Westminster Seminars are currently online, live on Sundays from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. on Zoom. Zoom links are available on the church website and in each Friday church email. The Zoom meeting will open at 9:40 for greetings and conversation. Find details on upcoming seminars here.
The seminars welcome all watchers for a time to learn and grow in faith through engaging topics, which change from month to month. Please join us for the live Zoom meeting or watch the video or listen to the audio recordings at your convenience using the links below.
Westminster Seminars Audio/Video Recordings
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| 01/10/21 | Ralph Lowe | Disparities, Justice, and Loving All Our Neighbors Why Justice Is Essential for a Beloved Community Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 12/20/20 | John Burgess | Advent Series The Quiet Politics of Jesus Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 12/13/20 | John Burgess | Advent Series The Quiet Politics of Jesus Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 12/06/20 | John Burgess | Advent Series The Quiet Politics of Jesus Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 11/29/20 | John Burgess | Advent Series The Quiet Politics of Jesus Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 11/22/20 | Steven Tuell | We There Yet? Pandemic and the End-times Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 11/15/20 | Steven Tuell | We There Yet? Pandemic and the End-times Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 11/08/20 | Steven Tuell | We There Yet? Pandemic and the End-times Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 11/01/20 | Steven Tuell | We There Yet? Pandemic and the End-times Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 10/25/20 | Liddy Barlow | All One in Christ Jesus? Christian Unity in Complicated Times Watch Zoom Recording Word Cloud, Prayers for the Church image |
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| 10/18/20 | Liddy Barlow | All One in Christ Jesus? Christian Unity in Complicated Times Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 10/11/20 | Liddy Barlow | All One in Christ Jesus? Christian Unity in Complicated Times Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 10/04/20 | Liddy Barlow | All One in Christ Jesus? Christian Unity in Complicated Times Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 09/27/20 | Roger Owens | Consider the Lilies: The Path of Christian Meditation Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 09/20/20 | Roger Owens | Consider the Lilies: The Path of Christian Meditation Watch Zoom Recording Download Seminar Handout |
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| 09/13/20 | Roger Owens | Consider the Lilies: The Path of Christian Meditation Watch Zoom Recording Download Seminar Handout |
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| 07/26/20 | Sister Janice Vanderneck | JULY SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM: Welcoming the Stranger: A Look at Immigration in the U.S. Doing Our Part Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 07/19/20 | Kristen Schneck | JULY SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM: Welcoming the Stranger: A Look at Immigration in the U.S. The Current Situation Watch Zoom Recording Download Seminar Slides |
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| 07/12/20 | Cristian Minor | JULY SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM: Welcoming the Stranger: A Look at Immigration in the U.S. The History of Immigration in the U.S. Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 06/28/20 | Bruce Lancaster | JUNE SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM: Coloring Outside the Lines: Renaissance Art, Religion, and the Challenge of Change |
