Richmond, Va. – June 22, 2010 – Beginning this fall, Union Presbyterian Seminary will launch Union Sunday, an innovative video curriculum created by faculty members that is available online or on DVD to engage with church study groups across the country.
 
President Brian Blount will kick off the first 12-week series with a study on Revelation beginning September 12. A renowned scholar on the book of Revelation, Dr. Blount is the author of the recent Commentary Revelation for Westminster John Knox Press’s New Testament Library commentary series. His publication has been selected as the top reference book of 2009 by the Academy of Parish Clergy.
 
In response to the growing number of congregations without pastors, the seminary created this program in order to better share the rich resources of its faculty and extended campus technology.  Union Sunday is a series of lessons designed to provide spiritual nourishment for churches around the country (and world), to stimulate conversation among participants, and to trigger interaction with seminary faculty for a mutual learning experience.
 
The Union Sunday Study Series is appropriate for Adult Sunday School, Youth Groups, Presbyterian Women, and Personal Bible Study.
 
Each 12-week series will offer 30 minutes of teaching and 15 minutes of questions and answers from the previous week’s lesson. Students will be able to ask questions and make comments through a blog format. Each year two different series will be offered in the fall and spring. Available to download weekly from UPSem’s website or on DVD, the cost of a subscription/contribution is $200 per series. For churches with less than 100 members, the subscription is $100.   
 
To place an order or to find out more about Union Sunday, go to http://www.regonline.com/unionsunday.