Blogs
A New Blogging Pastor
Kara Root, pastor of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, has a new blog called “In the Here and Now.” Her lastest post is answering a question from moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow about why she is a Presbyterian.
Check it out.
Regarding Lifestyle Evangelism
From Ray Jones:
I love the church! But I struggle with what we’ve done to the church. The church has to be more than a social club. Yes, church is community, but it is also so much more. The church has to be more than the place in which we learn about good behavior. Of [...]
Visiting Soweto: A Blog Post by Dries Coetzee
The following is a blog post by Dries Coetzee, the Associate Pastor at Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Bloomington. He is currently on sabbatical with his wife and children in his native country of South Africa.
I am back in the Cape Town area in a town called Paarl, where I am visiting my sister Emily [...]
Tentmaking Ministry – Viable Model of Ministry
From Phil Tom, the Associate in the Small Church and Community Ministry Office of the Presbyterian Church (USA):
The Presbyterian News Service published a story today about Rev. Robert Hattle, a tentmaker in Topeka, Kansas. You can read the story about Rev Hattle at
http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2009/09400.htm.
During the past few months, I have met tentmakers in Northern California, South [...]
What worries you about the church?
-From Byron Wade, the Vice Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA):
I know for myself I tend to worry a lot about the church – that is my particular congregation I serve. I think the saying is true that the church is a “jealous mistress.” Hardly a day goes by that I am not thinking about [...]
ALT7 Conference @ Montreat
The alt7 Conference, designed for clergy under the age of 40, is slated at Montreat (N.C.) Conference Center June 8-11. Conference literature notes that clergy under the age of 40 are younger than the average Presbyterian, adding, ” We may be online, energized, underpaid, frustrated, creative, isolated, prophetic, weary, traditional, misunderstood, innovative, disillusioned, post-modern, hopeful, [...]
Nominating Committee Report Now Online
The Nominating Committee Report to Presbytery for the May 12, 2009 Presbytery meeting is now online.
Presbyterian Bloggers Unite on Poverty
Do you like to blog? Do you have opinions on poverty? On May 1 Presbyterian bloggers have a chance to blog about the subject of Poverty as part of a project called Presbyterian Bloggers Unite. The goal of this endeavor is as such:
On the first day of each month, in order to build awareness, [...]
Presbytery Packet For May 2009 Now Online
The folllowing documents are now available for the May 12, 2009 Stated Meeting of the Presbytery at First Presbyterian in Red Wing, MN:
Minutes of the March 14 Stated Meeting
Board of Trustees Report to the Presbytery
Committee on Representation Report to Presbytery
Please check back for updates.
Associated Church in Owatonna Gets Noticed for Hospitality to African Immigrants
The Associated Church (a Presbyterian/United Church of Christ congregation) in Owatonna recieved some favorable news from the Owatonna People’s Press recently for hosting a worship gathering of Sudanese and Ethiopian Presbyterians. The came from all around the Midwest to praise God.
Here is how the People’s Press described how these African sisters and brothers in Christ [...]