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Author: Carlos Portillo

Carlos Portillo is the Bradenton Ministry Director for Suncoast Youth for Christ. He has been working in youth ministry for 10 years and is an ordained elder of the Church of the Nazarene. Carlos is married to Kalli, they have two Chihuahuas, Taco and Teeka.
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  • Posted on May 3, 2022November 11, 2022

Multi-Ethnic and Cultural Conversations

Diversity in the church isn’t something that ministry leaders will just stumble into. We need…

  • by Carlos Portillo
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  • Posted on November 9, 2021November 11, 2022

3 Ways to Support the Mental Health of Students

“Mental health is health,” is the tagline of a sweater I bought my wife when…

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