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Sustaining a Church Plant Vision through Unlikely Partnerships

Posted on May 5, 2017January 28, 2021 by ptsblog
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Recently 250,000 football fans gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia to witness the NFL draft and boo the living daylights out of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. It’s cold comfort to Commissioner Goodell but he’s not the only one to ever divide opinions on that proud avenue. The Parkway is home to priceless collections…

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Church Planting: A Rollercoaster Ride

Posted on April 26, 2017January 28, 2021 by ptsblog
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I am 32 years old and until this year I had never been on a rollercoaster in my entire life. Scared of heights with a sensitive stomach, I never much liked the feeling of falling quickly. I never saw the appeal of being deeply aware of how close you are to death as some pieces…

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Discerning a Call to Church Planting

Posted on April 17, 2017January 28, 2021 by ptsblog
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I’ve often heard successful writers say that you shouldn’t get into writing if you can imagine doing anything else with your life. And, while I never want to limit the wide manifestations of call into one particular rule—as if God speaks to us each in the same language—the way I’ve seen call, both in my…

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