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“We Believe”—The Nicene Creed as a Communal Story

Posted on November 17, 2025November 11, 2025 by ptsblog
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Have you ever been to a meeting so important that it will be remembered and celebrated 17 centuries from today? If so, would you even know? As a pastor of local congregations, I often liked church council meetings. When they worked well, council meetings could be an act of worship: gathering in Christian community, remembering…

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Finding Ground – A Journey of Vocational Recovery at PTS

Posted on August 11, 2025 by ptsblog
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Michelle Snyder ’09 is a church consultant and a national leader in suicide prevention training for faith communities. In this post, she shares about her journey from “ministering” to the point of self-neglect to finding theological grounding and healing that enabled her to serve others with energy, joy, and unimaginable impact in faith communities around…

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pastor burnout - rust out or burn out

Pastor Burnout

Posted on June 12, 2025 by ptsblog
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The great Welsh preacher, Christmas Evans (named “Christmas” because he was born on Christmas Day, 1766), was famous for saying: “I’d rather burn out than rust out in the service of the Lord.”  The sentiment is clear: keep doing anything so you do not become stagnant and rust; it is perfectly ok to do too…

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