I was talking with one of our Adaptive and Innovative Ministry graduates recently, and he was describing a decision he made early on in the life of his young faith community. See, they started their life together not long before the pandemic, and because they were in New York the pandemic hit them and everyone…
Category: Ministry
Cafe Momentum Opening Soon
Pittsburgh’s newest restaurant will have a Pittsburgh Theological Seminary connection. Café Momentum, will offer fine dining to the public while equipping 15- to 19-year-olds who have been part of the criminal justice system. Its executive director is PTS alum Gene Walker ’20, who completed the PTS Graduate Certificate in Church Planting and Revitalization (now called…
Creating a Narrative Budget
This is part 2 of 2 in a series about church budgeting. Read Part 1, “Budgets Tell a Story” A mentor once taught me that no one has ever been inspired to give by looking at a line item budget. Yet year after year, I hear of churches passing around the budget so congregants can…