran)
Pastor Libby Davis Manning was ordained in Word and Sacrament ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and serves as associate director of the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program, coordinator of the national Early Career Initiative of Lilly Endowment, and consultant to the Religion Division of Lilly Endowment. She is married to the Rev. Matthew Manning and enjoys the divine duet of ministry and motherhood to three teenagers aged 15, 15, and 17. They live on a small rural Indiana hobby farm in Lapel, IN where the family, along with all four grandparents, work together to tend bees, raises turkeys and chickens, and maintain beautiful flower and vegetable gardens.
Rev. Rae Karim (Disciples of Christ)
Raenisha Karim, also known as Rae, is an author, preacher, creative and entrepreneur based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The life experience she pours into her writings has made her highly sought after on the city’s poetry and literary scenes. It is that same experience that gives Rae such an effective and powerful ministry regardless of the age, race or socioeconomic background of her audience. Rae currently serves as Chapel Director at Christian Theological Seminary, where she received her Master of Divinity degree. She is also the founder of Good Grief Now™, a grassroots organization that helps people navigate grief in new ways.
Rev. Mihee Kim-Kort (Presbyterian and Princeton grad)
Mihee Kim-Kort is a Presbyterian minister, agitator, speaker, writer, and slinger of hopeful stories about faith and church. Her writing and commentary can be found at TIME, BBC World Service, USA Today, Huffington Post, Christian Century, On Being, Sojourners, and Faith and Leadership. She is a PhD student in Religious Studies at Indiana University, where she and her Presbyterian minister-spouse live with their three kids in Hoosier country.
Planning Team
Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund (Pastor- First Congregational UCC and Princeton grad)Rev. Heather Apel (Assistant to the Bishop for Leadership, Indiana-Kentucky Synod)Rev. Dr. Aleze M. Fulbright (Conference Superintendent, Indiana United Methodist Churches)
Event Details & Registration
When: Friday, April 19, at 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Castleton United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, Indiana
Cost: $10 (includes meals)
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A joint venture between the Women in Ministry (WIM) Initiative at Princeton Theological Seminary and Clergywomen of Indiana

Women in Church and Ministry Lecture: Dr. Traci West
2019-04-16 19:00 - 20:30
Princeton Theological Seminary will host Dr. Traci West to lecture on “Solidarity and Defiant Spirituality: Africana Lessons on Ending Gender Violence” on April 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Theron Room of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library. This event is sponsored by the Center for Theology, Women, and Gender. The lecture will explore questions about the kind of approach that is needed for Christians to ethically engage in transnational Africana solidarity to end gender violence, especially the targeting of black lesbians in the U.S. and South Africa.
A time for Q&A and a reception will the follow the lecture. Both the lecture and the reception are free and open to the public.

Rev. Dr. Traci C. West is professor of Christian ethics and African American studies at Drew University Theological School. She is the author of Solidarity and Defiant Spirituality: Africana Lessons on Religion, Racism, and Ending Gender Violence (2019), Disruptive Christian Ethics: When Racism and Women’s Lives Matter (2006), Wounds of the Spirit: Black Women, Violence, and Resistance Ethics(1999), editor of Our Family Values: Same-sex Marriage and Religion, and author of many articles and book chapters on gender, racial, and sexual justice in religion and society.

Dr. Choon-Leong Seow to lecture on “Asian Faces of Job”
2019-04-12 16:00 - 17:00
Princeton Theological Seminary is delighted to host Dr. Choon-Leong Seow for a public lecture on the ”Asian Faces of Job” on April 12 at 4:00 p.m. in the Theron Room of the Princeton Theological Seminary Library.
In this lecture, which was recently delivered as the Earl A. Pope Lecture in World Christianity at Lafayette College, Dr. Seow will discuss Asian, local Christian depictions of Job and their receptions of the Jobs they encounter (from the West, by Muslims, etc.). The former will include the indigenization of Job in popular culture as well as in modern contextual theologies (Minjung, Dalit, Filipino, reading Job in light of Buddhist views).
Dr. Seow taught for over three decades at Princeton Theological Seminary, the last two as the Henry Snyder Gehman Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, before taking up his current position as the Buffington Cupples Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt University Divinity School.
Free and open to the public

Biblical Formation for Witness: Missional Hermeneutics in Context
2019-04-11 14:30 - 2019-04-13 12:00
A conference offered by Princeton Theological Seminary’sCenter for Church Planting and RevitalizationIn partnership with the Office of Continuing Education
How can the Bible shape a witnessing community? Join three biblical scholars and two dynamic pastors for interactive conversations around the Bible and diverse ministry contexts. Our scholars will introduce us to “missional hermeneutics”—reading the Bible in light of God’s call to bear witness to the good news. Our pastors will lead us in imagining how scripture can form particular faith communities for witness today. Using a round table format, we will dive into the missional context of specific scripture passages and bring them into conversation with our own contexts. Come to engage in stimulating conversations, rediscover how scripture can form your faith community, and be inspired for Christian witness in your own context.
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Speakers

Dr. Lisa Marie BowensAssistant Professor of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary
Dr. Bowens, Assistant Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, earned a BS (cum laude), MSBE and MLIS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and an MTS and ThM from Duke Divinity School. She received her PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary and her recently published book, An Apostle in Battle: Paul and Spiritual Warfare in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, is a revision of her dissertation. Her research interests include Paul and apocalyptic, Pauline anthropology, Pauline epistemology, aspects of discipleship in the gospels, African American Pauline Hermeneutics, and New Testament exegesis and interpretation. Dr. Bowens co-teaches courses on church planting and revitalization at Princeton Seminary. She is part of the Pentecostal tradition.

