Many of America's greatest preachers will assemble at historic Riverside Church to call progressive Christians to renewed vigor in challenging times.  Honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Riverside's founding minister, Harry Emerson Fosdick, the Fosdick Preaching Convocation was first
held in 1978 and subsequently in 1982, 1986 and 1997. Union is one of the eight area seminaries co-sponsoring the event with the Riverside Church.

The convocation will include workshops and dynamic preaching from today's most honored preachers, including Union's Barbara Lundblad.

The Poverty Initiative is sponsoring two workshops:

Street Preaching
Tuesday, Oct. 24
Led by Jeff Mansfield
Responding to claims of job discrimination and mistreatment work of immigrant workers in New York, the Poverty Initiative, along with students from the Union Theological Seminary’s Preaching for Social Transformation Class, have led weekly worship services for worker’s rights in front of restaurants across New York City. These services have been in support of the worker’s rights campaign of the Restaurant Opportunities Center. Come learn how street preaching is being used to gain economic justice for all.

Ending Poverty: The Poverty Initiative Model
Thursday, Oct. 26
The Poverty Initiative at Union Theological Seminary is a multi-faceted program dedicated to raising up generations of religious and community leaders committed to building a social movement to end poverty, led by the poor. This workshop will include discussion of the Poverty Initiative at Union Seminary as a model that is being replicated in other semiaries and educational institutions and the immersion experience curriculum  for last year’s Hurricane Katrina course.