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March 2012 MTS Basic Training

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Chandler, Arizona
Friday & Saturday, March 30-31, 2012 
Go to Registration Form
Friday - 6:30-9pm
(check-in begins at 6 pm on Friday)
Saturday - 8am-4pm
(check-in begins at 7:30 am on Saturday)
Registration Costs
Registration costs include training materials and lunch on Saturday.

Individual Registration (postmarked or paid online by March 23rd) $150 per person
At the Door Registration (after March 23rd) $200 per person

Group [...]


Common Evangelical Misconceptions of Poverty

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Paper presented at the 63rd annual meeting
of the Evangelical Theological Society,
San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2011
Steven R. Tracy
Phoenix Seminary
Abstract
Recent economic and political events evidence a great need for evangelical leaders to address the complex issue of poverty. Currently, more Americans are living below the poverty line than at any time in the past fifty years. [...]


Calling the Evangelical Church to Truth: Domestic Violence and the Gospel

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D., 2009
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
I greatly appreciate the title the editors chose for this chapter-”Calling the Evangelical Church to Truth.” It bristles with irony, provocation, and hope. At first blush it might seem strange to “call evangelicals to the truth” regarding the sin of [...]


December 2011 Tracy Update

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Please click on the link below to download and read the update from Steve and Celestia.
Tracy Update December 2011


The John Next Door (Newsweek)

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Published by Newsweek
Author Leslie Bennetts

The men who buy sex are your neighbors and colleagues. A new study reveals how the burgeoning demand for porn and prostitutes is warping personal relationships and endangering women and girls.
Click here for link to article on website
To download or print PDF of article click here  
Newsweek Growing Demand for Prostitution Article


Trafficking in Persons Report 2011

Friday, August 12th, 2011

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is a tool used by the U.S. Government to engage foreign governments on human trafficking.  This comprehensive tool is used worldwide to examine where resources are most needed.  The goals set in the development of this report are ultimately for rescue of victims, prevention, and justice.  The 2011 report includes [...]


Rationalization for a Faith Based Outreach to Prostituted Adolescent Girls

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D., 2009
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
We propose a “faith based” response to the problem of underage prostitution based on the latest religious, scientific, and social science research. We seek to assist not just prostituted girls but their families, community leaders, religious leaders, and the broader [...]


What Does “Submit in Everything” Really Mean? The Nature and Scope of Marital Submission

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

By Steven R. Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary
Founder, Mending the Soul Ministries
Published in the Trinity Journal (TrinJ) 29 (2008) pp. 285-312
I. INTRODUCTION: WHY ANOTHER PAPER ON MARITAL SUBMISSION?
For several decades evangelicals have wrestled with the issue of gender roles, including marital submission. Thus, the question arises: Do we really need another article on marital [...]


Fox 10 - Arizona Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Fox 10 News aired a story on December 21, 2010 on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Arizona.  This story included an interview with a victim of sex trafficking that has been working with Mending the Soul in her healing process.  We are so very proud of her for sharing so personally in order for others [...]


MSNBC Article: Congo women speak out about rape

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

This article by Michelle Faul published March 16, 2009 gives a true and realistic picture of the horrors of rape and the war in Congo.  During the MTS 2009 Congo trip we are visiting HEAL Africa Hospital (mentioned in this article) to conduct a conference for the staff and patients.  Click the link below to [...]