• February 6 at Grace Presbyterian
Located in or near Midland, Texas? Join The Rev. Dr. Carolyn B. Helsel, ’10 ThM, ’04 MDiv, and
Women in Ministry for a special lunch and workshop on preaching about racism. Registration is open for this February 6 event, so sign up now to attend!
Preaching about racism needs to happen more regularly in majority-white churches, and yet it is a challenging subject to confront. Save the date now and plan to join us in Midland, Texas, with The Rev. Dr. Carolyn B. Helsel, renowned author and assistant professor of homiletics at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
The event takes place at
Grace Presbyterian Church
2801 North Garfield, Midland, Texas
Noon to 2:30 p.m. Lunch and Workshop
Cost is $10
RSVP to
womeninministry@ptsem.edu
Drawing from her second book,
Preaching about Racism, Dr. Helsel will walk through ways to engage this subject faithfully from the pulpit in white communities. Dr. Helsel is also the author of
Anxious to Talk About It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully About Race.
The Rev. Dr. Carolyn B. Helsel
Assistant Professor of Homiletics
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Carolyn B. Helsel earned her BA at Whitworth University, her MDiv and ThM at Princeton Theological Seminary, and her PhD at Emory University. Her work focuses on helping white Christians have conversations in their faith communities about racism.
Dr. Helsel joined the faculty of Austin Seminary in 2015. Prior to her appointment she was a transitional pastor for The Presbyterian Church in Sudbury, MA. She also served as visiting professor at both the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and Wartburg Theological Seminary. Helsel was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and served as associate pastor at John Calvin Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, TX. While in Boston, she served on the Synod Work Group on Race for the Synod of the Northeast and on the Committee on Preparation for Ministry for Boston Presbytery.
The
Women in Ministry Initiative (WIM)
— part of the Center for Theology, Women, and Gender at Princeton Theological Seminary — honors, celebrates, and remembers all women associated with Princeton Seminary since its founding. These women include graduates, staff, administrators, trustees, field education supervisors, friends, supporters, and volunteers. WIM also offers ongoing support to, and advocacy for, women in their service to God, the church, and the world.
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