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SUMMARY:Reflecting on Christian Patriotism: A Reformed Perspective
DESCRIPTION:WATCH RECORDING \nWe live in a time when waving the flag and raising the cross go hand in hand for some Americans. But which one takes priority? Should Christians offer patriotic support or prophetic critique of the state in a time such as this? What are faithful alternatives to the religious nationalism we see all around us? The Reformed tradition has engaged nations and the state in different ways over time\, always asking\, “What does God call this country to be?” \nJoin the Reformed Institute to hear Dr. Mark Valeri’s address: “Reflecting on Christian Patriotism: A Reformed Perspective.” The event takes place on Saturday\, October 4\, 2025 at the National Presbyterian Church (4101 Nebraska Ave. NW) in Washington\, D.C. Registration and coffee begin at 8:45\, program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 11 a.m. Please RSVP below. There is a virtual option for those who live outside of the Washington\, D.C. area. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr. ​Mark Valeri is the Reverend Priscilla Wood Neaves Distinguished Professor of Religion and Politics at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Valeri’s areas of specialization include religion and social thought\, especially economics\, in America; Reformation theology and the political history of Calvinism; Puritanism; and enlightenment moral philosophy. \nHis latest book describes how Anglo-American Protestant descriptions of other religions\, and conversion from one religion to another\, changed from 1650 to 1765: The Opening of the Protestant Mind: How Anglo-American Protestants Embraced Religious Liberty (Oxford University Press\, 2023). Heavenly Merchandize: How Religion Shaped Commerce in Puritan America\, (Princeton University Press\, 2010)\, received the 2011 Philip Schaff Prize from the American Society of Church History. \nDr. Valeri earned the Ph.D. from Princeton University\, his M.Div. from Yale Divinity School\, and his B.A.\, summa cum laude\, from Whitworth College. He is currently working on religious persuasion\, evangelicalism\, and secularism in the eighteenth century.
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/christian-patriotism/
LOCATION:National Presbyterian Church\, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Reformed Contributions to the Ecological Movement
DESCRIPTION:Professor Mark Stoll\, Professor of Environmentalism and Religion at Texas Tech\, will speak on the topic\, “Reformed Contributions to the Ecological Movement\,” on Wednesday\, November 20\, 2024 at 7 p.m. Eastern. This is an online address to the nation with follow-up discussion. Register below to receive the link. Also check for a watch party near you. \nProfessor Stoll will speak in depth on his 2015 book\, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism. Religion has been an overlooked motivation for environmental thinking from its earliest days. Individuals with a Presbyterian and Reformed background were at one point the undisputed leaders in environmental thought\, art\, and action. They achieved many successes and set the stage for those who followed. How did faith energize these stalwarts in their public mission to protect the environment? Are Presbyterians still essential to the movement\, yet unnoticed? Could Presbyterians ever regain the energy\, clarity and leadership they once had\, now that we need them the most? Will members of the Reformed faith be moved again to restore our earthly home\, so that all may flourish? \nThis Reformed Institute event is co-sponsored by the Earth Care Network of the National Capital Presbytery and by the Old Presbyterian Meeting House\, Alexandria. \nWATCH RECORDING
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/reformed-and-ecological-movement/
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CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Reformed Identity and Global Christianity: The Case of Asia
DESCRIPTION:The Reformed Institute and the John Leland Seminary are hosting Rev. Dr. David Chao of Princeton  Theological Seminary for a morning lecture\, discussion\, and light breakfast on Saturday\, May 11\, 2024 from 8:30 am to 11am.  His address is titled: Reformed Identity\, Christendom\, and Global Christianity: The Case of Asia.  \nIt will be held at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in McLean\, VA. For people in town this is an IN-PERSON event (out-of-town participants may have virtual access). Join us to learn about the ways that the identity of Reformed Christians is shifting away from old models of Christendom to a new realities of global Christianity–especially in Asia.   We are grateful to the John Leland Seminary for co-sponsoring this event! \nDavid C. Chao is director of the Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary. He teaches courses on Asian American theology and organizes academic programming in Asian American theology and ministry. His research and writing focus on Asian American theology\, the uses of Christian doctrine for liberation\, the convergence and divergence of Protestant and Catholic dogmatics\, and the theology of Karl Barth. \nHe is grant co-author and project editor for a translation grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to the Karl Barth Translators Seminar. He is co-leader of a Henry Luce grant project titled “Religiously-Inspired Asian American Coalitional Justice Work.” He is principal investigator of a Louisville Institute-funded project titled “Stories of Faith\, Resilience\, and Politics: First-Generation East Asian American Christians.” Dr. Chao is a graduate of Yale University (BA)\, Regent College (MDiv)\, and Princeton Theological Seminary (ThM\, PhD). He is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the Association for Asian American Studies. Chao has a wide range of pastoral experience with Chinese American\, Korean American\, and Pan-Asian churches and ministries and is an active member of the Presbyterian Church (USA). \nSelect Publications \n\nSpecial issue of Theology Today (January 2023\, “Lived Theology in Asian America: Race\, Justice\, and Politics in Transpacific Context”).