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Inside the PTS Curriculum: Intercultural Experiential Learning

Posted on March 25, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

The “Inside the PTS Curriculum” series gives you an inside look at what students are learning in their courses at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Each article focuses on one class, its subject matter, what students can expect to learn, the required texts, and the kinds of assignments students can expect. We’ll let you know whether the…

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pastors experiencing the shalom of God

The Ministry of Marco Polo: How a Video Chat App Helped My Ministry (and Me)

Posted on March 18, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

In the fall of 2018, I received a call from a former colleague, asking if I would be interested in being a part of a cohort-covenant group of other women pastors. One of her pastor friends was working on her doctor of ministry degree. This group would be a part of her study in pastoral…

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What will I study in seminary?

Posted on February 6, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog

As a former seminarian, and current seminary administrator, I am often asked what students will study in seminary. Those folks remotely connected to a church or faith community will have a number of sneaking suspicions about seminary. They assume seminary is a holy, almost monastic space, where students are immersed in study and enveloped in…

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