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Public Safety Ministries In The News

Dan Carlson — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:31:24 +0000

This past year, the work we do at Public Safety Ministries received some media attention that resulted in a couple of short video clips. We received an award from the American Red Cross this summer and you can view the award video here: American Red Cross Award Video

We were also contacted by Comcast Media who offered to produce a promotional video supporting our ministry work. That video can be viewed by clicking here: Comcast Newsmakers Video

We want to publicly thank The American Red Cross and Comcast for their generosity and support!

The Great Minnesota “Give” Together!

Dan Carlson — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:14:32 +0000

Dear Friends of Public Safety Ministries,

Thank you so much for your continuing support of Public Safety Ministries!

Today, Wednesday, November 16, 2011 is “Give to the Max Day” sponsored by giveMN.org. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Public Safety Ministries at: http://www.razoo.com/story/Public-Safety-Ministries-1 By giving on Wednesday, Public Safety Ministries has the opportunity to win additional funding through “Give to the Max Day” promotional events.

If you are unable to give on “Give to the Max Day” please consider giving a gift before the end of December to help us reach our 2011 year end funding goals. Your financial support will help Public Safety Ministries meet the growing demand for the Spiritual Health Care Services we provide to Minnesota’s public safety professionals.

Thank you!

Pastor Dan Carlson

A Ministry Update: “A Ministry of Presence, Service and Relationships.”

Dan Carlson — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:46:23 +0000

“A Ministry of Presence, Service and Relationships.” This simple statement has been the foundation of Public Safety Ministries’ outreach efforts since we first incorporated in 2005. Due to the professional relationships established through 25 years as a public safety professional, I was blessed with the opportunity of “insider” access to numerous public safety organizations and functions.

My Presence identity in police, fire and emergency medical service communities has evolved from police officer to pastor, an active representative of spiritual health care in the workplace. In that role, the Service requests and opportunities have increased and developed into an official faith based presence at more than a half dozen monthly public safety events. I also have active Spiritual Health Care responsibilities at numerous public safety gatherings and events throughout the year. Services provided at these events include invocations, prayers, spiritual health messages, faith based perspectives, operational support and individual pastoral care. The number of organizational and individual faith based Relationships resulting from this presence and service has far exceeded our original expectations. We now are extremely active in presence, providing faith based service and building faith based relationships with public safety professionals throughout the state of Minnesota.

Because of the increase in demand and opportunity for providing Spiritual Health Care Services, the Public Safety Ministries Board of Directors is in the process of creating and implementing a new strategic plan. We are excited about our growth and the development of our focus and service identity. We have been blessed and continue to work at answering our Call to Serve!

Take Care, Dan

Reminder: “NO” June Spiritual Fitness Gathering

Dan Carlson — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:48:28 +0000

Hello All,

Just a reminder that we will “NOT” be gathering in June.
I hope to see you when we reconvene in July!

Take Care, Dan

May Spiritual Fitness Gathering: “How We Share Our Faith”

Dan Carlson — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:47:46 +0000

“Spiritual Fitness Lunch Gathering”
Wednesday May 25, 2011. Noon to 1:00
Oak Knoll Lutheran Church
600 Hopkins Crossroad
Minnetonka MN 55305

Hello Everyone,

I have received several messages from folks that are interested in attending this month’s gathering. I am excited by the interest from people representing different aspects of the public safety professions. I thought, since we may have some new attendees this month, we would discuss and share stories of “How We Share Our Faith”. I have not met some of you who are now on this email list, so I’m attaching a link to a video about our ministry work. I was honored this past week with an award from the Twin Cities Chapter of The American Red Cross. One of the benefits of the award is the production of a short video on the award recipients by Comcast. My intentions are not to be self promoting with this video, but are definitely intended to be “Ministry Promoting”. I love sharing the message of how the public safety professionals of Minnesota have such strong faith lives and often do not have the opportunity to share that part of their life.

Red Cross Award video link
You may want to check out some of the other awards videos, several are given to those in the public safety professions.

Feel free to forward this message to anyone you feel may be interested in attending. All are welcome.

As always, coffee and water are provided. Feel free, or not, to bring something to eat for lunch.

Take Care, Dan

March 2011 Spiritual Fitness Gathering “Field Trip!”

