Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Preparing for Ministry in the Way of Jesus
What was the Presbyterian Church thinking when they decided to have the 221st General Assembly in Detroit, MI? Of all places! (As you’ll recall, the last Assembly was held in beautiful Pittsburgh, PA. Just sayin’.) Haven’t they seen the news? Don’t they read the papers? Don’t they know Detroit’s a warzone? Dangerous? Hopeless? Several friends…
Young adults seek new forms of Christian education. This article was originally published in the May 2014 special edition “Guide to Young Adult Ministry” of Presbyterians Today magazine. To subscribe or read more articles from this issue, go to www.pcusa.org/today. Battered by a constant torrent of news stories, online media, and social networking feeds, millennials have grown…
I actually laughed when I was asked to reflect on one thing I wish I had learned in seminary after nearly a year in ministry. A friend’s response to hearing about this prompt was, “One thing? Can it be ten?” Truthfully, I have encountered more things than I can count in my first year of…