Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
When the Rev. Michael Wallace ’14 was a student at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, he imagined someday getting a Ph.D. and teaching theology. In the years since, as the associate pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Canton, Ohio, he has retained a passion for the classroom. That passion led Michael and his family to a four-month…
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 (Mister) Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,” I am writing…
Trick-or-Treat Be With You! I do ministry on the margins with what I call “queer pilgrims.” Like me, they are one or more of the various flavors of queer, but unlike me they aren’t Christian anymore and have—whether voluntarily or through exile—left their faith community. One of the perennial questions I get from such pilgrims…