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The Dream of Seeing Color

Posted on January 10, 2023January 9, 2023 by ptsblog

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream for our nation. He also had a challenge. On the weekend celebrating his legacy, we tend to focus on the dream and minimize the challenge. The Aug. 28, 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech is one of the most historically significant speeches in American history…

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PTS’s Director of Enrollment Works Hard, Plays Hard

Posted on December 13, 2022November 30, 2022 by ptsblog

What do seminary admissions departments, a group of parents, and the 1980’s “Bad Boys” Detroit Pistons have in common? All of them, Tracy Riggle Young would say, demonstrate the power of hard work and collaboration to accomplish great things. Tracy is Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s senior director of enrollment services, leading the Seminary’s admissions team in…

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Certificate for Mission Leaders

Posted on December 6, 2022November 29, 2022 by ptsblog

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is excited to offer our revamped Graduate Certificate in Missional Leadership, offered through the Seminary’s World Mission Initiative, starting in January 2023. This graduate certificate is a hybrid program that equips students through academic and experiential training, mentoring, and the development of skills in networking to engage their congregations more faithfully and…

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Founded in 1794, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is a graduate theological school of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), offering master's and doctor of ministry degrees as well as certificate programs. Participating in God's ongoing mission in the world, Pittsburgh Seminary is a community of Christ joining in the Spirit's work of forming and equipping people for ministries familiar and yet to unfold and communities present and yet to be gathered.

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