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Cross-Cultural Outreach in Pennsylvania Churches

Posted on September 17, 2014March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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Many times in our Christian faith we can become spiritually narcissistic internalizing the gospel as a personal salvation experience as opposed to a communal restoration. We try hard to separate our spiritual selves from the broader community, retreating to an isolated faith and distorted reality of Christendom. Our actions may model more so the religiosity…

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Reformed Church Symbolism: Five Examples

Posted on September 3, 2014August 2, 2021 by ptsblog
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“What’s your favorite church building?” I was recently asked this question by a couple that I will be marrying this fall. We were talking about the impact that a building can have on a wedding and the importance of church symbolism. Then they asked me about other buildings that stood out to me, and then…

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Nursing Home Ministry

Posted on August 18, 2014March 12, 2021 by ptsblog
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Nursing home ministry is different. Whether serving with an MDiv/MSW in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., or Orlando, Fla., I found that all ministries are intimate. Pastors are involved in weddings, funerals, divorce, baptisms; they are there for the key moments of the lives of congregants. In nursing home ministry, pastors experience these same things except they…

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