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PTS’s Director of Enrollment Works Hard, Plays Hard

Posted on December 13, 2022November 30, 2022 by ptsblog

What do seminary admissions departments, a group of parents, and the 1980’s “Bad Boys” Detroit Pistons have in common? All of them, Tracy Riggle Young would say, demonstrate the power of hard work and collaboration to accomplish great things. Tracy is Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s senior director of enrollment services, leading the Seminary’s admissions team in…

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Certificate for Mission Leaders

Posted on December 6, 2022November 29, 2022 by ptsblog

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is excited to offer our revamped Graduate Certificate in Missional Leadership, offered through the Seminary’s World Mission Initiative, starting in January 2023. This graduate certificate is a hybrid program that equips students through academic and experiential training, mentoring, and the development of skills in networking to engage their congregations more faithfully and…

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Wandering with Purpose and Joy

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 by ptsblog

Not everyone pursues a seminary degree to prepare for ministry in a local church. Some, like PTS alumna Kate Lockard Snyder of Danville, Ky., use their theological education in unique and creative ways. Kate, who graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2005 with a master of arts in theological studies, ended up at PTS because…

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