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Who Is My Neighbor? The Rev. Gad Mpoyo on Neighbor, “Other,” and Interconnectedness

Posted on March 19, 2024December 13, 2024 by ptsblog
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Here at Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by Fred Rogers, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,” I am writing to…

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Christian Education: Women’s First Steps into Seminary

Posted on March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 by ptsblog
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As we begin another Women’s History month, we are once again given an opportunity to reflect on the many firsts in our history. These stories—and the bold women who embody them—offer a lens for examining how far we have come. They act as snapshots of progress, while also frequently leaving us longing for a future…

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Neighbors in the Doctor of Ministry Program

Posted on January 30, 2024January 29, 2024 by ptsblog
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I heard a knock at the front door of our house we had just moved into in Sewickley, Pa. We had moved from Franklin, Tenn., and were grieving the familiar of what we had left and were apprehensive about what we might find in this new place. I opened the door to see a woman…

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