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Nadia Bolz-Weber Quote

Once a seminary student asked to shadow me for two days to see what my life as a pastor was like. At the end, he said, Oh my gosh, you're basically a person for a living.

Nadia Bolz-Weber

Once a seminary student asked to shadow me for two days to see what my life as a pastor was like. At the end, he said, Oh my gosh, you're basically a person for a living.

Tags: vocation, pastoral ministry, pastoring

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