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Mission Trips Require Focus and Flexibility

Posted on March 28, 2023March 8, 2023 by ptsblog
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If I was to name the two most important things to remember for a mission trip, it would be focus and flexibility. What I have learned over my many trips is that logistics matter. It matters that you plan and then make contingency plans (yes, multiple!) for all the things that might go wrong, because…

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A “Hot and Cold” Call to Ministry

Posted on March 21, 2023March 13, 2023 by ptsblog
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Second year M.Div. student Stephanie Backus wants people to know that God will never leave nor forsake us, even if we leave or forsake God. She knows this from experience. Her call to ministry has sometimes felt like playing the children’s game of “hot or cold” and searching in the dark for the unknown thing…

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Wise Women: A Community of H.O.P.E.

Posted on March 13, 2023March 8, 2023 by ptsblog
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Last week, Helen Blier shared the origin story of the Seminary’s Wise Women’s Work continuing education series. This week, Jen Rooney—a participant from the very beginning—shares what Wise Women has meant to her. Hope is the word that readily comes to mind as I reflect upon being a member of the Wise Women community. For…

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