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| 06/21/20 | Bruce Lancaster | JUNE SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM: Coloring Outside the Lines: Renaissance Art, Religion, and the Challenge of Change |
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| 06/14/20 | Bruce Lancaster | JUNE SEMINAR SERIES IS ONLINE ONLY VIA ZOOM: Coloring Outside the Lines: Renaissance Art, Religion, and the Challenge of Change |
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| 03/08/20 | Tucker Ferda | The Gospel of Matthew: Why Did Matthew Write? | |
| 03/01/20 | Tucker Ferda | The Gospel of Matthew: The Infancy Narrative | |
| 02/23/20 | Kenneth Woo | Reformation at the Margins Setting the Boundaries: Religious Identity Then and Now |
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| 02/16/20 | Kenneth Woo | Reformation at the Margins Diverse and Disruptive: The Complexities of Life in Exile |
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| 02/09/20 | Kenneth Woo | Reformation at the Margins Zealous to Kill: An Anatomy of Religious Violence |
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| 02/02/20 | Kenneth Woo | Reformation at the Margins | |
| 01/26/20 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America Waves of Change in the 20th Century |
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| 01/19/20 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America Women, Children, Gospel Songs, and the Victorian Effect |
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| 01/12/20 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America Early America: From Puritans to Revivals |
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| 01/05/20 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | The Enduring Influence of Hymns in Protestant America The Congregation Singing: Memories, Responses, Legacies (Download the PDF handout from this seminar) |
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| 12/22/19 | Louise Rogers | Angels: Angels Among Us | |
| 12/15/19 | Louise Rogers | Angels: Angels in History | |
| 12/08/19 | Louise Rogers | Angels: A Heavenly Go Between | |
| 12/01/19 | Louise Rogers | Angels: God's Messengers | |
| 11/24/19 | Jessica Benham | Suffer the Little Children: Disability, Childhood, and the Church | |
| 11/17/19 | Mark Wicclair | Conscientious Objection in Health Care: Deciding When to Accommodate Health Professionals | |
| 11/10/19 | Bruce Lancaster | Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow: An Interim’s Perspective of WPC | |
| 10/27/19 | Clifford Bob | The Global Religious Right | |
| 10/20/19 | Clifford Bob | The Global Religious Right | |
| 10/13/19 | Hunter Farrell | The Crisis Facing U.S. Churches’ Engagement in Global Mission ...and What We Can Do About It |
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| 10/06/19 | Hunter Farrell | The Crisis Facing U.S. Churches’ Engagement in Global Mission ...and What We Can Do About It |
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| 09/29/19 | John Burgess | Russia Update: Holy Elders and Power Politics | |
| 09/22/19 | John Burgess | Russia Update: Holy Elders and Power Politics | |
| 09/15/19 | John Burgess | Russia Update: Holy Elders and Power Politics | |
| 09/08/19 | John Burgess | Russia Update: Holy Elders and Power Politics | |
| 07/28/19 | Lucyna de Barbaro, Perry Recker, Greg Winks | Caring for Creation: Faith, Science, and Change Panel Discussion – Time for a Change: Coming Clean (Download the PDF slideshow from this seminar) |
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| 07/21/19 | Larry Schweiger and Ned Ketyer | Caring for Creation: Faith, Science, and Change The Science: Evidence and Effects |
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| 07/14/19 | Hunter Farrell and Chris Taylor | Caring for Creation: Faith, Science, and Change Our Christian Call to Respond |