Dr. Thomas DanielSenior Pastor, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX
Dr. Thomas Daniel, senior pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church since 2014, was born and raised in Atlanta. He graduated from Davidson College and taught English in Japan for two years, after which he attended Columbia Theological Seminary. He graduated with a Masters of Divinity in 2003 and a Doctor of Ministry in 2011. While in seminary, Thomas worked as the Director of College Ministry at North Avenue Presbyterian Church. Upon graduation, he served as Associate Pastor for Evangelism for that same congregation. He then served as co-pastor and head of staff at First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, Ill. Prior to coming to Covenant, Thomas was the organizing co-pastor of Kairos Church in Atlanta. Kairos, a new church plant, quickly grew from seven people to more than 300 attendees. Thomas is married to Beth and they have two daughters, Miriam Grace and Hannah Joy.

Dr. Timothy W. SloanSenior Pastor, The Luke Church, Humble, Texas
Dr. Sloan is Senior Pastor of The Luke Church in Humble, Texas. He is an emerging voice in the African American church known for developing strategic faith based partnerships between national and community organizations. Sloan has earned degrees from Morehouse College (BA), Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv) and Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (DMin). He is the author of Stand: Learning to Lead through Conflict, the transparent story of how he led his church through transition from traditional to an emerging model congregation. He and his wife Sonya, an orthopedic surgeon, have three children: Sarah, Soren and Timothy John.

Dr. J. Ross WagnerAssociate Professor of New Testament, Duke Divinity School
Dr. Wagner returned to Duke in 2013 after teaching New Testament for fifteen years at Princeton Theological Seminary. Specializing in Paul’s letters and in Septuagint studies, he seeks to contribute to the recovery of theological exegesis through careful investigation of the ways scriptural interpretation shaped early Jewish and Christian communities. His publications include Heralds of the Good News: Paul and Isaiah in Concert in the Letter to the Romans (2002), Between Gospel and Election: Explorations in the Interpretation of Romans 9–11 (co-edited with Florian Wilk, 2010) and, most recently, Reading the Sealed Book: Old Greek Isaiah and the Problem of Septuagint Hermeneutics(2013). His current project, a book-length treatment of the Old Testament in the New, aims to show that theological reflection on the meaning of Jesus’ life has, from the very beginning, required Christian interpreters to wrestle with the textual and linguistic plurality of the scriptures in their witness to God’s actions in Jesus the Messiah. He is a United Methodist.

Discussion Moderators

Dr. Shane BergExecutive Vice President, Princeton Theological Seminary
Dr. Berg earned his MDiv degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and his PhD in New Testament and Ancient Christianity from Yale University. In his teaching and research, he strives to read the New Testament faithfully and well by paying special attention to its context in ancient Jewish thought and culture. Before entering administration, Dr. Berg served on the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary for seven years as Assistant Professor of New Testament.

Sarah Ann BixlerAssistant to the Director, Center for Church Planting and Revitalization, Princeton Theological Seminary
Mrs. Bixler is a PhD student in practical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, focusing on Christian education and formation. She previously worked as a youth minister, middle judicatory administrator and classroom teacher, and was a founding member of Eastside Church in Harrisonburg, VA. Mrs. Bixler is an active member of Mennonite Church USA, where she currently serves on the Journey Forward visioning team.

Dr. Darrell GuderInterim Director, Center for Church Planting and Revitalization, Princeton Theological Seminary
Dr. Guder is the Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical Theology Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister (PCUSA), he has worked in administration and teaching at the Karlshöhe Ludwigsburg, Fuller Theological Seminary, Whitworth University, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Columbia Theological Seminary, and Princeton Seminary. He is the author of Be My Witnesses: The Church’s Mission, Message, and Messengers (1985), The Incarnation and the Church’s Witness (1999), The Continuing Conversion of the Church (2000), and Called to Witness; Doing Missional Theology (2015); translator of several German academic works; and coordinator and editor of the Gospel and Our Culture Network’s research project, Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America (1998).

Worship Preachers

Rev. Carlos CorroFounding Pastor of Imago Church
Rev. Carlos Corro, MDiv ’13, is from Southern California, where he was raised until heading to UC Berkeley, where he earned a BA in philosophy. He then moved to the East Coast in the the summer of 2013 where he earned his MDiv at Princeton Theological Seminary and became an ordained minister with the Reformed Church in America (RCA). Corro has spent 14 years working in several churches in the Bay Area and the Los Angeles area, as well as in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. His interests include relationship building, traveling, music and philosophy/theology. In the summer of 2016, Corro moved back to California where he responded to the call to plant and serve as the founding pastor of Imago Church in the California Central Valley. Corro lives in Visalia, Calif. with his wife, Charlotte, and their two sons, Lemuel and Lael.

Rev. Daniel PerezPastor of Community Engagement at New City Church
Rev. Daniel Perez, MDiv ’17, is pastor of community engagement at New City Church of Los Angeles. Perez was born and raised in South Florida. After completing undergraduate studies at University of Central Florida, Perez, together with his spouse, Emily, moved to the Northeast for work and seminary. Perez graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity in 2017, where he worked as research assistant for the Center for Church Planting and Revitalization. The Perezes moved across the country in 2017 to Los Angeles for Emily to attend UCLA. They enjoy spontaneously exploring new parts of LA and other cities, and playing fetch with their two Chihuahuas, Gus and Vento.

Cost & Registration
Cost: $155
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Accomodations
Lodging during the conference is available for an additional cost at the Erdman Center on the Princeton Theological Seminary campus. When booking lodging, please mention that you are attending the Biblical Formation for Witness conference.
