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Leading in Ministry, Empowering the Community, and Praising the Lord: the Rev. Dr. Sheila Johnson (Hunt)

Posted on June 18, 2024June 20, 2024 by ptsblog

At Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s 2024 Alumnae/i Days gathering, four alums were honored for their work and recognized as this year’s distinguished alumnae/i or received The Fred Rogers Award for Creative Ministry. In this blog series, meet these alums and discover the ways in which they serve God and neighbor in their communities and across the…

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What Doctor of Ministry Focus is Right For Me?

Posted on December 6, 2019January 4, 2022 by ptsblog

What Doctor of Ministry Focus area at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary makes the most sense for you? One of the distinctive features of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Pittsburgh Seminary is the variety of different focus areas. Passion, purpose, and plan are three important elements in determining the best DMin focus area for you. First…

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Why Get a DMin?

Posted on November 12, 2019January 4, 2022 by ptsblog

Many pastors sense that the church they were trained to serve and the church they encounter each day are two different universes. Things change. Change is part of life. Yet change in the church over the last two decades has been phenomenal. Even disorienting. Some of us adapt to change easily. For others, it’s really…

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