Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
People often ask me what the hardest part of ministry is. And usually they want me to name a particular part of my work: preaching a sermon, running a stewardship campaign, planning a mission trip, pastoral care, or administration of staff and volunteers. Each of these things could be hard. But they are not the…
This summer my congregation gifted me with a 13-week sabbatical. It provided a level of rest I didn’t know I needed, and a degree of renewal I didn’t think was possible. It will forever shape the course and quality of my ministry, and my heart is filled with gratitude for everyone who made it possible,…
I was talking with one of our Adaptive and Innovative Ministry graduates recently, and he was describing a decision he made early on in the life of his young faith community. See, they started their life together not long before the pandemic, and because they were in New York the pandemic hit them and everyone…