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L. Roger Owens

Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

L. Roger Owens is the Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where he teaches in the areas of spirituality, preaching and leadership. He has pastored both United Methodist and Presbyterian churches in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Owens is the author of a number of books, including "Everyday Contemplative: The Way of Prayerful Living" and "What We Need Is Here: Practicing the Heart of Christian Spirituality."

Image link to article: Jazz doesn’t just teach leaders the importance of improvisation. It also teaches the necessity of imitation

Jazz doesn’t just teach leaders the importance of improvisation. It also teaches the necessity of imitation

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: Can leaders improve church meetings by rearranging the chairs? A pastor describes how physical space affects the work we do there.

Can leaders improve church meetings by rearranging the chairs? A pastor describes how physical space affects the work we do there.

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: What I learned about storytelling from Frederick Buechner

What I learned about storytelling from Frederick Buechner

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: ‘Everyday Contemplative’

‘Everyday Contemplative’

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: L. Roger Owens: How can we honor sacred time apart from our sacred spaces?

L. Roger Owens: How can we honor sacred time apart from our sacred spaces?

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: Excerpt: 'Threshold of Discovery: A Field Guide to Spirituality in Midlife'

Excerpt: 'Threshold of Discovery: A Field Guide to Spirituality in Midlife'

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

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L. Roger Owens: Discerning how to act after the Tree of Life attack

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: L. Roger Owens: Leading without agendas

L. Roger Owens: Leading without agendas

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: L. Roger Owens: Follow your stars?

L. Roger Owens: Follow your stars?

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: Excerpt: ‘A New Day in the City’

Excerpt: ‘A New Day in the City’

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Image link to article: Seminary students and their professor benefit from the wisdom of a local pastor

Seminary students and their professor benefit from the wisdom of a local pastor

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: L. Roger Owens: The desert monastics offer a lesson in discernment

L. Roger Owens: The desert monastics offer a lesson in discernment

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: L. Roger Owens: Work too important to delegate -- the leader as culture manager

L. Roger Owens: Work too important to delegate -- the leader as culture manager

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Image link to article: L. Roger Owens: Why it’s important to take the right kind of action

L. Roger Owens: Why it’s important to take the right kind of action

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary