Westminster Seminars are currently live on Sundays from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. in Galbreath Chapel and on Zoom. Zoom links are available on the church website and in each Friday church email. The Zoom meeting will open at 9:30 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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| 06/12/22 | Ann Morris | A Time to Laugh: Biblical Humor Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 06/05/22 | Ann Morris | A Time to Laugh: Biblical Humor Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 05/29/22 | John Burgess | Christians, the Nations, and War How Can We Live Out Our Prayers for Peace? Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 05/22/22 | John Burgess | Christians, the Nations, and War What Kind of Justice Must We Work For? Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 05/15/22 | John Burgess | Christians, the Nations, and War Should a Nation Defend Itself from External Aggression? Download handout PDF |
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| 05/08/22 | John Burgess | Christians, the Nations, and War Is God at Work in War? How? Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 05/01/22 | John Burgess | Christians, the Nations, and War What Is Happening in Ukraine? Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 04/24/22 | John E. Wilson | Three Reformers: Distinctive Characteristics Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 04/10/22 | John E. Wilson | Three Reformers: Distinctive Characteristics Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 04/03/22 | John E. Wilson | Three Reformers: Distinctive Characteristics Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 03/27/22 | Kenneth Woo | History of Biblical Interpretation Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 03/20/22 | Kenneth Woo | History of Biblical Interpretation Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 03/13/22 | Kenneth Woo | History of Biblical Interpretation Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 03/06/22 | Kenneth Woo | History of Biblical Interpretation Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 02/27/22 | Graham Standish | Christian Mysticism: Becoming a Practical Mystic Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 02/20/22 | Graham Standish | Christian Mysticism: Stories of the Mystics Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 02/13/22 | Graham Standish | Christian Mysticism: The Foundations for a Mystical Life Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 02/06/22 | Graham Standish | Christian Mysticism: What Is a Christian Mystic? Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 01/30/22 | Tom Kneier | Mind and Body: Mental Health: Can My PCP Write a Prescription for This? Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 01/23/22 | Tom Kneier | Mind and Body: Our Self Care: Do I Need a Permission Slip for This? Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 01/16/22 | Graham Standish | Mind and Body: Our Spiritual Health Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 01/09/22 | Ed Sutter | Mind and Body: Our Emotional Health Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 12/19/21 | Louise Rogers | A Quest to the Holy Land: The Manger Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 12/12/21 | Louise Rogers | A Quest to the Holy Land: Nazareth to Bethlehem Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 12/05/21 | Louise Rogers | A Quest to the Holy Land: Mary Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 11/28/21 | Jack Aupperle | The History of the Black Church in America Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 11/21/21 | Jack Aupperle | The History of the Black Church in America Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 11/14/21 | Jack Aupperle | The History of the Black Church in America Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 11/07/21 | Jack Aupperle | The History of the Black Church in America Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 10/31/21 | Jim Davison | Thoughts on God as Trinity Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF Download handout PDF |
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| 10/24/21 | Jim Davison | Thoughts on God as Trinity Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF |
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| 10/17/21 | Jim Davison | Thoughts on God as Trinity Watch Zoom Recording Download slides PDF Download handout PDF |
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| 10/10/21 | Jim Davison | Thoughts on God as Trinity Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 10/03/21 | John Burgess | When Christians Become the Minority: New Perspectives from the Land of the Reformation Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 09/26/21 | John Burgess | When Christians Become the Minority: New Perspectives from the Land of the Reformation Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 09/19/21 | John Burgess | When Christians Become the Minority: New Perspectives from the Land of the Reformation Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 09/12/21 | John Burgess | When Christians Become the Minority: New Perspectives from the Land of the Reformation Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 07/25/21 | Sheldon Sorge | Matthew 25: An Invitation to Engage Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 07/18/21 | Ralph Lowe | Matthew 25: An Invitation to Engage Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 07/11/21 | Ralph Lowe | Matthew 25: An Invitation to Engage Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 06/27/21 | Jo Forrest | Misconceptions about the Old Testament Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 06/20/21 | Jo Forrest | Misconceptions about the Old Testament Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 06/13/21 | Jo Forrest | Misconceptions about the Old Testament Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 06/06/21 | Jo Forrest | Misconceptions about the Old Testament Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 05/30/21 | Louise Rogers | Join Me in Prayer Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 05/23/21 | Lisa S. Parker | In Genomics, What Matters More Than Genes Genomic Enhancement and the Myths of Merit Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 05/16/21 | Lisa S. Parker | In Genomics, What Matters More Than Genes The Missing Link: It’s Behavioral, Not Genetic Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 05/09/21 | Lisa S. Parker | In Genomics, What Matters More Than Genes Who’s Your (Fore)Daddy? Does It Matter? Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 05/02/21 | Lisa S. Parker | In Genomics, What Matters More Than Genes Personal Genomic Testing and Precision Medicine Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 04/25/21 | John E. Wilson | Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 04/18/21 | John E. Wilson | Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 04/11/21 | John E. Wilson | Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 03/28/21 | Rev. Graham Standish | Forgiving: The Gift That Makes Life Better Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 03/21/21 | Rev. Graham Standish | Forgiving: The Gift That Makes Life Better Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 03/14/21 | Rev. Graham Standish | Forgiving: The Gift That Makes Life Better Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 03/07/21 | Rev. Graham Standish | Forgiving: The Gift That Makes Life Better Watch Zoom Recording Download handout PDF |
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| 02/28/21 | Westminster Mission | Paths of Pilgrimage Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 02/21/21 | Ken White | Paths of Pilgrimage Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 02/14/21 | Ken White | Paths of Pilgrimage Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 02/07/21 | Louise Rogers | Paths of Pilgrimage Adventures in Scotland Watch Zoom Recording |
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| 01/31/21 | Tony Norman | Disparities, Justice, and Loving All Our Neighbors Let’s Try Systemic Justice (For Once) Download presentation PDF |
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| 01/24/21 | Jamy Ard | Disparities, Justice, and Loving All Our Neighbors From Slavery to COVID-19: Understanding the Origins and Impact of Health Disparities Watch Zoom Recording Download presentation PDF |
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| 01/17/21 | Fatima Cody Stanford | Disparities, Justice, and Loving All Our Neighbors The Color of COVID-19 Watch Zoom Recording Download presentation PDF Presentation link references: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg6035 https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-6141 |
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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 |
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| 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 |