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Leanna Fuller teaches PTS students.

Inside the PTS Curriculum: Introduction to Caring Ministries

Posted on October 3, 2018January 28, 2021 by ptsblog

The “Inside the PTS Curriculum” series gives you an inside look at what students are learning in their courses at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Each article focuses on one class, its subject matter, what students can expect to learn, the required texts, and the kinds of assignments students can expect. We’ll let you know whether the…

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Pastoral Care and Counseling to Navigate Social Services

Posted on June 29, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

As clergy, we find that we are constantly asked to be experts at tasks and we’re unprepared—plumber, roofer, fundraiser, cleaner, social media expert, copier repair person, barista. Tasks we spend years preparing for in seminary revolve around divinity and theology. Tasks many of us hope we are prepared for revolve around care and counseling. Theology…

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Pastoral Care and Counseling to Help Families Heal

Posted on April 27, 2016August 27, 2021 by ptsblog

Within the ministry of pastoral care, healing from brokenness is a central goal, both for individuals and for the families of which they are a part. Although pastoral care can certainly be extended at times of great joy in a family’s life (such as at the time of a marriage or the birth of a…

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