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| 06/30/19 | Louise Rogers | Living Legacies (Download the PDF slideshow from this seminar) |
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| 06/23/19 | Regis Becker | Real World Perspectives on Corporate, Personal, and Sexual Ethics | |
| 06/16/19 | Regis Becker | Real World Perspectives on Corporate, Personal, and Sexual Ethics | |
| 06/09/19 | Ted Kyle | Ethical Mistakes in Public Health Despite Good Intentions (Download the PDF slideshow from this seminar) |
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| 06/02/19 | Sheldon Sorge | Ethics in Church | |
| 05/26/19 | Jack Aupperle | Women of Faith | |
| 05/19/19 | Jack Aupperle | Women of Faith | |
| 05/12/19 | Jack Aupperle | Women of Faith | |
| 05/05/19 | Jack Aupperle | Women of Faith | |
| 04/28/19 | Scott Hagley | Consumed: Christian Witness in a Transactional World | |
| 04/14/19 | Scott Hagley | Consumed: Christian Witness in a Transactional World | |
| 03/31/19 | Barb Myers and Mary Kay Mitchell |
Prayer Paths of Faith: The Labyrinth and Praying the Scriptural “Way of the Cross” |
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| 03/24/19 | Louise Rogers | Prayer Paths of Faith: Remarkable Prayers of the Bible | |
| 03/17/19 | Graham Standish | Living a Grace-filled Life | |
| 03/10/19 | Graham Standish | Living a Grace-filled Life | |
| 03/03/19 | Graham Standish | Living a Grace-filled Life | |
| 02/24/19 | Kenneth Woo | Reformer and Refugee: (Re)Considering John Calvin | |
| 02/17/19 | Kenneth Woo | Reformer and Refugee: (Re)Considering John Calvin | |
| 02/10/19 | Kenneth Woo | Reformer and Refugee: (Re)Considering John Calvin | |
| 02/03/19 | Kenneth Woo | Reformer and Refugee: (Re)Considering John Calvin | |
| 01/27/19 | Jim Davison | Making Sense of the Book of Revelation | |
| 01/13/19 | Jim Davison | Making Sense of the Book of Revelation | |
| 01/06/19 | Jim Davison | Making Sense of the Book of Revelation | |
| 12/23/18 | Steven Tuell | Beginnings: What Genesis Says (And Doesn’t Say) | |
| 12/16/18 | Steven Tuell | Beginnings: What Genesis Says (And Doesn’t Say) | |
| 12/09/18 | Steven Tuell | Beginnings: What Genesis Says (And Doesn’t Say) | |
| 12/02/18 | Steven Tuell | Beginnings: What Genesis Says (And Doesn’t Say) | |
| 11/25/18 | John Wilson | Problem Areas in Christian History | |
| 11/18/18 | John Wilson | Problem Areas in Christian History | |
| 11/11/18 | John Wilson | Problem Areas in Christian History | |
| 11/04/18 | John Wilson | Problem Areas in Christian History | |
| 10/28/18 | Jerome Creach | How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”? Isaiah 40:1-11 and the Coming of Jesus the Messiah |
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| 10/21/18 | Steven Tuell | How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”? The Shema, the Greatest Commandment |
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| 10/14/18 | Steven Tuell | How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”? Love of Neighbor and Love of the Stranger |
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| 10/07/18 | Jerome Creach | How Did Jesus Fulfill the “Law and Prophets”? What Are the “Law and Prophets”? |
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| 9/30/18 | L. Roger Owens | Open and Available: Approaching Life with God | |
| 9/23/18 | L. Roger Owens | Open and Available: Approaching Life with God | |
| 9/16/18 | L. Roger Owens | Open and Available: Approaching Life with God | |
| 9/09/18 | L. Roger Owens | Open and Available: Approaching Life with God | |
| 7/29/18 | Liddy Barlow | Shaping Public Policy to Serve the Poor | |
| 7/22/18 | Michael Stanton | "This Is My House": Defeating Poverty One Family at a Time | |
