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When Relationships Harm: How the Church Can Help

Posted on October 2, 2015January 22, 2021 by SEO
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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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Van Gogh Swimming with Cookies: 3 tips to keep your preaching consistently good

Posted on September 17, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Pittsburgh Seminary continues our sermon writing tips series. Be sure to look for other tips from faculty, staff, and alums in the months ahead and read our recent posts on preaching without notes, dealing with writer’s block, 12 questions for effective preaching, using art as a tutorial to Scripture, preaching about current events, and preaching from the Old Testament. Have a…

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7 Books for [Contemplative] Church Planters

Posted on September 10, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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The words contemplative and church planter do not frequently appear together. Church planters are sometimes caricatured as driven, gregarious, extroverted individuals who magnetically attract the team of followers who help them launch a new worship service. But that’s not the only way–and I would say not the best way–to plant a church. At Pittsburgh Theological…

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