World Mission Initiative at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

01/14/2025

This page has now merged with the main Pittsburgh Theological Seminary page. For all future updates on the World Mission Initiative, and more, follow us at https://www.facebook.com/PittsburghTheologicalSeminary. We look forward to seeing you there!

01/13/2025

Our updates are moving to the main Pittsburgh Theological Seminary page. Follow us there https://www.facebook.com/PittsburghTheologicalSeminary today to continue engaging with the World Mission Initiative updates. Thank you for being part of our community!

01/06/2025

Reminder: In just a few days, we’ll transition from posting updates about World Mission Initiative to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s main page. Join us at https://www.facebook.com/PittsburghTheologicalSeminary/ and continue to be part of our journey!

12/19/2024

- exciting news: To make it easier to access all the Seminary’s updates in one place, we’re moving World Mission Initiative content to the main Pittsburgh Theological Seminary page. Be sure to follow us at https://www.facebook.com/PittsburghTheologicalSeminary/ so you don’t miss out! You can also follow PTS on Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Join us there to stay connected to the work of the World Mission Initiative, the PTS Neighborhood Collaborative, and the Seminary.

12/11/2024

We're centralizing our community! Soon, World Mission Initiative updates will be shared on the main Pittsburgh Theological Seminary page. Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/PittsburghTheologicalSeminary to stay connected with all our news, events, and stories! There’s so much happening across the Neighborhood Collaborative and at the Seminary, and following our main page is the best way to learn more about those events and our collective good work of connecting the learned theology of the academy with the lived theology of church and society.

10/31/2024

"For those of us teaching leadership, ["Freeing Congregational Mission"] embodies practical theology at its best, doing the theological work of reflecting on the church’s practice in deep and helpful ways. For those of us resourcing congregational leaders, this can be a guide to helping congregations from multiple backgrounds engage in God’s mission in more reflective ways."

When your book is published, you don't know who will read it...or how it will be reviewed! I just came upon Michael Wilson's enthusiastic review for S Balajiedlang Khyllep's and my "Freeing Congregational Mission", in the Fall 2023 issue of the Journal of Religious Leadership. It's deeply gratifying when someone reds understands and appreciates your work.

Wilson ends with these words: "Farrell and Khyllep seek to capture the best of the mission impulse — love for God, care for children and vulnerable, a desire to help the world — and connect it to practices that will accomplish these ends in a theologically mature way. Their desire is to help American congregations participate in God’s mission all over the world in noncolonialist ways that honor Jesus’ self-emptying ministry. They provide solid analysis and years of experience as they describe what to do and give tools to accomplish this."

10/16/2024

The WMI Conference and McClure Lecture last weekend was a success. We're grateful to all those who made this event meaningful: the speakers, PTS colleagues, the planning team, student volunteers, sponsors, and all participants, especially the guests from Malawi and South Sudan, both near and far.

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10/04/2024

The deadline for registration for the Conference and Lecture will be this coming Tuesday, Oct. 8th. Register now to participate both online or in person https://www.pts.edu/WMI-conference-2024

Only five days until registration closes for our World Mission Initiative Conference and McClure Lecture! Have you registered yet? Don't miss this opportunity to learn and hear from the voices of the global church. We're looking forward to seeing you on campus and online on Oct. 11-12. Register now at https://ow.ly/vC4u50TCfQV.

10/03/2024

Only five days until registration closes for our World Mission Initiative Conference and McClure Lecture! Have you registered yet? Don't miss this opportunity to learn and hear from the voices of the global church. We're looking forward to seeing you on campus and online on Oct. 11-12. Register now at https://ow.ly/pQnz50TCgcE.

10/02/2024

Pittsburgh Seminary’s Scott Hagley hits it out of the park with this brilliant essay on sports-as-religion in these United States: “Enchanted Sports in a Secular Age”

Human propensity toward worship has not diminished in the modern era, it has just found new objects, writes Scott Hagley.

09/16/2024

"Mission in the margins recognizes that the mission we exercise is God’s.” The Rev. Natoya Thomas-Smith ’24 writes powerfully about how, despite a history of colonialism and marginalization, churches in the Global South have emerged as vibrant centers of faith. The upcoming World Mission Initiative Conference and McClure Lecture will discuss a paradigm shift in which mission becomes a reciprocal partnership between Global North and South. Read more from Natoya in this week’s blog post, and join the conversation by registering! (Oct. 11-12).
https://www.pts.edu/blog/mission-in-the-margins/

09/10/2024

Do you want to become more effective in ministering to people who have been given up on, and learn to be "Hope Dealers" for your community? Join The Rev. Cornell Jones, Director of Street Outreach/Group Violence Intervention Coordinator for the City of Pittsburgh, during the WMI Conference to learn about the importance of preparing yourself for front-line ministry. With over 30 years of experience in peacebuilding, he will share valuable insights. Register now for the conference at https://www.pts.edu/WMI-conference-2024.