Peace! We at the Leadership Institute are getting ready for our flagship event, the Dawe Lecture. Register for the Dawe Lecture here.
This year our Dawe Lecturer is Dr. Hadia Mubarak.
Dr. Mubarak teaches courses on Islam, comparative scriptures, women and gender in the Muslim world, the history of Islam in America, and religious representation in popular culture, among other courses.
Mubarak completed her Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from Georgetown University, where she specialized in modern and classical Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic feminism, and gender reform in the modern Muslim world.
She currently serves as a scholar-in-residence with the Muslim Community Center of Charlotte (MCC), a Board of Advisors member with the Carleton Center for the Study of Islam (CCSI), and a scholar with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU).
The Dawe Lecture series is funded through the Donald and Nancy Dawe Fund for Emotional and Ethical Growth. The Fund was established thanks to a generous gift from Dr. Coleman Longan honoring Donald and Nancy Dawe. Dr. Dawe was professor emeritus of Union Presbyterian Seminary until his death in 2012. The lecture series, which is held annually at Union Presbyterian Seminary, pays tribute to Dr. and Mrs. Dawe and promotes ethical and religious understanding. Because of Professor Dawe’s long-standing interest and commitments in the area of multi-religious and multi-cultural understanding and interfaith dialogue, this lecture series seeks to contribute a deepened awareness and insight in these areas of intellectual and especially practical religious concerns.
The Dawe Lecture is on Thursday, March 14th at 6:30pm on our Richmond Campus.
This event is free, open to the public and you can attend in person or virtually by registering here.
To get ready for the Dawe Lecture, we will have a Dawe Lecture Book Club.
We will be reading, Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands: Controversies in Modern Qur’anic Commentaries written by Dr. Hadia Mubarak.
The book club will meet on Thursdays February 15-March 7th from 6-8pm (Eastern).
Register by the 31st of January to receive the Early Registration price!
In December, we hosted “Lessons and Insights for Rural and Small Church Ministries”. In case you missed it, watch the replay at the link below.
Womanist Theology: A Primer begins February 13th! It is a core course within the Womanist Leadership Institute, a partnership between the Leadership Institute and the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership. Register for this course and learn more about the Womanist Leadership Institute here.
Have you watched the webinar “The War: Trauma, Moral Injury, and the Search for Meaning”? In case you missed it, watch the replay at the link below.
On February 20th, our Pathways Course, The Christian Life begins.
This is a Phase 1 course, led by Dr. Cindy Kissel-Ito.
This course will meet: Tuesdays, February 20- March 19, 2024, 7-9pm Eastern.
For more information and registration, click here.
Did you hear our conversation with Seminary Librarian, Dr. Robin McCall?
Watch it again (or for the first time!) here:
On March 5th, our Pathways Course, Worship & Sacraments begins.
This is a Phase 2 course, led by Dr. Paul Galbreath.
This course will meet: Tuesdays, March 14- April 18, 2024, 7-9pm Eastern.
For more information and registration, click here.
On April 9th our Sprunt Lecture Book Club begins. We will be reading Sprunt Lecturer, Dr John J. Thatamanil’s text, Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity.
We will meet on Tuesdays, April 9th-April 30th from 6-8pm Eastern.
Register by March 25th for the Early Registration fee.
On April 16th, our Pathways Course, Mission and Evangelism begins.
This is a Phase 1 course, led by Rev. Dr. Aram Feinberg.
This course will meet: Tuesdays, April 16th- May 21st, 2024, 7-9pm Eastern.
For more information and registration, click here.
Earlier in the fall, Dr. Karen-Marie Yust joined the Leadership Institute podcast to have an insightful conversation about technology and its role in our spiritual formation. Join the conversation by watching the episode below.
On April 25th, our Pathways Course, Mission and Evangelism begins.
This is a Phase 2 course, led by Dr. Rich Voelz, Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship.
This course will meet: Thursdays, April 25th- May 30th, 2024, 7-9pm Eastern.
For more information and registration, click here.
And Lastly, Bible Survey Courses!
Here at the Leadership Institute we have two asynchronous Bible Survey courses designed for you to complete at your own pace within a year of registration.
Click here to REGISTER for the OT Bible Survey Course
Click here to REGISTER for the NT Bible Survey Course