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Saturday, July 26th, 2008. 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
pbb. HUNTS POINT (Bronx) - new date!
Host: Jonathan Roque: Join us for a time of communal scripture reading, prayer walks around the neighborhood, and a taste of New York City's diverse cuisine. Check back soon for more information. To RSVP and enquire about details, please contact pbb.nyc@cityseminaryny.org. - PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO JULY 26, 2008.
Saturday, May 17th, 2008. 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
pbb. ST GEORGE (Staten Island)
Host: Bola Oyesanya: Join us for a time of communal scripture reading, prayer walks around the neighborhood, and a taste of New York City's diverse cuisine. We will meet in the waiting room of the Staten Island ferry (Staten Island side) promptly at 10:00 am. Look out for someone wearing a grey "City Seminary" t-shirt to find the group. To RSVP and enquire about details, please contact pbb.nyc@cityseminaryny.org.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Pentecostalism in African Christianity: A discursive interpretation
Rev. Dr. Ogbu Kalu: Dr. Kalu is the Henry Winters Luce Professor of World Christianity and Mission at McCormick Theological Seminary. Dr. Kalu came to McCormick in 2001 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he had served as Professor of Church History for many years. He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria. He has served as visiting professor at several institutions, including Harvard, Bayreuth, Toronto, McGill, Edinburgh, Pretoria, and the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Seoul. He has published extensively: 15 books, including Power, Poverty and Prayer: The Challenges of Poverty and Pluralism in African Christianity, 1960-1996 and as editor, History of the Church in the Third World: Vol. III, African Christianity: An African Story, plus more than 150 articles in journals and edited volumes. For many years, Ogbu provided leadership in theological education in Africa and he is currently the Director of the Christianity in Africa Project.

This event will be held at City Seminary of New York, located at 2204 Frederick Douglass Blvd (corner of West 119th Street and Frederick Douglass Blvd.). Closest subways: B/C (116th Street station), A/B/C/D (125th Street station). Street parking is available. If you are interested in attending, please email seminar@cityseminaryny.org.
Thursday, April 24th, 2008. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
History of Christianity in the Americas
Dr. Luis N. Rivera-Pagán: Dr. Rivera-Pagán, Princeton Theological Seminary’s Henry Winters Luce Professor of Ecumenics and Mission, holds an S.T.M., an M.A., and a Ph.D., all from Yale University. An American Baptist and a native of Puerto Rico, he is editor of the official report of the Ninth Assembly of the World Council of Churches (Brazil, 2006). He teaches courses on Latin American theology, Third World liberation theologies, theological readings of world literature, and problems and issues in the 16th-century Christianization of the Americas. He is interested in the history of Latin American Christianity, and theology and literature.

This event will be held at City Seminary of New York, located at 2204 Frederick Douglass Blvd (corner of West 119th Street and Frederick Douglass Blvd.). Closest subways: B/C (116th Street station), A/B/C/D (125th Street station). Street parking is available. If you are interested in attending, please email seminar@cityseminaryny.org.
Thursday, March 13th, 2008. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Survey of Christianity in China: 8th century to present - Part 2
Rev. Dr. Grace Ying May: For Rev. Dr. Grace May's bio, please see the March 6, 2008 event details.

This event will be held at City Seminary of New York, located at 2204 Frederick Douglass Blvd (corner of West 119th Street and Frederick Douglass Blvd.). Closest subways: B/C (116th Street station), A/B/C/D (125th Street station). Street parking is available. If you are interested in attending, please email seminar@cityseminaryny.org.
Saturday, March 8th, 2008. 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
pbb. EAST NEW YORK (Brooklyn)
Host: Vivian Grubb: Join us for a time of communal scripture reading, prayer walks around the neighborhood, and a taste of New York City's diverse cuisine. We will meet at True Holy Church, located at 1866 Eastern Parkway (Atlantic Ave) Brooklyn, NY 11233. Closest train stations: Rockaway Ave (C), Broadway Junction - East New York (A,C), Broadway Junction - Eastern Parkway (L), East New York (LIRR). To RSVP and enquire about details, please contact pbb.nyc@cityseminaryny.org. On the day of the event, please contact Maria at 917.519.5283 if you cannot find us.
Thursday, March 6th, 2008. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Survey of Christianity in China: 8th century to present - Part 1
Rev. Dr. Grace Ying May: Dr. May holds an M.Div from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Th.D and Boston University. Dr. May's research and interest have focused on the church in China, the Chinese diaspora, and women in ministry. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she is currently pastoring the English Service at the First Chinese Presbyterian Church in NYC and has served at Roxbury Presbyterian Church, an African-American church in Boston. She has presented a paper on house church movements in China at the Costas Consultation of Global Christianity, served as a panelist on China and Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State, presented a paper on Watchman Nee's Spiritual Formation at the Evangelical Theological Society, spoke on calling at the inaugural Keaton Lectureship at the American Baptist Seminary of the West, participated in the Catalyst Asian American Christian Leadership Forum and most recently taught in Kenya on biblical equality at a pastors' conference. She taught missiology and theology at Gordon-Conwell. Her publications include contributions to the Global God, InterVarsity Women's Bible Commentary, and Christians for Biblical Equality's Priscilla Papers.

This event will be held at City Seminary of New York, located at 2204 Frederick Douglass Blvd (corner of West 119th Street and Frederick Douglass Blvd.). Closest subways: B/C (116th Street station), A/B/C/D (125th Street station). Street parking is available. If you are interested in attending, please email seminar@cityseminaryny.org.
Sunday, February 17th, 2008. 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
pbb. JACKSON HEIGHTS (Queens)
Host: Biju George: Join us for a time of communal scripture reading, prayer walks around the neighborhood, and a taste of New York City's diverse cuisine. We will meet at the intersection of 37th Road and Broadway, close to the Astoria bank. Closest subways: 7, E, F, R, V, to "Jackson Heights - Roosevelt Ave - 74th St" station) To RSVP and enquire about details, please contact pbb.nyc@cityseminaryny.org. If you are looking for us on the day of the prayer event, please call Maria at 917.519.5283.
Saturday, December 8th, 2007. 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
FALL CONFERENCE ON URBAN MINISTRY: “LESS THAN $2 A DAY”
New Song Community Church, 2230 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10026: Click here for more information.
Thursday, November 29th, 2007.
Maria Liu Wong Appointed Dean: Maria Liu Wong has been promoted to the position of Dean of City Seminary of New York. She has been with the seminary for the past year as Assistant Director.

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