Kara Root is the pastor of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. She’s been pastor of the congregation for nearly 15 years. We talk about how a year into her call the church did something different. They decided to not worship every Sunday and take a sabbath on the Sundays they didn’t meet for worship. The story is a bit more complicated than that, but it’s a story about how a congregation redefined and renewed itself not through a new program, or a new mission, but by taking time off and not doing things. In the clip, she describes that first time with contemplative worship and a Sunday off.
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Listen to the full episode: https://churchandmain.substack.com/p/episode-112-sabbath-keeping-for-congregations-ec9#details
Visit the website: https://churchandmain.org/
#podcasts #religion