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“Grace Notes” : Rodger Nishioka, Benton Family Associate Professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., will be the convocation speaker for Synod School 2010, which will have “Grace Notes” as its theme. Synod School 2010 dates are Sunday afternoon, July 25, through Friday noon, July 30. Synod School runs at Buena [...]
“The Ministry of Reconciliation as Spiritual Fellowship”
Editor’s note: the following is an essay on the Second Great End of the Church and was the basis of a sermon preached by Rev. Kim September Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area, on September 12, 2009 at First Presbyterian in Shakopee, MN.
For the love of Christ urges us on, because [...]
Events Calendar- September 23, 2009
Alpha Course at Chain of Lakes: Chain of Lakes New Church Development is offering the Alpha course. They are starting with a Celebration Dinner on Wednesday, September 30th at 6:00 p.m. at the Hampton Inn in Lino Lakes, 579 Apollo Drive. The Alpha course provides response to basic questions of faith. Free dinner is offered [...]
MissionInsite Training Opportunity
The Church Development team is offering training for churches who are interested in learning how this valuable demographic tool can guide them in planning ministry to the area surrounding them.
This event will be held on September 17th, 2009 from 6 to 8 PM At Boutwells Landing Presbyterian Home.
The training will:
Introduce your team to the MissionInsite [...]
2009 Self-Development of People Grants Now Available
The Committee for the Self Development of People of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area is pleased to announce their 2009 grant cycle. The committee is looking for grant proposals from organizations that are initiated by people in the Twin Cities Area, for people in the Twin Cities Area and controlled by people in [...]
Call to September 2009 Presbytery Meeting
PRESBYTERY OF THE TWIN CITIES AREA
REGULAR STATED MEETING
September 12, 2009
First Presbyterian Church, Shakopee, MN
CALL TO MEETING
In accordance with Book of Order Form of Government Chapter XI, Section 2, (G-11.0200) and the Bylaws of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area (Article I), the Presbytery will meet in Regular Stated Session on Saturday, September 12, 2009, [...]
Looking for 40 and Under Members of PTCA to take Survey
How is the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area doing when it comes to communications? What can be improved? What’s missing? Please take part of in the 2009 Communications Survey and let your voice be heard. Deadline for the survey is the close of business on Thursday, August 27.
We would especially like to hear from [...]
Presbybriefs – August 25, 2009
Welcome to Presbybriefs, where we find out what is going on congregations in the PTCA, the presbytery and the wider church. Here are the stories for August 25.
Macalester LEEDs the Way : When Macalester College decided to invest in a new home for the Institute for Global Citizenship (IGC), a program to educate and engage [...]
Conference Set for Communicators
Are you in charge of the church newsletter or website? Are you interested in acquiring more skills ? Do want to find out how to communicate more effectively while keeping costs low?
Communicators (administrative assistants, communication specialists, pastors, lay leaders, etc.) , and anyone else who might want to attend, are being invited to the second [...]
CIA, Torture and Sinful Nature
By admin on August 25, 2009
Note: The following blog post does not necessarily reflect the views of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area.
From Neil Craigan:
With the declassification of the report on the interrogation of terror suspects there has been much said about the behavior of some CIA operatives, simulated drowning by waterboarding, simulated executions by threatening with guns and [...]
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