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Cross-Cultural Outreach – Part II

Posted on November 26, 2014March 9, 2021 by ptsblog

We are charged as Christians to face the challenges of our times head-on. We need churches that have cultural relevance and dare to go beyond their comfort zones in order to affect lasting change within their local communities and beyond. As we do so, I am convinced we must keep in mind three things. 1….

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Cross-Cultural Outreach in Pennsylvania Churches

Posted on September 17, 2014March 9, 2021 by ptsblog

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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Melody and Memory: the role sacred music plays in nursing home ministry

Posted on June 26, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog

When I graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s MDiv/MSW program in 2005, theology and sacred music was not something that I had thought much about. I love music. But considering how it would be a part of my ministry was really not something that I had been challenged with during the course of my studies. I…

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