\nAsian American Christian Theology: An Introduction and New Perspectives (under contract with Wiley-Blackwell).\nConcursus and Concept Use in Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Providence: Nature\, Grace\, and Norms (under contract with Routledge).\n\n\n 
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/emerging-theologies-of-asian-americans-on-may-11/
LOCATION:Immanuel Presbyterian Church\, McLean VA\, 1125 Savile Lane\, McLean\, VA\, 22101
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Sabbath Symposium with Carol Bechtel
DESCRIPTION:Seeking Sabbath: A Practical Guide for Christian Sabbath Celebration\nSo\, you’ve decided that Sabbath is an important aspect of your Christian life. Now what? \nIt is not enough just to think about Sabbath. Life-changing learning will only come if thinking is accompanied by living. As Henri Nouwen put it\, “You don’t think your way into a new kind of living; [you] live your way into a new kind of thinking.” \nWith this in mind\, we’ve designed an event that will offer practical suggestions and experiences for Christian “Sabbath seekers.” The focus of our time together will be to help Christians live their way into a deeper experience of Sabbath. Come ready to discover new ways to celebrate God’s beautiful gift of Sabbath! \nThis is a Saturday morning event that will allow time for a light breakfast\, presentation and discussion\, small groups for various arenas of Sabbath practice\, and fellowship. This event will take place at the Parkwood Baptist Church in Annandale\, Va.\, and is co-sponsored by the Rising Day Ministries of the Lord’s Day Alliance and the John Leland Seminary. It is endorsed by the Reformed Institute and highly recommended! \nRSVP FOR THE SABBATH SYMPOSIUM HERE. \n \nDr. Carol Bechtel is Professor of Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary in Michigan. She also serves as a General Synod Professor of Theology in the Reformed Church in America. Dr. Bechtel grew up on a farm in Fulton\, Illinois. She attended Hope College\, Western Theological Seminary and received her Ph.D. in Old Testament from Yale University in 1992. \nDr. Bechtel previously taught at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond\, Virginia. She has also served as a teaching fellow at Yale Divinity School and as interim pastor of Turn of River Presbyterian Church in Stamford\, Connecticut. She wrote the Presbyterian Women’s curriculum: Accepting God’s Gift of Rest and Delight. \nDr. Bechtel grew up on a farm in Fulton\, Illinois. She attended Hope College\, Western Theological Seminary and received her Ph.D. in Old Testament from Yale University in 1992. She now lives in Holland\, Michigan with her husband\, Tom Mullens. They have four children and ten grandchildren. Her hobbies include singing\, cooking\, gardening\, and the Celtic harp. \nA virtual option will be available for long-distance participants.
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/sabbath-symposium-with-carol-bechtel/
LOCATION:Parkwood Baptist Church\, 8726 Braddock Road\, Annandale\, 22003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:The Power of Lament for the Church
DESCRIPTION:The Reformed Institute will hold a morning seminar and worship event April 29 with Dr. David Gambrell of the Office of Theology and Worship for the PCUSA. It features The Power of Lament for the Church\, especially in relation to our history with indigenous peoples and their lands. Gambrell will explore Biblical\, theological and liturgical forms of lament for the Christian life. Participants will learn the forms of lament in Scripture\, church prayers\, and hymns. They will also experience worship practices that they can adapt for their own congregations and devotions in relation to the church’s troubled history\, but also in relation to personal tragedy\, communal injustice\, and more. \nAs Mark Charles said\, “recovering lament is essential for the church to move forward” on past injuries and misdeeds with marginalized people and the planet. \nWATCH RECORDINGS: PART 1 | PART 2
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/the-power-of-lament-for-the-church/
LOCATION:Lewinsville Presbyterian Church\, 1724 Chain Bridge Rd\, McLean\, VA
CATEGORIES:Education,Other Church Events
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SUMMARY:Discerning Welcome: A Reformed Faith Approach to Refugees
