 The
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Summer Youth Institute is a free
program nationally offered to high school students designed to foster
"a Christian community challenging youth to grow in faith and gain
deeper understanding of the Gospel and its implications for today's
world."
Since 1997, the Summer Youth Institute has drawn rising high school
seniors from Washington, DC to San Francisco, CA, Canby, MN to
Trujillo Alto, PR and everywhere in between. These scholars come from
small parishes and big steeples, big cities and small towns, US
territories and Indian Nations, representing all walks of life and
theological perspectives within the Presbyterian Church USA. They come
to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary to ask deep questions about life
and faith, to think critically about these issues and explore ministry
from the pulpit and the pews.
Forming and reforming as individuals in community through study,
worship, mission, and ultimate frisbee, the scholars engage one
another, faculty, seminarians and SYI alums. Because of the
Institute's emphasis on intentional Christian community, SYI provides
a safe space to grow in faith while wrestling with real world
questions where canned answers aren't accepted.
For more information or to download the application form, go to:
http://www.summeryouthinstitute.org/syi%20draft.htm or contact the
Rev. Mary Eleanor Johns, Director,
mjohns@pts.edu
412-362-5610, ext. 2159 |
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