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Miller SYI Interns Explore and Learn

Posted on August 9, 2022August 12, 2022 by ptsblog
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In 2022 the Miller Summer Youth Institute welcomed six college interns into the SYI family. Representing five different colleges and universities across three different states, the interns were joined by SYI staff for a five-week, virtual internship experience that created space for all to explore two essential questions: “Who is God calling me to be?”…

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Building a Healthy Church Leadership Team

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 by ptsblog
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“Please refrain from yelling and being disrespectful of other people, or leave this meeting until you can.” The first time I kicked someone out of a church meeting, I was just 26 years old and in my second year of pastoral ministry. The disruptive church leader I admonished with the words above was more than…

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I am aging, just like you

Posted on July 12, 2022June 28, 2022 by ptsblog
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by Hattie Taylor It’s as clear as the lack of lines on my face I am “still young.” Could I have chosen to become A pastor at a later time I would have. But I did not choose without pause At the age of 15 I pursued a call. Different pulpits have been filled For…

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