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The Parables of Church

Posted on February 14, 2017January 28, 2021 by ptsblog
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In the church planting program we talk about theory. The Church Planting Initiative cohort at Pittsburgh Seminary was recently discussing liturgy and the fact that it forms us. We were naming the ways people respond unexpectedly and how people handle being in community with those who are different from them. We talked a lot about the work…

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Reinhold Niebuhr’s Challenge to His Context and Ours

Posted on February 13, 2017January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Reinhold Niebuhr is considered one of the towering theologians and public intellectuals of the 20th century. His books are still widely read, he is frequently quoted, he has often served as an important point of reference for leaders of all sorts (including many recent U.S. presidents)—and most recently he has become the subject of a…

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Why I Start New Churches

Posted on February 6, 2017January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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While Presbyterians as a whole have become more adept at closing churches than opening them, there are a few of us crazy people who are absolutely passionate about giving birth to new churches. I am convinced that planting new churches is the best way of reaching new people for Christ. After all, if my beloved congregation…

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