Stories from LNPC
- articles & media about us
Articles and Documents by (and about) us...
LNPC Confession of Belonging, November 2024. A statement of stance and calling in the world.
Sabbath Lessons in Quarantined Time. Working Preacher, April 2020. Some gifts of Sabbath experienced during the pandemic.
The gifts of small church during a pandemic. Christian Century, March 2020. On online church and reaching out to each other.
The 20 Second Gift. Faith and Leadership, March 2020. A meditation for the hand-washing practice during COVID-19.
Sabbath Commentary. Working Preacher, August 2019. A three session commentary (or can be read as an article) on Sabbath and scripture.
Congregation: Stay Home on Sunday. Sabbath issue, Horizons Magazine, July/August 2016. This article is a shortened and adapted version of the article below, written by Pastor Kara. (The whole issue is on Sabbath, but the link is to a pdf of this article alone).
Sabbath: The Gift of Rest. Word & World Journal, Summer 2016. Our beliefs and practices around Sabbath, written by Pastor Kara. This article is part of a whole issue on Sabbath, the rest of which is well worth checking out as well. (Available also in PDF form).
"Stop. Rest. Come Back to Real Life." March, 2016. A sermon by Pastor Kara published in the Journal of Faith & Leadership.
"Why we welcome little children in worship" - April, 2014. NextChurch shared our pew insert in an article that was their highest shared blogpost of 2015.
“Rooted and Grounded in Love” - November, 2013. How Compassionate Communication has impacted Pastor Kara and our life together at LNPC, on Ecclesio.com
“Innovative Children’s Ministry Happens…” - January, 2013. On small church's unique opportunity in children’s ministry for integration and multi-age ministry. From, The APCE Advocate, article begins on page 14
“A Community of Practice” - July 2012. About who we are, and our transition to and life together in worship, hospitality and sabbath. Plgrm Magazine, Article begins on page 60
“Make space for sabbath” - September 2012. About our process of transformation and embracing of Sabbath. From Luther Seminary’s ebook, Renew 52
Sabbath Lessons in Quarantined Time. Working Preacher, April 2020. Some gifts of Sabbath experienced during the pandemic.
The gifts of small church during a pandemic. Christian Century, March 2020. On online church and reaching out to each other.
The 20 Second Gift. Faith and Leadership, March 2020. A meditation for the hand-washing practice during COVID-19.
Sabbath Commentary. Working Preacher, August 2019. A three session commentary (or can be read as an article) on Sabbath and scripture.
Congregation: Stay Home on Sunday. Sabbath issue, Horizons Magazine, July/August 2016. This article is a shortened and adapted version of the article below, written by Pastor Kara. (The whole issue is on Sabbath, but the link is to a pdf of this article alone).
Sabbath: The Gift of Rest. Word & World Journal, Summer 2016. Our beliefs and practices around Sabbath, written by Pastor Kara. This article is part of a whole issue on Sabbath, the rest of which is well worth checking out as well. (Available also in PDF form).
"Stop. Rest. Come Back to Real Life." March, 2016. A sermon by Pastor Kara published in the Journal of Faith & Leadership.
"Why we welcome little children in worship" - April, 2014. NextChurch shared our pew insert in an article that was their highest shared blogpost of 2015.
“Rooted and Grounded in Love” - November, 2013. How Compassionate Communication has impacted Pastor Kara and our life together at LNPC, on Ecclesio.com
“Innovative Children’s Ministry Happens…” - January, 2013. On small church's unique opportunity in children’s ministry for integration and multi-age ministry. From, The APCE Advocate, article begins on page 14
“A Community of Practice” - July 2012. About who we are, and our transition to and life together in worship, hospitality and sabbath. Plgrm Magazine, Article begins on page 60
“Make space for sabbath” - September 2012. About our process of transformation and embracing of Sabbath. From Luther Seminary’s ebook, Renew 52
Articles about us (by others)...
A Minneapolis Congregation Finds New Life Through the Ancient Practice of Sabbath."March 22, 2016. Journal of Faith & Leadership. The sabbath part of our story explored in a news article.
'Building a Worshiping Community Through Art." Horizons. September- October 2015. LNPC's ArtSpace is showcased.
"Leading from Abundance." by Rev. Dr. Theresa Latini. An article written for a research group out of Duke.
Small Can Be Mighty, Presbyterians Today, June 2015. These articles below are no longer available online, but can be downloaded via PDF below. The issue was called "Small Can be Mighty" - highlighting small congregations having a big impact. Our particular article was called, "Keeping the Sabbath."
'Building a Worshiping Community Through Art." Horizons. September- October 2015. LNPC's ArtSpace is showcased.
"Leading from Abundance." by Rev. Dr. Theresa Latini. An article written for a research group out of Duke.
Small Can Be Mighty, Presbyterians Today, June 2015. These articles below are no longer available online, but can be downloaded via PDF below. The issue was called "Small Can be Mighty" - highlighting small congregations having a big impact. Our particular article was called, "Keeping the Sabbath."
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Books that tell some of our story...
The Deepest Belonging: A Story About Discovering How God Meets Us by Kara K Root. Pastor Kara shares many stories from our congregation in this book!
For Sabbath's Sake by J. Dana Trent. This book draws from the Journal of Faith & Leadership article above to describe our sabbath practice.
The Irrational Jesus: Leading the Fully Human Church, by Ken Evers-Hood. This book includes a chapter exploring the sabbath experiement and change at LNPC.
The Relational Pastor, by Andrew Root. This book shares many of our practices and stories of our life together.
For Sabbath's Sake by J. Dana Trent. This book draws from the Journal of Faith & Leadership article above to describe our sabbath practice.
The Irrational Jesus: Leading the Fully Human Church, by Ken Evers-Hood. This book includes a chapter exploring the sabbath experiement and change at LNPC.
The Relational Pastor, by Andrew Root. This book shares many of our practices and stories of our life together.
Videos that tell some of our story...
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Rethinking Church conference at Luther Seminary - Pastor Kara's presentation, called, "Caring for Congregations in Adaptive Times," 2017.
"DISCERN: The story of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church" VIDEO LINK. April, 2014. Pastor Kara's presentation at the NEXT Church Conference, a great summary of our ongoing journey of discernment.
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Luther Seminary's Biblical Preaching project - LNPC was part of the project exploring ways to deepen biblical preaching. Below is a clip of Pastor Kara describing our journey through the Old Testament in 2011 - 2012.
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