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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.

In:Focus-New and Renewing Congregations


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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


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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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?

http://goo.gl/n9Ean


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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

In:Volve-Missional Stories


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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.

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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.

In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk


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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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Upcoming EventsIn:Form-News and Resources


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In the Resource Center

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Transitions

Critical Conversations on Human Trafficking Set for April

mailto:[email protected]


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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.

In:Deed-Final Thoughts


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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

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