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A “Hot and Cold” Call to Ministry

Posted on March 21, 2023March 13, 2023 by ptsblog
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Second year M.Div. student Stephanie Backus wants people to know that God will never leave nor forsake us, even if we leave or forsake God. She knows this from experience. Her call to ministry has sometimes felt like playing the children’s game of “hot or cold” and searching in the dark for the unknown thing…

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Listening and Learning to Follow God’s Call

Posted on February 7, 2023February 6, 2023 by ptsblog
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Some people put you at ease the moment you meet them. Pamela Tarpley is one of these people. And when she graduates from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary this May, she will use that gift in ways she never imagined. Pamela, the mother of four adult children, is pursuing a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies with…

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PTS’s Director of Enrollment Works Hard, Plays Hard

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