| 7/15/18 | Tammy Thompson | Causes of Poverty: A Tangled Web | |
| 6/24/18 | Jim Gilchrist | Truth Decay: Truth and Freedom | |
| 6/17/18 | Jim Gilchrist | Truth Decay: Tribes and Truthiness | |
| 6/10/18 | Jim Gilchrist | Truth Decay: Field Guide to Fallacies | |
| 6/03/18 | Jim Gilchrist | Truth Decay | |
| 5/27/18 | Marta McClintock-Comeaux | Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life: Moving Past Bias Barriers to “Administer(ing) True Justice; Show(ing) Mercy and Compassion to One Another” |
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| 5/20/18 | Ann Morris | Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life: If the Way Be Clear: Brief History of Women's Ordinationin the Presbyterian Church |
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| 5/13/18 | Jessie Ramey | Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life: The Status of Women's Leadership and Gender Equity in the U.S. |
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| 5/06/18 | Lisa Tetrault | Two Centuries of Women in Church and Public Life: The Origins of Women’s Rights in the U.S. |
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| 4/29/18 | John Burgess | Neighbors Near and Far | |
| 4/22/18 | John Burgess | Neighbors Near and Far | |
| 4/15/18 | John Burgess | Neighbors Near and Far | |
| 4/8/18 | Peter Smith | Silent Sanctuaries (View the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Silent Sanctuaries online feature by Peter Smith) |
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| 3/25/18 | Elaine Frantz | Life Sentences: Learning Restorative Justice with Pittsburgh Lifers, and Their Friends and Families | |
| 3/18/18 | Elaine Frantz | Life Sentences: Learning Restorative Justice with Pittsburgh Lifers, and Their Friends and Families | |
| 3/11/18 | Elaine Frantz | Life Sentences: Learning Restorative Justice with Pittsburgh Lifers, and Their Friends and Families | |
| 3/4/18 | Elaine Frantz | Life Sentences: Learning Restorative Justice with Pittsburgh Lifers, and Their Friends and Families | |
| 2/25/18 | Jeff Eddings | Creating Sacred Space for Our Mental Health | |
| 2/18/18 | Autumn Brownlee | Creating Sacred Space for Our Mental Health | |
| 2/11/18 | Lynn Holden | Creating Sacred Space for Our Mental Health | |
| 2/04/18 | Jeff Eddings | Creating Sacred Space for Our Mental Health | |
| 1/28/18 | Paula Kane | Welcoming the Stranger: Pope Francis and Migration Politics | |
| 1/21/18 | Christine Chakoian and David Esterline | Presbyterians Respond to Refugees | |
| 1/14/18 | Louise Rogers | We Believe | |
| 1/7/18 | Louise Rogers | We Believe | |
| 12/17/17 | Peter Gilmore | No Reason, No Season: Why Early Presbyterians Ignored Christmas | |
| 12/10/17 | John Wallace | Westminster's Vision for Racial Reconciliation | |
| 12/3/17 | Jim Gilchrist | Westminster's Vision for Racial Reconciliation | |
| 11/26/17 | Jack Aupperle | A River of Many Streams: An Ecumenical Catholic View of Women |
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| 11/19/17 | Jack Aupperle | A River of Many Streams: A Black Voice of Conformation and Compromise |
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| 11/12/17 | Jack Aupperle | A River of Many Streams: A New Evangelicalism: Belief and Inspiration Have Intellectual Credibility |
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| 10/29/17 | Jim Davison | Living in God's Coming Kingdom: Main Themes in Matthew |
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| 10/22/17 | Jim Davison | Living in God's Coming Kingdom: Main Themes in Matthew |
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| 10/1/17 | John Burgess | What the New Russia Wants: Politics and Religion in the Era of Vladimir Putin | |
| 9/17/17 | John Burgess | What the New Russia Wants: Politics and Religion in the Era of Vladimir Putin | |