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-person Presentation by and Dialogue with Dr. Ellen Clark Clémot\n\nDr. Clémot\, licensed as both a lawyer and a pastor\, will talk about her book\, Discerning Welcome – a Reformed Faith Approach to Refugees\, sharing from the perspective of law and ethics\, with historical information about the Reformed faith tradition of welcoming refugees. \nThe event will take place Saturday\, September 24 from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. at the Darnestown Presbyterian Church\, 15120 Turkey Foot Road\, Gaithersburg\, MD 20878. Continental breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. \nAttendance is also available online and is free of charge. Both in-person and virtual particpation require registration – SEE BELOW. \nTo enhance your experience\, read the book (Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble) and submit questions prior to the event. \nAbout Rev. Dr. Ellen Clark Clémot\nRev. Dr. Ellen Clark Clémot is the author of Discerning Welcome – a Reformed Faith Approach to Refugees (Cascade Books\, 2022). Her book is the result of a personal transformation story\, of both herself and her congregation\, when a long-time church member turned out to be a refugee in need of welcome. Her book aims to equip congregants and churches with deeper understanding and a method for discerning ways to welcome the refugees who already live among us. \nDr. Clémot is the Senior Pastor and Head of Staff at the Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township in Chatham\, New Jersey\, installed there in 2020. Previously she served the Larchmont Avenue Church\, in Larchmont\, New York\, as interim Senior Pastor/Head of Staff; and as interim Senior Pastor/Head of Staff at the First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen\, New Jersey. She was ordained in 2012 to serve as the Associate Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Smithtown\, New York. \nBefore becoming a Pastor\, Ellen practiced international business law for over two decades in New York City\, London\, and Paris. \nDr. Clémot is a graduate of Brown University\, magna cum laude\, with a double major in Religious Studies and Creative Writing. She earned her doctorate in ministry at Duke Divinity School. At seminary she was recognized for her writing on individuals who led the Black church during the Civil Rights era and on Christian ethics. An ongoing theme of her pastoral studies\, and of her ministry\, is Christian hospitality and neighbor love. She has also published articles in the Christian Century and Faith and Leadership magazines. \nMarried to André Clémot\, they reside in New Jersey. The Clémots have two adult daughters.
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/discerning-welcome-a-reformed-faith-approach-to-refugees/
LOCATION:Darnestown Presbyterian Church\, 15120 Turkey Foot Road\, Gaithersburg\, MD\, 20878\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Renewing Theology and Church for Public Life: March 6\, 13\, 20
DESCRIPTION:EVENT RECORDINGS: March 6\, 2021 | March 13\, 2021| March 20\, 2021 \n\nThis course brings experts in national church leadership\, public policy\, and generational forecasting to explore current cultural\, social\, and generational challenges to the church.  They will address trends\, theological shifts\, and resources for renewing the church for public witness–all within a Reformed framework. This VIRTUAL course will include presentations\, small group discussions\, and Q & A.    This is a unique opportunity to engage some of the most visionary church leaders in the Washington DC region. We ask all participants to read Nate Phillips’s “Do Something Else:   The Road Ahead for the Mainline Church.”  Kindle version is $9.99\, available at: \nhttps://www.amazon.com/Do-Something-Else-Mainline-Church/dp/149822637X \nShort Course Spring 2021 Pub Life Flier  \nBiographies of Speakers \nJohn Molina-Moore was called as the General Presbyter of National Capital Presbytery in May 2019. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Sterling College in Communications\, where he was a scholarship student in both music and athletics. He has a MDiv. from Princeton Theological Seminary\, where he won the Gerald R. Johnson Award in Speech Communication in Ministry in preaching and communications. John completed a Certificate in Advanced Executive Leadership for Ministers from Howard University. John served pastorates at Red Clay and Calvary Presbyterian Churches in Wilmington\, Delaware. In National Capital\, he has served as Stated Supply Pastor of Northminster PC and Stated Supply Pastor for Community Life at Western PC. March 13\, 2021 Theology and Public Policy Presenter: \nRev. Jimmie Hawkins Jimmie Hawkins is Director of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Public Witness\, which advocates for policy issues of the PCUSA General Assembly. He earned a BA in Social Studies from North Carolina Central University; a MA in Christian Education from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education; and a MDiv. from the Interdenominational Theological Center/Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary. For twenty years he served as the pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Durham\, NC. He also served as the senior pastor of Grace PC\, Holmes Memorial and Trinity PC in Western Virginia. He has been leader for the Moral Monday Movement since its onset in 2013. \nRev. Jessica Tate\, a lifelong Presbyterian\, became the Director of NEXT Church in 2012\, where she had been in leadership since 2010. NEXT CHURCH is dedicated to strengthening the relational fabric and transformation of the Presbyterian church. Prior to this ministry\, she served as Associate Pastor of Fairfax Presbyterian. She also served as clergy co-chair of VOICE\, a broad-based interfaith\, community power organization. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, she served as a Young Adult Intern for the PC(USA) at the church’s Washington office. Jessica received a MDiv. and a MA in Christian Education from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond.
