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PrintIn March 2013March 2013
Birth and Re-Birth
a publication of the presbytery of the twin cities area
New and renewing Ministries Urban and Suburban
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Words from the Editor PrintIn
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In This Issue
3.13In:Focus
New and
Renewing FaithCommunities
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In:sights
In:FocusIn:Spire
In:Volve
We are About Blessing People
Called to Uptown
A More Holy Way of Caring for One
Another
Where Two or Three Are Gathered
Do We Have a (Numbers) Problem
Here?
Catching Fire in Albert
Lea
Knitting for a Better
World in Austin
Working to End Home-
lessness in St. Paul
Why Ashes? By Kara Root
20Its Not Fair!
By Stephanie Anthony21
Around the presbytery
23Upcoming Events26
Transitions28
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Words from the Stated
Clerk29
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In:Form
In:Deed
30 Words from theExecutive Presbyter
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We are about blessing people
In August of 2012, Chain of Lakes, the presbyterys
newest church, celebrated the purchase of property
for a church building. Pastor Paul Moore shared his
dreams and hopes for the congregation.
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We are about blessing people
"We are seeing something being born."
At Chain of Lakes NewChurch we want this giftto be a gift that keeps ongiving. This gift is not adepositits an incuba-tor. We want our newcongregation to pay itforward down the road.We dream of being ableto purchase new propertyfor churches that we help
start or other newchurches that are start-ed. With the Holy Spiritshelp we want to continuethe tradition of startingnew churches.
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Teaching Elder Newell Korgmann looks on as people prepare for the Property Celebration.
Rev. Paul Moore reads from his program during the Property Celebration. Ruling Elder John Ivers (left) sings during worship. Executive PresbyterChaz Ruark ( right )speaks to the those gathered.
Events on the Property
In:Focus-New and Renewing Congregations
1001 new worshiping communities is movementhappening in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Across the PC(USA), God is raising up leaders
in churches and presbyteries who are creating
new worshiping communities. They are taking
on new and varied forms of church for our
changing culture. Primarily they are seeking to
make and form new disciples of Jesus Christ, to
change and transform the world.
www.onethousandone.org
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Three years ago, Grace-Trinity Community Church, a Presbyteri-an-American Baptist congregation in Uptown Minneapolis was low on
money and energy. They were ready to close their doors. This is thestory of how small, struggling urban congregation in the midst of one of
Minneapolis hippest neighborhoods received help from a fellow Pres-
byterian congregation up the road and a young pastor-to-be from Cali-
fornia whose sunny disposition brought warmth to Grace-Trinity. This is
the story of a church getting a second chance at ministry.
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In:Focus-New and Renewing Congregations
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Grace-Trinity Launches
New Worship Service
I never imagined Id be in
a church like this. The church
I came from is in some ways
the complete opposite. It
was thriving, growing plen-ty of money to do things.
And yet there was something
very compelling about taking
a step back and imagining
myself in a new role as minis-
ter.
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Photo courtesy of iStockPhoto.
a more holy way of caringfor one another
The Board of Pensions Proposed Change s to the HealthCare Plan for Pastors. It might make business sense,but does it m ake theological sense?
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Board of Pensions goes
back to the healthcare
drawing board
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Where Two Or Three Are Gathered...
How Should presbytery Meetings
Change to Attract 20 and 30-
somethings?
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This next generation isaction oriented. If weare going to attract
younger commission-ers, we need to place
more emphasis on thecommissioner experi-ence. How do commis-sioners receive criti-cal updates? How do
we organize ourselvesto allow the great
work of our commit-tees to be heard andunderstood by every-
one? How can weprove to folks thatthere is energy andimagination in our
work? How are we go-ing to recognize theSpirit moving withinour organization in or-der to fearlessly followit?
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highlightsthe unofficial stated meeting
highlights of the presbytery ofthe twin cities area
Find out what happened at Presbyterymeetings by reading this short summary.
Download the latest issue atwww.presbyterytwincities.org/
highlights/
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Do We Have A (Numbers)
Problem Here?
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Helping Children Catch the Faith In Albert Lea
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A Tight-
Knit Mission
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House of Hope Hosts Gathering
to Help Youth Find a Place to
call home.
Attendees to the event on Youth Homelessness at the House of Hope pose for a picture.
In:Volve-Missional Stories
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NEWSLETTER TITLE Spring/Fall 20XX
Homeless Youth Act Starts
Journey in St. Paul
It is complicated ... But I also knowthis: the 15-year-old kid sleepingalone in an abandoned house to-night doesnt care about that. The16-year-old who cant go home to-night out of fear of her mothersdrug-dealing boyfriend doesnt careabout the rationale in allocatinghousing assistance funds. The 17-year-old lucky enough to be sleep-ing tonight in one of the 8 emer-gency shelter beds in Saint Paul,and wondering how hes going tomake it through tomorrow, isntinterested in someones elaborateprocess.
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Lent 2013In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk
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NEWSLETTER TITLE Spring/Fall 20XX
Life Is Not Fair! Lent 2013In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk
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Lifes not fair, and God most certainly isnt
fair either. Who could ever live up to a
standard of fairness? Who could ever bear
enough fruit enough of the time? Who
could ever be fruitful every day, every sea-
son, every harvest? None of us.
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March is Minnesota FoodShare Month
Around the presbytery
In:Form-News and Resources
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SDOP Committee Offers $17K in Grants to
Two Minneapolis Organizations
.
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In:Form-News and Resources
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.taize.fr/en_article14640.htmlhttp://www.taize.fr/en_article14640.htmlhttp://www.presbyterytwincities.org/2013/02/brothers-from-taize-welcome-young-adults-to-pilgrimage-at-pine-ridge-reservation/http://www.presbyterytwincities.org/2013/02/brothers-from-taize-welcome-young-adults-to-pilgrimage-at-pine-ridge-reservation/ -
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church.
Upcoming EventsIn:Form-News and Resources
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In the Resource Center
In:Form-News and Resources
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Transitions
Critical Conversations on Human Trafficking Set for April
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In sharp but often neglected contrast to other
branches of Christendom, we do not simply elect la
leaders. Rather, we recognize particular gifts of
leadership, of teaching and of ruling or guiding, an
set those persons apart for particular service. Whe
Teaching Elders think they alone make decisions foothers to implement, or when Ruling Elders see the
selves as filling a slot for a fixed time we miss akey message of our Constitution and our Reformed
identity.
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2013 is a year inwhich we will deal
with the changing
world and chang-
ing budgets. But
we are doing God's
work and we knowGod is with us. The
year of our Lord
2013 will be a good
year.
Looking Back at 2012; Looking Forward to 2013
Ch i Li i G d W d d W t
In:Deed-Final Thoughts