| 9/10/17 | John Burgess | What the New Russia Wants: Politics and Religion in the Era of Vladimir Putin | |
| 7/23/17 | Alaa Mohamed | Many Faiths Doing Justice: Islam | |
| 7/16/17 | Karen Hochberg | Many Faiths Doing Justice: Judaism | |
| 7/9/17 | Edward Brett | Many Faiths Doing Justice: Catholicism | |
| 6/25/17 | Jim Gilchrist | Other Faiths: Ecumenical and Interfaith Perspectives | |
| 6/18/17 | Jim Gilchrist | Other Faiths: Ecumenical and Interfaith Perspectives | |
| 6/11/17 | Jim Gilchrist | Other Faiths: Ecumenical and Interfaith Perspectives | |
| 6/4/17 | Jim Gilchrist | Other Faiths: Ecumenical and Interfaith Perspectives | |
| 5/28/17 | Rev. Dr. Jack Aupperle | Jesus: The Unabridged Definition | |
| 5/21/17 | Rabbi Mark Mahler | Jesus the Jew | |
| 5/14/17 | Dave Fetterman | Thank God! Living a Life of Gratitude | |
| 5/7/17 | Dave Fetterman | Thank God! Living a Life of Gratitude | |
| 4/30/17 | Dave Fetterman | Sabbath: An Invitation to Rest in a Chaotic World | |
| 4/23/17 | Dave Fetterman | Sabbath: An Invitation to Rest in a Chaotic World | |
| 4/9/17 | Ann Rodgers | Pope Francis: Why the World Is Listening to Him | |
| 4/2/17 | Ann Rodgers | Pope Francis: Why the World Is Listening to Him | |
| 3/26/17 | Sara Kyle | Luther and Music | |
| 3/19/17 | Kenneth Woo | Reconsidering Luther | |
| 3/12/17 | Kenneth Woo | Reconsidering Luther | |
| 3/5/17 | Kenneth Woo | Reconsidering Luther | |
| 2/26/17 | John Wilson | Before Luther: The Transformation of Catholicism 400 Years Prior to Luther and Why He Didn’t Like It | |
| 2/19/17 | John Wilson | Before Luther: The Transformation of Catholicism 400 Years Prior to Luther and Why He Didn’t Like It | |
| 2/12/17 | Drew Smith | Collective Histories, Social Grievances, and Sacred ‘Re-membering’ | |
| 2/5/17 | Drew Smith | Collective Histories, Social Grievances, and Sacred ‘Re-membering’ | |
| 1/29/17 | Scott Hagley | Eat What Is Set Before You: Risk, Gift, and the Mission of God | |
| 1/22/17 | Scott Hagley | Eat What Is Set Before You: Risk, Gift, and the Mission of God | |
| 1/8/17 | Scott Hagley | Eat What Is Set Before You: Risk, Gift, and the Mission of God | |
| 12/18/16 | Dr. Sam Calian | Designing Your Biblical Passport at Advent | |
| 12/11/16 | Dr. Sam Calian | Designing Your Biblical Passport at Advent | |
| 12/4/16 | Dr. Sam Calian | Designing Your Biblical Passport at Advent | |
| 11/27/16 | Dr. Sam Calian | Designing Your Biblical Passport at Advent | |
| 11/20/16 | Hetz and Barbara Marsh | Love and Connection: Relationships as a Reflection of God's Love | |
| 11/13/16 | Hetz and Barbara Marsh | Love and Connection: Relationships as a Reflection of God's Love | |
| 11/6/16 | Hetz and Barbara Marsh | Love and Connection: Relationships as a Reflection of God's Love | |
| 10/30/16 | Sara Ruhle Kyle and Sandra Conley | J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria | |
| 10/23/16 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria | |
| 10/16/16 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria | |
| 10/09/16 | Sara Ruhle Kyle | J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria | |
| 10/02/16 | Tony Norman | Faith Traditions and Denominations in Public Life | |
| 09/25/16 | Jim Gilchrist | Faith Traditions and Denominations in Public Life | |
| 09/18/16 | Peter Smith | Faith Traditions and Denominations in Public Life | |
| 09/11/16 | David Esterline | Faith Traditions and Denominations in Public Life | |
| 05/29/16 | Elaine Parsons | The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction | |
| 05/22/16 | Dave Fetterman | Who Am I? Bonhoeffer’s Theology through His Poems | |
| 05/15/16 | Dave Fetterman | Who Am I? Bonhoeffer’s Theology through His Poems | |
| 05/01/16 | Dave Fetterman | Who Am I? Bonhoeffer’s Theology through His Poems | |
| 04/24/16 | Jim Davison | The King of Kings: A Model for Political Leaders | |
