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PNews 7/13/23
Hosting Visitors from Malawi and South Sudan From May 9th until May 21st of 2024, Pittsburgh Presbytery anticipates hosting 20 visitors from Malawi and South Sudan. This visit is intentionally planned to coincide with Pentecost and Mother’s Day. Find out how your …
PNews 7/5/23
New Confirmation Curriculum Available A revised and updated confirmation curriculum focused on missional identity from Mark Hinds and the Presbyterian Outlook is now available. Changing the World addresses confirmation as joining the missional project entrusted to the church. The curriculum …
Back to Basics Part 4: Personal Reflections on the work of “the Presbytery”
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, June 29, 2023 Back to Basics: Reflections on Presbytery Life and Ministry in 2023 and Beyond Part 4: Personal Reflections …
PNews 6/29/23
Back to Basics Part 4: Personal Reflections of the work of “the Presbytery” Over the last month, we’ve shared three installments of a series called “Back to Basics.” The three previous articles stuck closely to the Book of Order’s definitions …
PNews 6/22/23
Back to Basics Part 3: What are the values and goals of the Presbytery? If you’re trying to get someplace, it’s good to know where you’re trying to get and how you will get there. Just as drivers need to know …
Back to Basics Part 3: What are the values and goals of the Presbytery?
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, June 22, 2023 Back to Basics: Reflections on Presbytery Life and Ministry in 2023 and Beyond Part 3: What are …
PNews 6/15/23
Juneteenth In this week’s newsletter reflections, Revs. Ralph Lowe and Brian Wallace reflect on the significance of the Juneteenth holiday for us as individuals and for our congregations. read more >>> Upcoming Events The following events take place at the …
Back to Basics: What are the responsibilities of a Presbytery?
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, June 8, 2023 Back to Basics: Reflections on Presbytery Life and Ministry in 2023 and Beyond. Part 2: What are …
PNews 6/8/23
Back to Basics 2: The Responsibility of the Presbytery As part of the on-going leadership transition process, Pittsburgh Presbytery completed the Landscape study through Holy Cow Consulting. Pittsburgh Presbytery landed in what is referred to as the recovery quadrant, where respondents …
Back to Basics: What is the Presbytery?
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, June 1, 2023 Back to Basics: Reflections on Presbytery Life and Ministry in 2023 and Beyond Part 1: What is …
PNews 6/1/23
Back to Basics: What is the Presbytery? During the Landscape report interpretation, we heard that Presbyteries like ours need to take a “back to basics” approach. In this first installment of a series entitled “Back to Basics: Presbytery Life and Ministry …
Transition Updates – May 2023
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, May 18, 2023 Transition Updates – May 2023 Dear Friends- As we enter May, we, as a Presbytery, are into …
PNews 5/4/23
To Tell the Truth As those in the reformed tradition, we claim to place a high value on telling the truth about ourselves. Telling the truth, acknowledging what is real and what has happened, and how our actions have impacted …
To Tell the Truth
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, May 4, 2023 To Tell the Truth… In 1992, the movie “A Few Good Men” was released, starring Jack Nicholson …
PNews 4/27/23
Save the Date: Equipping, Empowering, Engaging At Pittsburgh Presbytery, we seek to provide guidance on how we Presbyterians work together to honor God and God’s hope for the world. With this training event, Equipping, Empowering, Engaging, we are providing the …