Theological Education Matters

Listening and watching congregational leaders grapple with how to serve during this pandemic inspired me to convene live conversations on Facebook to resource them during this unprecedented moment. Leaders across the country and the Church have graciously donated their time...

“Morning blessings, Lee. Thanks for your (last) post on the Theological Education Fund blog. I still wonder how one goes about becoming a part of a pastor/preacher cohort though ... unless one creates their own? Any thoughts for one who...

“What is the status of your soul?” My pastor/preacher cohort offered this question to each gathered from across the country on a video call this week, well into Lent. After each responded, the one who shared before them, prayed out...

Nicholas Yoda, pastor of Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, credits his home church and seminary for preparing him for ministry as a “spiritual docent in a house full of wonder and a valley full of pain.” Together they...

The Rev. Leanne Masters was prepping for Vacation Bible School last week at Southern Heights Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, NE when she was “horrified” to discover the non-denominational curriculum they purchased was racist, shaming, theologically flawed, biblically weak, and geographically...

Editor’s note: Each month, the Presbyterian Foundation asks a PC(USA) teaching elder to provide a lectionary preview for the coming month. The July preview is provided by Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty, Senior Director, Theological Education Funds Development at the Presbyterian...

Editor’s note: Each month, the Presbyterian Foundation asks a PC(USA) teaching elder to provide a lectionary preview for the coming month. The July preview is provided by Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty, Senior Director, Theological Education Funds Development at the Presbyterian...

Editor's note: Each month, the Presbyterian Foundation asks a PC(USA) teaching elder to provide a lectionary preview for the coming month. The July preview is provided by Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty, Senior Director, Theological Education Funds Development at the Presbyterian...

Editor’s note: Each month, the Presbyterian Foundation asks a PC(USA) teaching elder to provide a lectionary preview for the coming month. The July preview is provided by Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty, Senior Director, Theological Education Funds Development at the Presbyterian...

I was always proud to be a preacher’s kid. Growing up in Arkansas and Texas, it surprised many people when I told them my mother was the preacher, not my father. These types of exchanges certainly came with many puzzled...