Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
Even before the Rev. Ebony Grisom ‘25 joined Georgetown University as its director for Protestant life, there had been ongoing conversation there about how the University ought to reckon with its history as a Christian institution which owes its survival to practices of enslavement. In 1838, the Jesuit order charged with the University’s oversight sold…
Have you ever been to a meeting so important that it will be remembered and celebrated 17 centuries from today? If so, would you even know? As a pastor of local congregations, I often liked church council meetings. When they worked well, council meetings could be an act of worship: gathering in Christian community, remembering…
Michelle Snyder ’09 is a church consultant and a national leader in suicide prevention training for faith communities. In this post, she shares about her journey from “ministering” to the point of self-neglect to finding theological grounding and healing that enabled her to serve others with energy, joy, and unimaginable impact in faith communities around…