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Creating Space for Anti-Racist Work

Posted on October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 by ptsblog
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Two PTS alumni lead an anti-racism collective in Pittsburgh Even through a computer screen, the Rev. Mike Holohan ’10 and the Rev. Gavin Walton ’16 exude hospitality and friendliness. It’s easy to see why both are pastors, capable of delicately balancing speaking with listening, and the pastoral with the prophetic. Together, Gavin and Mike lead…

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World Traveler Makes Students Feel at Home

Posted on September 11, 2023September 8, 2023 by ptsblog
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Ashley Johnson loves to travel. Some of her favorite journeys have been trips to Cuba, Costa Rica, and South Africa. She also loves her nearly annual trips to Manchester, England, to visit family members who live there—often around the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season. So it’s fitting that this native of Pittsburgh spends her…

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Meeting People Where They Are

Posted on August 21, 2023August 1, 2023 by ptsblog
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Amy Newell is a part-time pastor with a full-time ministry that models the blessings and relational opportunities of a bi-vocational call. It’s not uncommon for someone to move across the street from a church and become its pastor. But usually these events happen simultaneously, not three decades apart. PTS alumna and member of the Board…

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