Living and Ministering Through A Pandemic

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Living and Ministering Through A Pandemic

Living and Ministering Through A Pandemic By Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Contributing Writer We are living and serving God in difficult times. We are practicing ministry and living under new modalities. O…

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As the U.S. experiences increases in the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths, leaders remain divided on how to define and implement the way business and life should be conducted going

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