Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
As director of enrollment at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, I get to do a lot of guest preaching around the country. I wind up in churches and chapels in areas as diverse as Tampa Bay, Fla., and Kittaning, Pa. In all of these settings, I find myself fascinated by the theology of the buildings. That’s right. Church buildings…
In late June, I packed my car with favorite books like old friends, my laptop, and a suitcase, and set the GPS to take me from Pittsburgh to Chicago. For a week, I get to revisit the good work that was my first call to ministry. For the past couple of years, a Midwestern seminary has…
I came to Pittsburgh from Colorado to get a Master of Divinity. I wanted to be a pastor. But three months after graduation, I was serving espresso in a local café. For the next five years, the 61C Café in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh would be my employer, my community, and my mission…