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    Semi-Final Musings: Reflections on a life lived 38 years in ministry
    Semi-Final Musings: Reflections on a life lived 38 years in ministry
    Semi-Final Musings: Reflections on a life lived 38 years in ministry
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    Semi-Final Musings: Reflections on a life lived 38 years in ministry

    By Paul Hansen

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    The target audience for this volume is ministry leaders, Pastors, elders and deacons, as well as those individuals who would like to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. The audience will be of necessity: men and women who are either in College or Seminary and/or in ministries working in churches.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateMay 12, 2020
    ISBN9781400308668
    Semi-Final Musings: Reflections on a life lived 38 years in ministry
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    Paul Hansen

    Paul Hansen came into the faith in the Reformed tradition in his early 20’s. He attended Hope College and Western Theological Seminary as well as Western Michigan University, Kansas State, and the Institute for Worship Studies. He has been in ministry for nearly 40 years serving in various capacities in 7 different congregations currently Artesia First CRC in Calif. He has also taught Christianity and contemporary American Culture and Cross-Cultural Communication at Trinity Christian College.

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