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Ultimate Compassion Conference
Ultimate Compassion Conference, Oct. 30-31 at Woodland Hills Church, St. Paul
There are more than 400 passages in the Bible (spanning over 3000 verses!) that encourage Christ-followers to serve and be in relationships with those living in poverty. “Ultimate Compassion: God, Poverty, and Actions that Make a Difference” will help equip you, whatever your economic status, to [...]
Update on Dean Seal
We recieved the following email from the Rev. Dean Seal, who fell ill late last month:
“Thanks so much for your prayers and that of the PTCA. I am out of hospital and at home, sleeping about 18 hours a day.
I was in an induced coma for 8 days- I’m not surre of much else, but [...]
Bruce Reyes-Chow to Visit PTCA!
Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, the Moderator for the Presbyterian Church (USA) will give the sermon at a joint World Communion Sunday Service at Randolph Heights Presbyterian in St. Paul at 10:30am. Edgcumbe Presbyterian in St. Paul and Lake Nokomis Presbyterian in Minneapolis are joining with Randolph Heights to worship together at this special event. Pastor Matthew Robbins-Ghromley and the [...]
Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training Event Avaialble
There will be a Level 1 training Saturday, October 24, 2009 at a location to be determined.
Registration and a continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. and the class runs to about 3:00 p.m.
There is a $50.00 fee which includes lunch.
Please contact Sandy Gray at ssgray@peoplepc.com to register.
Level 1 training is given to all newly ordained [...]
“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 [...]
Spending the day at Lake Nokomis with Andy Root, Part Two
Below are the reflections of two other participants to the September 19th event at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church. The theme was ”Does the Church have anything to say to REAL LIFE?”
Pastor Kara Roots notes that 38 people from 11 congregations took part in the event. The following is from Brian Manwarren, an elder at Edgcumbe Presbyterian [...]
Presbyterian Minister Leads Benedictine Series
Barbara Ann Keely, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church and an associate professor of Christian Education at United Theological Seminary, is leading a series of workshops at the Benedictine Center in Maplewood. These workshops, called “Benedictine Spirituality as Ecumenical Resource” will help Christians of all denominations find inspiration and guidance in the values of [...]
Conversation on the Future of the Church
Has church become an irrelevant institution or an insincere ritual, disconnected from people’s real lives? Or can the church REALLY enter into suffering, be a place of belonging, and speak of hope in the midst of reality?
September 19 will be a day of theological conversation for church leaders and regular people, from all faith perspectives. [...]
Does the Church Have Anything to Say About Real Life?
The following post is from Matthew Robbins-Ghormley, pastor of Randolph Heights Presbyterian Church in St. Paul.
For the last year or so, I’ve been meeting weekly with three other pastors of smaller Presbyterian churches here in the Cities. We get together to read the Bible together, specifically the texts we’ll be preaching, and to talk together [...]