The Rev. Dr. John Burgess, professor of systematic theology, was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and a Luce Fellowship. These awards made it possible for him to return to Russia to teach at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Humanitarian University and research the Orthodox Church’s resurgence in the country. He and his family regularly write about their experiences…
Category: Ministry
Preach Like a Girl!
When I arrived at PTS, like many of my peers, I was questioning my call to ministry. After all, I didn’t really have any pastor role models who were female. So what made me think that I could, or should, feel that I was called to pastoral ministry? Thankfully, I have had some wonderfully affirming…
Shots for Salvation
One of the biggest complaints I have heard among seminary students throughout the country is that there aren’t enough practical applications between what they learn in class and what they will be doing in their careers. We spend a lot of time talking about our call as though it will take place months or even…