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Sermon Tips: Dealing with Writer’s Block

Posted on July 30, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

As a service to our readers, Pittsburgh Seminary continues our sermon writing tips series. This is our second post and we hope you find it helpful. Be sure to look for other tips from faculty, staff, and alums in the months ahead and read our recent post on preaching without notes. Have a tip you’d like to…

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Sermon Tips: Preaching without Notes

Posted on July 23, 2015January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

As a service to our readers, Pittsburgh Seminary is embarking on a sermon writing tips series. This is our first post and we hope you find it helpful. Be sure to look for other tips from faculty, staff, and alums in the months ahead. Have a tip you’d like to offer or have a sermon issue…

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Climate Change and the Church

Posted on June 29, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

I attended the Henderson Summer Leadership Conference that took place earlier this month at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. I have to confess that I was more intrigued by the opportunity to see Chef Tom strut his stuff than I was by the opportunity to examine issues of food justice. But as I listened to the presenters…

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