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Pastoring During a Pandemic

Posted on March 27, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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Recently, as all the COVID-19 news began to reach a fever pitch, I had my regular meeting with my spiritual director. We had just heard at the Seminary that we would be moving all our credit-bearing courses online and shutting down all non-credit-bearing training. I found that I needed to take a minute to remember…

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pastors experiencing the shalom of God

The Ministry of Marco Polo: How a Video Chat App Helped My Ministry (and Me)

Posted on March 18, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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In the fall of 2018, I received a call from a former colleague, asking if I would be interested in being a part of a cohort-covenant group of other women pastors. One of her pastor friends was working on her doctor of ministry degree. This group would be a part of her study in pastoral…

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What will I study in seminary?

Posted on February 6, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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As a former seminarian, and current seminary administrator, I am often asked what students will study in seminary. Those folks remotely connected to a church or faith community will have a number of sneaking suspicions about seminary. They assume seminary is a holy, almost monastic space, where students are immersed in study and enveloped in…

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