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“Who Is My Neighbor?” Andy Bossardet on Incarceration, Survival, and Abundant Life

Posted on September 3, 2024December 13, 2024 by ptsblog

At Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by “Mister” Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,” I am writing…

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Finding the “Purple Zone”: Ministry Across Political Polarization

Posted on August 29, 2024 by ptsblog

How can we talk about the issues that are affecting people’s lives in a way that does not alienate people on different ends of the political spectrum? How do we find the “Purple Zone”? This year, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary will host its 40th annual Henderson Lectures. The theme of this year’s conference is: “Faithful Resistance: Choosing…

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Walking With Others toward Revitalization: The Rev. Dr. N. Graham Standish

Posted on August 20, 2024August 16, 2024 by ptsblog

At Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s 2024 Alumnae/i Days gathering, four alums were honored for their work and recognized as this year’s distinguished alumnae/i or received The Fred Rogers Award for Creative Ministry. In this blog series, meet these alums and discover the ways in which they serve God and neighbor in their communities and across the…

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Founded in 1794, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is a graduate theological school of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), offering master's and doctor of ministry degrees as well as certificate programs. Participating in God's ongoing mission in the world, Pittsburgh Seminary is a community of Christ joining in the Spirit's work of forming and equipping people for ministries familiar and yet to unfold and communities present and yet to be gathered.

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