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Who Is My Neighbor? The Rev. Dr. Mary Beth Tipton on Deconstruction, Mercy, and Risk-Taking Love

Posted on September 15, 2025 by ptsblog

At Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by Mr. Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you!”, I am writing…

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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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