Black Theology & Leadership Institute at Princeton Seminary

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The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has increased the number of grant start dates per year to three (3), with application deadlines now occurring every four (4) months. Grant project timelines are subject to change in following years. The next deadline for grant proposals is February 15.

https://worship.calvin.edu/grants/worshiping-communities/explore-and-apply/timeline

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for worshiping communities allow a wide range of Christian worshiping communities to focus on projects that connect public worship with Christian discipleship and faith formation.

: Our aim is to support year-long projects that show promise in fostering renewed or strengthened worship practices within worshiping communities in the United States or Canada. (See also: Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for teacher-scholars.)

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Funding awards range from $8,000 to $25,000.

for a Worshiping Communities Grant?
We encourage both emerging and established worshiping communities to develop grant proposals using a collaborative process. Christian communities eligible for grants include:

--New churches and church plants
--Established congregations and parishes
--Seminaries, colleges, and religious schools
--Hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice centers
--Prison and correctional center ministries
--Other Christian worshiping communities

Organizations eligible for the grant program must be based in the United States or Canada and must present proof of their tax-exempt status with their application.

Click here to learn more about the Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program: https://worship.calvin.edu/grants/worshiping-communities/

BTLI FAMILY: Hello! Just in case you didn’t know: There is a new DOCTOR in the House! Our visionary Convener is now Dr. Sushama Austin-Connor!!! Congratulations 👩🏾‍🎓

2022 Black Theology & Leadership Institute at Princeton Seminary: Fire in My Bones: Womanist Leadership, Activism, and Preaching | 🗓 July 10-15, 2022 | ***BTLI WILL BE AN IN-PERSON EVENT***

On behalf of the Office of Continuing Education at Princeton Theological Seminary and The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership at Union Presbyterian Seminary, we invite you to apply for the 2022 Black Theology and Leadership Institute: Fire in My Bones: Womanist Leadership, Activism, and Preaching. The 2022 Black Theology and Leadership Institute (BTLI) will take place from July 10-15, 2022. This initiative is a week-long intensive gathering for Black clergy and laity for training, worship, fellowship, and renewal.

Our leaders for this year include:
The Rev. Dr. Eboni Marshall Turman (Yale Divinity School)
The Revs. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes and Andrew Wilkes (The DoubleLove Experience)
The Rev. Dr. Teddy Reeves (Center for the Study of African American Religious Life, Smithsonian Institution)
The Rev. Dr. Irie Lynne Session (The Gathering, A Womanist Church)
The Rev. Dr. Lisa Thompson (Divinity School, Vanderbilt University)
The Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown (Candler School of Theology, Emory University)
The Rev. Dr. Lisa MI Eriifeoluwa Allen-McLaurin (Interdenominational Theological Center)
The Rev. Dr. AnneMarie Mingo (Penn State University)
The Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey (Meadville Lombard Theological School)
The Rev. Dr. Stephanie M Crumpton (McCormick Theological Seminary)
Dr. Tony McNeill (Clinton College)
The Rev. Dr. Angela Parker (McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University)
Bishop Vashti McKenzie (117th elected and consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church)
The Rev. Dr. Donta McGilvery (Arizona State University)
The. Rev. Dr. Jennifer S Leath (Queens University, Ontario, CA)
The Rev. Dr. MarQuita Carmichael (Virginia Union University)
The Rev. Melanie C. Jones (Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary)

***BTLI 2022 WILL BE AN IN-PERSON EVENT*** Admission to BTLI is by application only. 💻 LINK TO APPLICATION FOR 2022 BLACK THEOLOGY AND LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: https://ptsem.formstack.com/forms/2022btli_

We are also thrilled to announce our new collaboration with the Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary (IYM), the Certificate in Youth and Black Theology designed for Black leaders in youth ministry. Our pilot program will be led by the Rev. Khristi Adams, author of Parable of the Brown Girl: The Sacred Lives of Girls of Color, and the recently released, Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way. This joint certificate program between the Institute of Youth Ministry (IYM) and the Black Theology and Leadership Institute (BTLI) will take place over a three-month period with a cohort of up to 10 people. Cohort members should expect to attend: IYM’s Forum on Youth Ministry from May 3-5, 2022; One Zoom session after the Forum concludes (date to be determined) and BTLI from July 10-15, 2022.

Key details: a cohort of peer-to-peer learning and vocational friendship, developed under the leadership of Rev. Khristi Adams; a designated seminar track at the IYM's Forum on Youth Ministry, May 3-5; a mid-program online book discussion on Zoom (books included); and a cohort reunion through participation at the 2022 BTLI on womanist leadership, activism, and preaching, July 10-15.

The Certificate in Youth and Black Theology is by application only. 💻 LINK TO APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE IN YOUTH AND BLACK THEOLOGY cohort: https://ptsem.formstack.com/forms/certificate_in_youth_and_black_theology_application

Our various websites with more information are forthcoming. Please reach out to me for more information at 📧 [email protected] and/or call ☎️ 609-497-7877.

Sushama Austin-Connor, Program Director
Black Theology and Leadership Institute

Applications for the 2022 Black Theology & Leadership Institute at Princeton Seminary will be available soon. Do not miss your opportunity to apply. Click here to join the interest list so you may receive notification when the application window opens.

The PTS Office of Continuing Education is extremely proud to announce its partnership with the The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership in hosting this year’s institute: “Fire in My Bones: Womanist Leadership, Activism, and Preaching.” promises to be a week of transformative learning, worship, and fellowship. As of this post, no decision has been made regarding how the institute will be hosted. Dates: July 10-15.

Be sure to visit the website to get your name on the interest list: https://btli.ptsem.edu/. We hope you will apply and encourage others to do so. For more information, contact BTLI Program Director, Sushama Austin-Connor at [email protected].

BTLI coming in July 2022 The annual Black Theology and Leadership Institute (BTLI) is a weeklong intensive continuing education event for clergy and laity that includes training, worship, and fellowship

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Join us in congratulating 2021 BTLI Theologian-in-Residence *Dr. Marsha Foster Boyd* who will serve as Interim President of Chicago Theological Seminary.

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