| 04/17/16 | Jim Davison | Solomon: A Wise but Foolish King | |
| 04/10/16 | Jim Davison | David: A Good King with Feet of Clay | |
| 04/03/16 | Jim Davison | Saul: A Good King Gone Bad | |
| 03/20/16 | Leanna K. Fuller | Protestant Conceptions of Suffering | |
| 03/13/16 | John Wilson | Protestant Conceptions of Suffering | |
| 03/06/16 | John Wilson | Protestant Conceptions of Suffering | |
| 02/28/16 | Roger Owens | What We Need Is Here: Learning New Ways to Listen to God through Scripture | |
| 02/21/16 | Roger Owens | What We Need Is Here: Learning New Ways to Listen to God through Scripture | |
| 02/14/16 | Roger Owens | What We Need Is Here: Learning New Ways to Listen to God through Scripture | |
| 02/07/16 | Roger Owens | What We Need Is Here: Learning New Ways to Listen to God through Scripture | |
| 01/31/16 | Discussion | Christian Hospitality in Troubled Times | |
| 01/24/16 | Dave Fetterman | Christian Hospitality in Troubled Times | |
| 01/17/16 | Dave Fetterman | Christian Hospitality in Troubled Times | |
| 01/10/16 | Steven Tuell | Who Are Those Guys? Major Insights from the Minor Prophets | |
| 01/03/16 | Brian Peck | Reflections from Westminster’s Clerk of Session | |
| 12/20/15 | Jack Aupperle | Advent Lights | |
| 12/13/15 | Jack Aupperle | Advent Lights | |
| 12/06/15 | Jack Aupperle | Advent Lights | |
| 11/29/15 | Jack Aupperle | Advent Lights | |
| 11/22/15 | Millicent Smith | Four Women of Faith: Contributions to Our History | |
| 11/15/15 | Bobbie Hartman | Four Women of Faith: Contributions to Our History | |
| 11/08/15 | Sara Kyle | Four Women of Faith: Contributions to Our History | |
| 11/01/15 | Warren Archer | Four Women of Faith: Contributions to Our History | |
| 10/25/15 | Anne Brucker | Aging Backwards: Transitions as We Get Past 50 | |
| 10/18/15 | Richard Schulz | Family Care Giving | |
| 10/11/15 | Mary Ann Johnson | The Georgia Centenarian Project | |
| 10/04/15 | John Burgess | Encountering the Holy in Unexpected Places | |
| 09/27/15 | John Burgess | Encountering the Holy in Unexpected Places | |
| 09/20/15 | John Burgess | Encountering the Holy in Unexpected Places | |
| 09/13/15 | John Burgess | Encountering the Holy in Unexpected Places | |
| 07/26/15 | Ricky Burgess | Who Is My Neighbor? Discussions on Racism | |
| 07/19/15 | Drew Smith | Who Is My Neighbor? Discussions on Racism | |
| 06/21/15 | Jim Gilchrist | Grace and the Beloved Community | |
| 06/21/15 | Jim Gilchrist | Grace and the Beloved Community | |
| 06/14/15 | Jim Gilchrist | Grace and the Beloved Community | |
| 06/07/15 | Jim Gilchrist | Diversity in the Presbyterian Church | |
| 05/31/15 | Anthony Rivera | Grace and the Beloved Community | |
| 05/25/15 | Alima Bucciantini | Presbyterianism in Scotland | |
| 05/17/15 | Alima Bucciantini | Presbyterianism in Scotland | |
| 05/10/15 | Dave Fetterman | The Civil War as a Theological Crisis | |
| 05/03/15 | Elaine Parsons | Searching for Religious Meaning in the Civil War | |
| 04/26/15 | Nana Wilson | Centering Prayer: What? Why? | |
| 04/19/15 | Dave Fetterman | Westminster's Grief Recovery Goup | |
| 03/29/15 | Bruce Antonoff | Jacob: The Problematic Patriarch | |
| 03/22/15 | Bruce Antonoff | Jacob: The Problematic Patriarch | |
| 03/15/15 | Bruce Antonoff | Jacob: The Problematic Patriarch | |
| 03/01/15 | Bruce Antonoff | Jacob: The Problematic Patriarch | |
| 02/22/15 | Tony Norman | The Scandal of Social Justice | |
| 02/08/15 | Tony Norman | The Scandal of Social Justice | |
| 02/01/15 | Tony Norman | The Scandal of Social Justice | |
| 01/25/15 | Bill Bollendorf | Understanding Haiti: Haiti Today | |
| 01/18/15 | Bill Bollendorf | Understanding Haiti: Haiti Today | |
| 01/11/15 | Warren Archer | Understanding Haiti: History of Haiti | |
| 01/04/15 | Warren Archer | Understanding Haiti: History of Haiti |