Preparing for Ministry in the Way of Jesus
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is located on a city block that borders Pittsburgh’s East Liberty and Highland Park neighborhoods. Though our neighborhood has seen its ups and downs, it is experiencing a boom of local small businesses moving into our once vacant storefronts and consequently bringing the people back to the East End. East Liberty is becoming a…
Coming to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary was a huge adjustment for me. It wasn’t just an issue about being away from home. In all honesty, it was an issue about how I was outside of my comfort zone. I had my own personal circle of friends. We would spend a lot of time together. Togetherness was a part…
When I was visiting seminaries and discerning where I should begin my theological studies, Pittsburgh didn’t exactly top my list. In fact, it wasn’t even on my radar. There were no dubious reasons for this. I just didn’t have any context for Pittsburgh. Thanks be to God that a faculty member and friend of the…