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.
Sept. 24
Asa Lee
Mount Olive Baptist Church, Arlington, Va.
Preaching
Sept. 24
Hunter Farrell
Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Teaching, "Minding Our Cultural Blind Spots"
Sept. 24
Tucker Ferda
Sewickley Presbyterian Church, Sewickley, Pa.
Teaching
Sept. 26
Asa Lee
Redstone Presbytery, Latrobe, Pa.
Preaching
Oct. 1
Bala Khyllep
Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tenn.
Preaching
Oct. 1
Asa Lee
Mount Nebo Presbyterian Church, Sewickley, Pa.
Preaching
Oct. 1
Edwin Chr. van Driel
Baldwin United Presbyterian Church, Baldwin, Pa.
Preaching
Oct. 1
Tucker Ferda
Sewickley Presbyterian Church, Sewickley, Pa.
Teaching
Oct. 8
Edwin Chr. van Driel
Baldwin United Presbyterian Church, Baldwin, Pa.
Preaching
Oct. 8
Bala Khyllep
Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Pittburgh, Pa.
Teaching
Oct. 13
Asa Lee
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J.
Participating in Inauguration of President Jonathan Walton
Oct. 14
Hunter Farrell
Muskingum Valley Presbytery, Cambridge, Ohio
Teaching
Oct. 15
Asa Lee
Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga.
Preaching
Oct. 15
Scott Hagley
Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Preaching
Oct. 15
Bala Khyllep
Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Teaching
Oct. 22
Asa Lee
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Preaching
Oct. 22
Hunter Farrell
Community Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Teaching
Oct. 22
Edwin Chr. van Driel
Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
Preaching
Oct. 25
Hunter Farrell
PCUSA Cuba Network National Gathering (online)
Opening Keynote Address
Nov. 5
Hunter Farrell
Old Union Presbyterian Church, Mars, Pa.
Preaching and Teaching
Nov. 8
Charles Fischer III
Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Va.
Preaching at chapel in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the African American Episcopal Historical Collection (AAEHC) on the seminary’s campus
Nov. 9-12
Admissions Staff
National Association of Christian Social Workers Convention, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Admissions Recruitment
Nov. 12
Tucker Ferda
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Teaching
Nov. 12
Hunter Farrell
First Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, N.C.
Preaching and Teaching
Nov. 14-16
Scott Hagley
The Ministry Collaborative, Austin, Texas
Teaching
Nov. 15
Admissions Staff
PCCCA/Campfire Collective Annual Conference, Little Rock, Ark.
Admissions Recruitment
AAR/SBL Annual Meetings, Nov. 18-21, 2023, San Antonio, Texas
Attending: Tucker Ferda, Daniel Frayer-Griggs, Donna Giver-Johnston, AnneMarie Mingo, Derek Woodard-Lehman
Nov. 18
Tucker Ferda
Historical Jesus Studies
Presiding
Nov. 18
Derek Woodard-Lehman
Karl Barth Society of North America
Presenting: "More Than 'a Little Hegeling': The Presence and Influence of Philosophy in Karl Barth's Theology"
Nov. 20
AnneMarie Mingo
Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society
Presiding
Nov. 20
Daniel Frayer-Griggs
Johannine Literature
Presenting: "The Johannine Reception of a Matthean Legend"
Nov. 18
Hunter Farrell
Urban Missiology Annual Meeting (online)
Keynote Address
Nov. 19
Tanner Capps
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Teaching
Nov. 19
Bala Khyllep
Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Participating in Installation of Associate Pastor for Missions and Campus Ministry Rachel Hebert
Nov. 26
Tanner Capps
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Teaching
Nov. 26
Edwin Chr. van Driel
Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
Preaching
Nov. 30-Dec. 2
Donna Giver-Johnston
Academy of Homiletics, Atlanta, Ga.
Attending
Dec. 3
Bala Khyllep
Southminster Presbyterian Church, Pittburgh, Pa.
Teaching
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
June 10-14
Edwin Chr. van Driel
International Consultation on Ecclesial Futures, Halle, Germany
Convener
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
Jerome F. D. Creach
Robert C. Holland Professor of Old Testament
jcreach@pts.edu
412-924-1428
Carolyn Cranston
Director of Alumnae/i and Church Relations
412-924-1375
Erin Davenport
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Continuing Education
edavenport@pts.edu
412-924-1385
Hunter Farrell
Director of the World Mission Initiative
412-924-1402
Tucker Ferda
Associate Professor of New Testament
tferda@pts.edu
412-924-1391
Charles L. Fischer III
Vice President for Seminary Advancement
412-924-1362
Dan Frayer-Griggs
Interim Director of the Center for Writing and Learning Support and Visiting Assistant Professor of Bible
dfrayergriggs@pts.edu
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 Director of the Metro-Urban Institute
amingo@pts.edu
412-924-1401
L. Roger Owens
Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology
412-924-1458
Tracy Riggle Young
Senior Director of Enrollment Services
triggleyoung@pts.edu
412-924-1423
Karen Rohrer
Director of the Center for Adaptive and Innovative Ministry
412-924-1412
Kimberly Russaw
Associate Professor of Old Testament
krussaw@pts.edu
412-924-1407
Kendra Buckwalter Smith
Director of the Worship Program
412-924-1419
R. Drew Smith
Henry L. Hillman Professor of Urban Ministry
rsmith@pts.edu
412-924-1457
Michelle Spomer
Donald G. Miller Librarian and Director of the Clifford E. Barbour Library
412-924-1408
Ron E. Tappy
G. Albert Shoemaker Professor Emeritus of Bible and Archaeology and Director of The Zeitah Excavations
rtappy@pts.edu
412-924-1427
Ayana Teter
Associate Dean for Students and Formation
412-924-1398
Edwin Chr. van Driel
Directors' Bicentennial Professor of Theology
evandriel@pts.edu
412-924-1425
Kenneth Woo
Assistant Professor of Church History
412-924-1350