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Improving Ministry: What can we learn from Superheroes?

Posted on June 12, 2014August 2, 2021 by ptsblog
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Whether you live in Washington D.C. or Washington Pa., there are cultural concerns that impact you. Superheroes find a way to reflect that. Don’t believe me? Consider this: Feel like the rapid pace of technology has passed you by? Talk to Captain America. What do we fear about the division between the 99% and the…

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Seminary is Only the Beginning

Posted on May 22, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog
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I actually laughed when I was asked to reflect on one thing I wish I had learned in seminary after nearly a year in ministry.  A friend’s response to hearing about this prompt was, “One thing?  Can it be ten?”  Truthfully, I have encountered more things than I can count in my first year of…

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Things I wish I would have learned in seminary

Posted on May 15, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog
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The question provided to prompt this blog post was, “now that you are working in ministry, what is one thing you wish you would have been told or would have learned to prepare you?”   Even though I only started ministry in October 2013 and am very new to ordained ministry, I have already been…

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