This page lists continuing education opportunities that are available around the Synod of the Trinity region and neighboring areas. If you would like something added to the list, contact Mike Givler at mgivler@syntrinity.org.
PITTSBURGH PRESBYTERY
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (full schedule here)
- Certificate in Migrant Ministries: Learn tools and strategies to help your church accompany and advocate for immigrants in your community.
- Hybrid Degree Programs: Pittsburgh Seminary offers all its masters and certificate programs in a hybrid format — allowing PTS to be your neighborhood seminary regardless of your neighborhood location. The Seminary’s hybrid model allows students living on campus and students living at a distance to be part of one community of learning and formation. Click here to learn more about these programs.
- Recordings available: World Mission Initiative Month of Mission Series. “Jesus Christ and the ‘Dividing Wall:’ Race and God’s Mission” will help churches find resources on how to have deep conversations on race.
PRESBYTERY OF SHENANGO
Villa Maria Catholic Retreat Center
Westminster College
OTHERS
Lancaster Theological Seminary (full schedule here)
Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, NC (events list here)
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
- Preparing Faithful Leaders
- The online Christian Leadership Program nurtures the gifts of Christian leaders to build up the ministry of the local church.
Princeton Theological Seminary (full schedule here)
- Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry (April 29-May 2): The 30th annual gathering of people in the church, the academy and the world who are committed to cultivating and caring for the Christian faith of young people.
- Postcolonial Preaching (four weeks starting May 7): In a polarized world riven with conflicts whose origins are in the colonial project, postcolonial preaching will be relevant for the foreseeable future as preachers seek to bear faithful witness to the Good News and congregations continue to grapple with complex issues while cultivating hope and a renewed vision for the future.
- Bridge the Gap by Engaging Young Adults in Your Community (May 8): Join this interactive workshop to explore how churches can better understand and engage young adults in their communities.
- Faithful Stewardship: Leading for Environmental Justice (May 8): Join this two-hour interactive workshop focused on equipping Christian leaders with faith-rooted tools for climate action.
- Antiracist Hermeneutics (four weeks starting June 6): In this seminar being explored are why racist interpretations of Noah’s curse still pose a problem in the 21st century, why anti-racist interpretations usually don’t fix the problem, and how else we might better interpret the passage.
- Best Practices to Support End-Of-Life Care. This moderated panel discussion provides information and insights for chaplains, clergy and religious leaders to understand how their role as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team can assist patients with medical decision-making and advance care planning.