Looking for someone to preach or teach at your church, conference, or small group study? Consider contacting our experts for their thoughts on today's church issues. Have a particular topic that you don't see covered here? Contact the Senior Director of Communications Melissa Logan at or 412-924-1373 to be connected with a resource.
Expand the sections below to see upcoming events, a listing of our experts, and their contact information.
June 5-15
Donna Giver-Johnston
D.Min. Reformed cohort in Edinburgh, Scotland
Leading
June 8
Hunter Farrell
Faith to Action Initiative National Webinar (online)
Webinar with Brian Fikkert and Emmanuel Nabieu
June 9-10
Angela Hancock
Charleston, W.V.
Preaching Workshop for Presbytery of West Virginia
June 10
Leanna Fuller
Kiskiminetas and Huntingdon Presbyteries (online)
Training on Pastoral Care with those Experiencing Loss and Grief
June 11
Asa Lee
The People's Community Baptist Church, Silver Spring, Md.
Preaching
June 13-16
Chris Taylor
UKirk National Gathering, Harrisonburg, Va.
Admissions Recruitment
June 15
Michelle Spomer
Atla Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas
Panel, "Book Talks: Promoting the Library and Creating Community"
June 15-17
Sean Thomas
National Black Presbyterian Caucus Biennial Conference, Charleston, S.C.
Admissions Recruitment
June 15-17
Admissions Staff; Carolyn Cranston; Erik Hoeke
Western PA United Methodist Annual Conference, Erie, Pa.
Admissions Recruitment; Alumnae/i Relations
June 16-17
Erik Hoeke
Fred Rogers Institute, Latrobe, Pa.
Paper presentation, "Fred Rogers: Public Theologian"
June 17
Charles Fischer III
Calvary Episcopal Church, Charleston, S.C.
Participating in Installation Service
June 17
Asa Lee
Mount Carmel Baptist Church, North Versailles, Pa.
Speaker at Men's Breakfast
June 16-18
Hunter Farrell and Bala Khyllep
American Society of Missiology, St. Mary's College, South Bend, Ind.
Respond to panel reviewing Freeing Congregational Mission
June 18-30
Kendra Buckwalter Smith
Worship & Music Conference, Presbyterian Association of Musicians, Montreat, N.C.
Conference Liturgist and Liturgy Seminar Leader
June 24
Asa Lee
Men's Power Summit, August Wilson Center
Featured Speaker
June 25
Asa Lee
Crafton Heights United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Preaching
June 26-29
AnneMarie Mingo
Ministry in the City HUB Gathering, New York, N.Y.
Participating
July 7
AnneMarie Mingo
18th Biennial Assembly of the ELCA's African Descent Lutheran Association, Atlanta, Ga.
Opening Keynote Address
July 9
Carolyn Cranston
Jefferson United Presbyterian Church, Jefferson Hills, Pa.
Preaching
July 9, 16, 23, 30
Angela Hancock
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Indiana, Pa.
Preaching
July 13-15
Donna Giver-Johnston, Shan Overton
Wild Goose Festival, Union Grove, N.C.
Attending
July 16
Erik Hoeke
Trinity United Methodist Church, McMurray, Pa.
Preaching
July 17-21
Edwin Chr. van Driel
International Consultation on Ecclesial Futures, San Francisco, Calif.
Chairing the Meeting and Presenting
July 17-21
Scott Hagley and Karen Rohrer
International Consultation on Ecclesial Futures, San Francisco, Calif.
Presenting
July 23
Asa Lee
Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, N.C.
Keynote Address
July 17-21
Scott Hagley
Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C.
Speaking
July 24-28
Ken Woo
International Congress on Calvin Research, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Plenary Lecture
July 30
Asa Lee
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Preaching
Aug. 2-4
Donna Giver-Johnston
National Biblical Storytellers, Baltimore, Md.
Attending
Aug. 6
Asa Lee
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Preaching
Aug. 18-19
Helen Blier
Office of General Assembly Ecclesial Discernment and Formation Event, Minneapolis, Minn.
Delegate
Aug. 20
Donna Giver-Johnston
Community Presbyterian Church, Ben Avon, Pa.
