{"id":11192,"date":"2025-01-27T15:14:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.valpo.edu\/chapel\/?p=11192"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:31:58","slug":"amanda-brobst-renaud-m-div-ph-d-ben-brobst-renaud-m-a-m-f-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/devotionals\/amanda-brobst-renaud-m-div-ph-d-ben-brobst-renaud-m-a-m-f-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Brobst-Renaud, M.Div, Ph.D. & Ben Brobst-Renaud, M.A., M.F.A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amanda Brobst-Renaud, M.Div, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ben Brobst-Renaud, M.A., M.F.A., Lecturer, Communication and Visual Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what Amanda and Ben’s recommender had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Mandy and Ben have been having get togethers at their house with the explicit goal of building community! They invite people who don’t know each other and have drinks and snacks and no agenda other than to help people connect. They are wonderful examples of community builders.”<\/strong>

– Sara Gundersen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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