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Ministry and Social Media: 5 tools, 5 minutes each

Posted on November 3, 2015August 2, 2021 by SEO

Chances are that as a pastor you wish you had time to increase your presence on social media. You know that’s where conversations are taking place these days—and not just the kids from your youth group. You wish you had a dedicated volunteer or staff person to focus exclusively on things like blogging or Facebook, Twitter…

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Prayer in the Community

Posted on October 28, 2015January 29, 2021 by SEO

All the preparation of an M.Div./MSW equips you for ministry in the community. Ministry and particularly prayer in the community are, at times, difficult. Often we spend more of our time in preparation for community prayer worrying about who we will offend, instead of praying to the God who unites us. In all Christian mainline…

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When Relationships Harm: How the Church Can Help

Posted on October 2, 2015January 22, 2021 by SEO

Intimate partner violence (also called “domestic violence” or “relationship violence”) is a subject about which many of us in the church know very little. Even if we do know something about it, we often feel uncomfortable discussing it. That may be because we believe that it doesn’t happen to people we know. Unfortunately, that simply…

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