Church Planting Articles covering an array of topics related to church planting, including post-Christendom and bi-vocational ministry, sustaining a church plant through partnerships, and discerning your call to church planting among others. Blog Access Blog Articles
Coronavirus/COVID-19/Pastoring During a Pandemic Pastoring during a pandemic can be overwhelming. Here you'll find a number of resources written by members of the PTS community--faculty, program directors, alums, and students. Please use them to calm your heart, lead worship, in personal devotion, or however else they may be useful. We'll update this page as new materials are created.  Blogs, Articles, Videos Access Resource
Counseling Articles covering an array of topics related to counseling, including social services, families, and pastoral burn-out among others. Blog Access Blog Articles
Ministry Articles covering an array of topics related to ministry, including how the church responds to violence, communion, welcoming the little ones among others. Blog Access Blog Articles
Race and Faith Offering a variety of materials helpful to individuals, church communities, and neighborhoods as a means of promoting knowledge, understanding, compassion, and peace among all God’s people. Blogs, Book Reading Guides, Videos, and More Access Race and Faith Kit
Spirituality Articles covering an array of topics related to spirituality, including fasting, prayer, and coloring as a spiritual practice among others. Blog Access Blog Articles
Sermon Writing Tips Articles covering an array of topics related to sermon writing tips, including keeping your sermons consistently good, preaching from the left side of the Bible, and incorporating current events among others. Blog Access Blog Articles
Social Work Articles covering an array of topics related to social work, including theological values of social work, reconciliation through social work and theology, and spiritually integrated treatments, and among others. Blog Access Blog Articles
Theological Reflections Articles covering an array of theological reflections on topics, including movie reviews, Reinhold Niebuhr, and trending topics among others. Blog Access Blog Articles
Preventing Gun Violence The Presenting Gun Violence Resource Kit encourages you to lift your voice, your influence, and your power to speak out against violence and trauma in our communities. This kit includes aids for developing sermons and liturgy as well as other valuable materials to be able to begin this movement. PDF Download the PDF
Planning and Organizing a Successful Vacation Bible School In this recorded webinar Lisa Brown, author of The Best VBS Workbook Ever!, shares her insight about planning and organizing a successful Vacation Bible School. Video Access the Video

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