Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
Above: The Rev. Ralph Lowe ’21, associate minister for congregational support and justice ministries of the Pittsburgh Presbytery, preaches during a chapel service at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary The Rev. Mark Blank ’17 pastors Second Congregational Church (Bennington, Vt.)—a rural church in an aging, former mill town, whose congregation he describes as “committed to extravagant welcome.”…
“Be still and know that I am God!” – Psalm 46:10 What does it mean for a preacher to stand before the people of God and say anything of importance about who God is, about God’s call upon our lives, or about God’s active work in the life of the world? How does a preacher…
My administrative assistant is from Ohio. She is a Bengals fan. During football season, we are not friends unless the Steelers are winning, of course. There are good-natured differences, and then there’s today’s political climate. The temperature is too hot to ignore. Avoiding these topics altogether can undermine the church’s role in addressing the moral…