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Non-Traditional Ministry: Preaching in a Nursing Home

Posted on January 19, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

After graduating with my M.Div./MSW from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2005 I was excited to see how I would use both degrees. I discovered that my passion and degrees aligned in continuing care/nursing home chaplaincy. The ministry for which my M.Div. prepared me theologically coupled with the skills gained through my masters in social work program was a…

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Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America

Posted on January 15, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

Earlier this academic year, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s American Religious Biography class studied biographical accounts of seven women and men whose lives spanned the centuries from the colonial era through the 20th century. After digging deeply into the historical accounts of those Christian figures, students reflected on what insight each narrative might have for modern Christians,…

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Dream Is Freedom: Pauli Murray & American Democratic Faith

Posted on January 13, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

Earlier this academic year, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s American Religious Biography class studied biographical accounts of seven women and men whose lives spanned the centuries from the colonial era through the 20th century. After digging deeply into the historical accounts of those Christian figures, students reflected on what insight each narrative might have for modern Christians,…

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