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Budgets Tell a Story

Posted on September 13, 2022September 29, 2022 by ptsblog

For many churches, fall is budgeting season. In the best case scenario, the process is excruciatingly boring. The worst case? Anxiety, conflict, and division. Budgeting may be necessary, but few clergy or laity enjoy it. Endure might be the more fitting word. But ideally, the church budgeting process should be more than filling out numbers…

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Pop Culture In the Classroom

Posted on September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 by ptsblog

As a new class of masters students entered Pittsburgh Seminary this fall, many of these first-year students enrolled in “Genesis through Esther” taught by Dr. Kimberly D. Russaw. In this class, they will engage in the challenge of critical analysis of the biblical text. They will also discover a healthy dose of popular culture. Connecting…

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Sabbath Rest as Equality

Posted on August 30, 2022August 31, 2022 by ptsblog

One of the best things about attending a small Christian college in the Midwest was worshiping in a local congregation on Sunday alongside professors and university staff, factory workers and business owners, and even the university president. No matter who someone was at the university or in town during the week, in worship we were…

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