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</html><description>By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (December 5, 2007) &#x2013; Theological training has never been more important, and yet connecting seminaries with the local church continues to present new and difficult challenges, says Stephen Graham, who is leaving his position as dean of faculty and professor of American church history at North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS). [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>http://blogs.covchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/74/2011/08/Graham.jpg</thumbnail_url></oembed>