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/short-course-renewing-theology-and-church-for-public-life/2021-03-06/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Link will be sent a few days before
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Short Course on Biblical Justice and Christian Formation
DESCRIPTION:This short course explores the Presbyterian scholar Michael Barram’s Missional Economics: Biblical Justice and Christian Formation. This is a LIVE ZOOM event on Saturdays\, Nov. 7\, 14\, and 21 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. The author will lead one session\, and two notable Church leaders will lead us in the others. This timely event is co-sponsored by the Justice Formation Fellowship\, a group of Multi-Cultural\, White\, and Black congregations who stand with the Institute for Justice Formation\, John Leland Center for Theological Studies. Join us for this ecumenical and multi-cultural conversation of key Biblical texts on justice and economics\, and their implications for our communities. There will be time for Q & A at each of our sessions. And with Zoom\, there is NO SPACE LIMIT\, so please invite your church brothers and sisters. NO FEE during these stressful times. Leaders include: \nNovember 7\n \nDr. Michael Barram is Professor in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California \nWatch November 7 Session Recording: \n\nNovember 14\n \nStephen Reeves\, Esq.  is Associate Coordinator of Partnerships & Advocacy for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship \nWatch November 14 Session Recording: \n\nNovember 21\n \nRev. Dr. Timothy Tee Boddie is the immediate past General Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer of the Progressive National Baptist Convention \nWatch November 21 Session Recording: \n\n  \nFor full bios and description\, Download: Short Course Fall 2020 flyer  \nRegistration is for all three sessions. Attendance at all sessions is encouraged\, but not required. RSVP BELOW and a Zoom link will be sent to you the week before the event.
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/short-course-on-biblical-justice-and-christian-formation/2020-11-07/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Link will be sent a few days before
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Presbyterians and Race:  A Reflective Experience in Power and Social Justice
DESCRIPTION:An event for this time of racial reckoning.  This event can be available to Reformed Institute Congregations for no charge and to others at shared costs. \nOn Saturday\, September 19\, 10:00 a.m.-noon  the Reformed Institute held a reflective walk in Old Town Alexandria\, Virginia to sites that mark key moments in the story of Presbyterians\, White supremacy\, and Black resistance from colonial days to the present. The 25 participants walked with a focus on reflection\, inspiration and a challenge to action for racial justice. We were honored to have members of the Justice Formation Fellowship churches with us as well. We visited these sites: \nPresbyterian cemetery (starting point) where White slaveholders and workers for abolition are buried side by side. We will also pass the Frederick Douglas Cemetery\, where many Black families are buried. \nThe Freedom House: now a Museum built on one of the largest holding pens for enslaved peoples\, often “owned” by White Presbyterians like Carlyle and Alexander\, but with their own stories of resistance and dignity. \nSite of Appomattox Statue to dead Confederate soldiers\, including white Presbyterians\, who fought for the “the Lost Cause\,” and recently removed by the city after Virginia law changed. \nBeulah Baptist Church: founded by Rev. Clem Robinson\, a graduate of Presbyterian Ashmun Institute (PA) for African-Americans\, and site of first theological school founded for former slaves during Reconstruction. \nAlexandria Academy: first semi-public school for Whites in Alexandria\, organized and lead by Presbyterians\, and supported by George Washington’s scholarships for poorer students. Robert E. Lee was schooled here. Also site of early Black school in 19th century. \nThe Progressive Club: established by Black federal workers\, denied access to established clubs\, in order to strengthen social networks and offer hospitality to professional Black families. \nOld Presbyterian Meeting House: Colonial church founded by city fathers\, with prominent slave “owners\,” some slavery resisters\, and some Black congregants in the early days. \nContraband and Freedman’s Cemetery: burial site of Black Freedmen who struggled with White supremacy and those who successfully escaped slavery during Reconstruction. Their stories continue to inspire and guide present struggles for racial justice. (Vans will take us here\, and back to cars at the Presbyterian Cemetery.) \nThis walk was dedicated to engaging Reformed history and theology with all its voices\, and to serve as a resource for challenging White dominance\, lifting up Black resistance and furthering racial justice. Leaders: Dr. Kent Myers\, Judy Herseth\, Dr. Perzavia Praylow\, Pamela Russel\, Dr. Larry Golemon\, and Yvonne McKinney. \nThe planning team has decided to offer this event again\, so STAY TUNED about possible dates. \nPresbyterians Race and Justice Walk flyer  Sept 19 \n 
URL:https://reformedinstitute.org/event/presbyterians-race-and-justice-walk-sept-19/
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