Covenant Class Programs

Dr. Brennan W. Breed Grace and the Law in the Old Testament To many Christians, it seems like the Old Testament and New Testament describe different deities altogether: in the Old Testament, God seems angry, legalistic, judgmental, and vengeful, while the New Testament describes a loving, caring, and gracious God. But is this actually true? During our time together, we will explore the questions of God’s anger and judgment, the role of the Law in both the Old Testament and the…

Sherriff Hall Deflecting Mental Health Out of the Criminal Justice System

Discerning and Visioning Towards 2030: Hearing God’s Call Together Led by Donovan Drake

Rev. Claire BerryA Closer Look at Campus Ministry August 13, 2023 Rev. Claire Berry, Executive Director and Campus Minister of UKirk Nashville, will share an update on her ministry with college students at Vanderbilt and Belmont as a new school year begins. The class will also delve into what campus ministry really involves in 2023. What are the challenges and opportunities? What does the life of faith look an sound like for students, and how does Presbyterian campus ministry suppor faith’s…

WPC Earth Care Task ForceConcerned about Climate Change? Join us as we discuss the topics about our place in the natural world (the anthropomorphic vs theocentric, etc, what both the Old and New Testament have to say about it, and discuss what perspective we might take in viewing New Testament writings, which many do not think addresses the issue of our place in the natural world. July 16, 2023 July 23, 2023 July 30, 2023 August 6, 2023

Covenant Class | Led by Mike Hassell, author of Deep Tradeoffs. Polarization, uncivil bickering, alienated families and friends — these are among the most disturbing problems of our time. Many remedies focus on attitudes or processes of engagement, including openness, grace, curiosity, mirroring, etc. But there’s far more to consider in effectively engaging people who disagree, including powerful subconscious motives and value tradeoffs just beneath our normal awareness. During the July 9th Covenant Sunday School class in Fellowship Hall, Elder Mike Hassell discussed…

Melting Bullets Into Bells | Stephanie Mercedes | Covenant Class | 06.25.23 Click HERE to learn more about this artist, Stephanie Mercedes, and the melting of bullet casings and guns.

Covenant Class | Frances Hahn, Holocaust Survivor Frances Cutler Hahn was born Fanny Lindenberg Kahane on March 16, 1938, in Paris, France. Her parents, Schlomo Zalman Kahane and Cyla Lindenberg, came to Paris in 1936 from Poland. When Fanny was three, her parents placed her in a children’s home prior to their own arrests. Cyla Kahane was deported on Convoy 11 from Drancy to Auschwitz in 1942, where she perished. After her father was warned that Fanny would soon be…

Covenant Class | Richard Boyce State of Nashville Report Adam Buzard, Director of United4Pastors, will lead a discussion on Operation Andrew Group explaining Barna Research’s “State of Nashville” report. Operation Andrew Group brings churches together in three key initiatives: public education, pastor engagement, and young adult mentoring all to live out our mission to unite, partner and love. April 28, 2023

Covenant Class | Richard Boyce Christian Ethics in Three Acts: Biblical Stories on the Command to Love Please join Richard Boyce as he pushes us beyond more sentimental notions of love toward the “covenant loyalty” that is the way of Jesus. Richard Boyce is a PC (U.S.A) pastor, Ph.D. in Old Testament and recently retired Dean of Union Theological Seminary at the Charlotte, NC campus. April 28, 2023

Covenant Class | Rev. Will Wellman Faith and Ecology in Conversation  “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it!” Come learn about the Biblical and theological precedent for Creation care.  Rev. Will Wellman is a writer, poet, and co-founder of The EcoTheo Review.  April 23, 2023

Covenant Class | John F. Kutsko Guest speaker John F. Kutsko, Executive Director of Atla, a membership association of librarians and information professionals, and a producer of research tools, committed to advancing the study of religion and theology. April 23, 2023

Covenant Class | Rev. Dr. Carlos Emilio Ham Carlos Emilio Ham, President Emeritus of the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC), has served as a pastor of the Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba for more than 35 years. He joined the staff of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in March 2001 as Program Executive for Evangelism, served as the Coordinator of the Mission and Ecumenical Formation Team, and finally as Program Executive for Diakonia & Latin America-Caribbean until December 2013.  In…

Covenant Class | THE WHIRLWIND DISCOURSES IN THE BOOK OF JOB | Choon-leong Seow Choon-leong Seow, Vanderbilt, Buffington, Cupples Chair in Divinity Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible, THE WHIRLWIND DISCOURSES IN THE BOOK OF JOB. The book of Job, widely regarded as a classic in world literature, reaches its climax in chapters 38-41, where God finally responds to Job. Yet, these are also among the most controversial and difficult portions to understand. This series of lectures will consider the theological meaning of these divine speeches as God answer to Job’s problem, as well as Job’s responses…

Covenant Class | Parables: At Once, Revealing and Veiling | Lucas W. Mburu | 02.12.23 Lucas hails from Kenya, Africa. He is a husband to Eunice and father to Grace and Timothy. He is an ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serving with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa – Kenya. He holds an M.A.(TS) degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2021 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. program in the New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University. His study interest gravitates around Jesus’s words on human agency and…

Covenant Class | Parables: At Once, Revealing and Veiling | Lucas W. Mburu | 02.12.23 Lucas hails from Kenya, Africa. He is a husband to Eunice and father to Grace and Timothy. He is an ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serving with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa – Kenya. He holds an M.A.(TS) degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2021 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. program in the New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University. His study interest gravitates around Jesus’s words on human agency and…

Covenant Class | Parables: At Once, Revealing and Veiling | Lucas W. Mburu | 02.05.23 Lucas hails from Kenya, Africa. He is a husband to Eunice and father to Grace and Timothy. He is an ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serving with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa – Kenya. He holds an M.A.(TS) degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2021 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. program in the New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University. His study interest gravitates around Jesus’s words on human agency and…

Covenant Class | The Future of theological Education | Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo | 01.29.23

Guest Speaker: Kem Hinton FAIA Kem is an architect, historian, author, artist, and lecturer.   Incredible structures, fascinating history, religious intrigue, and unsolved mysteries The Temple Mount in Jerusalem THE MOST SACRED PLACE ON EARTH! A REMARKABLE JOURNEY THROUGH 3,000 YEARS | Part II | January 8, 2023

Guest Speaker: Kem Hinton FAIA Kem is an architect, historian, author, artist, and lecturer.   Incredible structures, fascinating history, religious intrigue, and unsolved mysteries The Temple Mount in Jerusalem THE MOST SACRED PLACE ON EARTH! A REMARKABLE JOURNEY THROUGH 3,000 YEARS | January 8, 2023