{"id":4602,"date":"2022-09-15T13:41:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenals.org\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2023-03-17T22:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T22:29:25","slug":"overcoming-the-challenge-of-technology-in-pastoral-formation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenals.org\/overcoming-the-challenge-of-technology-in-pastoral-formation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us in Welcoming Rebecka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1071648941\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1090994236\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Rebecka V. Andr\u00e6 Frontz is delighted to join the NALS Network team at the seminary center in Ambridge, PA, as the administrative coordinator. 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