At the start of a new academic year, we asked our faculty to give advice for new and returning seminary students. Here’s what they said: John Burgess, James Henry Snowden Professor of Systematic Theology “Clear thinking is also a way of honoring God.” Tucker Samson Ferda, Associate Professor of New Testament “Try…
The Mysterious and the Manageable
In the May 2023 meeting of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Board of Directors, outgoing Board Member the Rev. Dr. Donald K. McKim ’74 gave these remarks, titled “The Mysterious and the Manageable.” Addressed to the Board of Directors, McKim’s words will resonate with all religious and nonprofit leaders. Dr. Ernest T. Campbell was minister of…
Meeting People Where They Are
Amy Newell is a part-time pastor with a full-time ministry that models the blessings and relational opportunities of a bi-vocational call. It’s not uncommon for someone to move across the street from a church and become its pastor. But usually these events happen simultaneously, not three decades apart. PTS alumna and member of the Board…