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Praying with Someone Experiencing Depression

Posted on May 17, 2022 by ptsblog
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If your prayer list has more than a few names on it, chances are that you are lifting up someone who suffers from depression. And if you do not know depression first hand, you may wonder how to pray with and for someone who does. It is easy to think, “Well, I will just pray…

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Clergy Self-care During a Pandemic

Posted on April 2, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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A couple of weeks ago, I e-mailed my pastor to ask how he was doing. He wrote back, “I’m good – just trying to figure out the most effective way to ‘be church’ in the midst of this time.” My pastor’s words capture well what I’ve heard from so many clergy colleagues over the last…

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Inside the PTS Curriculum: Introduction to Caring Ministries

Posted on October 3, 2018January 28, 2021 by ptsblog
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The “Inside the PTS Curriculum” series gives you an inside look at what students are learning in their courses at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Each article focuses on one class, its subject matter, what students can expect to learn, the required texts, and the kinds of assignments students can expect. We’ll let you know whether the…

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