Preaching
Aug. 20
Bala Khyllep
Jefferson United Presbyterian Church, Jefferson Hills, Pa.
Preaching
Aug. 24
Emma Kate Lander
Young Adult Volunteers Orientation, Louisville, Ky.
Admissions Recruitmen
Sept. 3
Hunter Farrell
Old Union Presbyterian Church, Mars, Pa.
Preaching
Sept. 6-8
Hunter Farrell
Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, N.C.
Opening Keynote Address at National Missionary Summit
Oct. 1
Bala Khyllep
Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tenn.
Preaching
Nov. 9-12
Admissions Staff
National Association of Christian Social Workers Convention, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Admissions Recruitment
Nov. 15
Admissions Staff
PCCCA/Campfire Collective Annual Conference, Little Rock, Ark.
Admissions Recruitment
2024
Jan. 2-5
Emma Kate Lander
Montreat College Conference, Montreat, N.C.
Admissions Recruitment
Jan. 23-26
Chris Taylor
Association of Partners in Christian Education, St. Louis, Mo.
Admissions Recruitment
Helen Blier
Director of Continuing Education
412-924-1346
John P. Burgess
James Henry Snowden Professor of Systematic Theology
jburgess@pts.edu
412-924-1430
Franklin Tanner Capps
Director of the Miller Summer Youth Institute
412-924-1368
Jennifer Christmas
Associate Curator of the Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology
jechristmas@pts.edu
412-924-1394
Jerome F. D. Creach
Robert C. Holland Professor of Old Testament
412-924-1428
Carolyn Cranston
Director of Alumnae/i and Church Relations
ccranston@pts.edu
412-924-1375
Erin Davenport
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Continuing Education
412-924-1385
Hunter Farrell
Director of the World Mission Initiative
hfarrell@pts.edu
412-924-1402
Tucker Ferda
Associate Professor of New Testament
412-924-1391
Charles L. Fischer III
Vice President for Seminary Advancement
cfischer@pts.edu
412-924-1362
Leanna K. Fuller
Joan Marshall Associate Professor of Pastoral Care
412-924-1459
Donna Giver-Johnston
Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program
dgiverjohnston@pts.edu
412-924-1421
Scott J. Hagley
W. Don McClure Associate Professor of World Mission and Evangelism
412-924-1399
Angela Dienhart Hancock
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Howard C. Scharfe Associate Professor of Homiletics
ahancock@pts.edu
412-924-1453
Jennifer Kaalund
Associate Professor of New Testatment
412-924-1386
Bala Khyllep
Associate Director of the World Mission Initiative
bkhyllep@pts.edu
412-924-1364
Asa J. Lee
President and Professor of Theological Formation for Ministry
412-924-1366
AnneMarie Mingo
Associate Professor of Ethics, Culture, and Moral Leadership and Acting Director of the Metro-Urban Institute
amingo@pts.edu
412-924-1401
Mary O'Shan (Shan) Overton
Director of the Center for Writing and Learning Support
412-924-1454
L. Roger Owens
Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology
lowens@pts.edu
412-924-1458
Tracy Riggle Young
Senior Director of Enrollment Services
412-924-1423
Karen Rohrer
Director of the Center for Adaptive and Innovative Ministry
krohrer@pts.edu
412-924-1412
Kimberly Russaw
Associate Professor of Old Testament
412-924-1407
Kendra Buckwalter Smith
Director of the Worship Program
ksmith@pts.edu
412-924-1419
R. Drew Smith
Henry L. Hillman Professor of Urban Ministry
412-924-1457
Michelle Spomer
Donald G. Miller Librarian and Director of the Clifford E. Barbour Library
mspomer@pts.edu
412-924-1408
Ron E. Tappy
G. Albert Shoemaker Professor Emeritus of Bible and Archaeology and Director of The Zeitah Excavations
412-924-1427
Ayana Teter
Associate Dean for Students and Formation
ateter@pts.edu
412-924-1398
Edwin Chr. van Driel
Directors' Bicentennial Professor of Theology
412-924-1425
Kenneth Woo
Assistant Professor of Church History
kwoo@pts.edu
412-924-1350