Dan Carlson — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:51:34 +0000

Hello All,

This month we will be changing our venue and format for our gathering. I have been asked to speak at the “Vocatio Chapel” at Augsburg College on our regular meeting date. So I figured we could make this month’s gathering be a “field trip” of sorts if people were interested in attending. I have attached the poster (the PDF is rather large so I’ve also attached a web link if that is easier to view) that Augsburg created for the event with additional details and information. It will be held at Augsburg College in Mpls during their regular chapel time, Wed. March 23, 2011,10:20 to 10:40 with fellowship time following. I will be delivering a short message telling of my vocational calling and its relation to body, mind and soul. Feel free to contact me if you’d like more information.

Take Care, Dan

poster web link: Vocatio Chapel PosterMAR

“Got Winter?”

Dan Carlson — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:40:59 +0000

Yes, we have had our share of winter here in the Twin Cities this year. A MetroDome collapse, roads obstructed with snow, negative digit temps over night… Well, I got this report from my contact in Fairbanks Alaska today. It is 40 degrees below zero, with a couple of feet of snow and that wonderful couple hours of dawn/dusk they experience each day this time of year. Everything is relative. But in the cold and snow and darkness of the north, whether in Excelsior MN or Fairbanks AK, it’s still a beautiful world that we live in.

Fairbanks AK, 3pm, -30 degrees (photo by Pete Carlson)

Me, I like the cold and the snow. The darkness is something I tolerate to get the other two. There is much to celebrate this time of year, but high on my list is that we turn the corner soon and the light starts to return. Here”s to the Light of the season!

Take Care!

November “Spititual Fitness Gathering”

Dan Carlson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:54:38 +0000

“Spiritual Fitness Lunch Gathering”
Wednesday November 24, 2010. Noon to 1:00
Oak Knoll Lutheran Church
600 Hopkins Crossroad
Minnetonka MN 55305

Join us as we discuss: “got happy?”

Happiness is often elusive in life, especially in the public safety professions. Join us as we share conversation about how our faith lives have a significant impact on the level of happiness we experience in life. I started this conversation in my weblog posting today. If you want to see a possible direction for our discussion check out my Nov. 22 blog post.

As always, you can bring your own lunch, coffee is provided.

Take Care, Dan

“got happy?”

Dan Carlson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:17:33 +0000

I’m not sure what the protocols are for using national marketing slogan formats to deliver my spiritual fitness messages. I think just acknowledging that the slogan has been burned into my body, mind and soul should be sufficient. The “got milk?” campaign has such a slogan as you can see from the title of today’s post.

The idea of identifying our personal levels of happiness came up today in an article in the Mpls StarTribune “Going to his happy place” by Jeff Strickler. The article is a review of a book by Dan Buettner, “Thrive”. I suggest you read the article since it shares some interesting insights about personal happiness.

The piece of the story that struck me today was a quote from an academic expert on happiness. He said one of the key things a person can do to be happy is “You have to work at it”. So often we’re looking for the next “trend’ that will give us something we are looking for in our lives. But a common denominator I have found to so many of these trends, if they really are effective, is that we have to do them intentionally, deliberately and actively. We have to “work at it”.

I had a comment sent to me on my post of October 29, 2010 “Don’t Think So Hard”.

Dan, nice article. My guy, Edwin Friedman, used to say, “Thinking more about something never got anyone unstuck.” Getting unstuck requires action.

Edwin Friedman was a Jewish Rabbi and family therapist whose teachings have often been helpful to me. So as I ask you the question today, “got happy?”, if you do, I’m guessing you have taken action and worked at it. If happiness is something that eludes you, if you don’t “got it”, I suggest you try to go and “get it”.

Take Care!

Good Saturday Morning Minnesota!

Dan Carlson — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:38:23 +0000

First snow is an event in our house, almost like a holiday. For those of you reading locally you know what the weather is like this morning. For my national and international readers, it’s about 32 degrees, damp, windy and wet. But very warm and cozy sitting in my chair, drinking my coffee, watching the winter weather move in through my front window. The view shown above.

They say we could see 10 inches out here in the western communities of the Twin Cities. I’ve got to head out in the weather soon. But I’ll get to spend most of the day at home gearing up for winter. So Take Care, and have a happy “First Snow!”