Public Safety Ministries Inc.

Our February 2010 “Spiritual Fitness Gathering”

Dan Carlson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:09:07 +0000

“Spiritual Care: A Coordinated Effort”

Our Next Spiritual Fitness Gathering: Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Noon to 1:00 at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, MN. (Bring your own lunch!)

The topic for our December 23, 2009 Spiritual Fitness Gathering will be: “Spiritual Care: A Coordinated Effort”. There is an abundance of Spiritual and Emotional Care resources available to public safety and emergency services personnel, but often we see a lack of coordination of those services. Come and join us as we have a discussion about available resources and how they can be best utilized to care for the spiritual health of our professionals and our profession. Hope to see you there!

Take Care!

No Spiritual Fitness Gathering in January

Dan Carlson — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:59:10 +0000

Due to my seminary studies, which will conclude this summer, we will not be holding our monthly Spiritual Fitness Gathering in January. I will be attending classes at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary during our regularly scheduled time. Our “Gathering” will resume as normal on the fourth Wednesday of the month in February: February 24, 2010. Hope to see you then!

Our December “Spiritual Fitness Gathering”

Dan Carlson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:57:35 +0000

Our Next Spiritual Fitness Gathering: Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Noon to 1:00 at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, MN. (Bring your own lunch!)

The topic for our December 23, 2009 Spiritual Fitness Gathering will be: “New Light and New Life into a New Year”. This hoilday season is a time of new beginnings. We celebrate the birth of a savior, the return of daylight to growing darkness and the beginning of a new year. Come hear and share stories of the joys and challenges of this season and the year to come. Hope to see you there!

Take Care!

Our November “Spiritual Fitness Gathering”

Dan Carlson — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:43:44 +0000

Our Next Spiritual Fitness Gathering: Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Noon to 1:00 at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, MN. (Bring your own lunch!)

The topic for our November 25, 2009 Spiritual Fitness Gathering will be: “Giving Thanks for Burdens as well as Blessings”. Are the daily challenges we face blessings or burdens? Join us as we look at the “baggage” we carry through life and how these bags impact our spiritual health. Hope to see you Wednesday 11/25/09!

Take Care!

Our October “Spiritual Fitness Gathering”

Dan Carlson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:08:52 +0000

Our Next Spiritual Fitness Gathering: Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Noon to 1:00 at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, MN.

The topic for our October 28, 2009 Spiritual Fitness Gathering will be: “The Path We Travel”. Join us as we gather in “Spiritual Fitness Exercise” as we discuss the paths we travel in our careers, our families and our faith. We will explore what it means to be pilgrims seeking spiritual health and fitness. Hope to see you Wednesday 10/28/09!

Take Care!

Our September “Spiritual Fitness Gathering”

Dan Carlson — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:06:32 +0000

Our Next Spiritual Fitness Gathering: Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Noon to 1:00 at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, MN.

The topic for our September 23, 2009 Spiritual Fitness Gathering will again be: “GOD”. Join us as we continue to open the door on last months discussion of God. Who is God historically and academically? Who is God culturally? What impact does God have on our lives and our profession. And most of all, who is God to each of us in our own unique perspective? Big questions with many answers, but hopefully the start of a great conversation. Hope to see you Wednesday 9/23/09!

Take Care!

Our Next “Spiritual Fitness Gathering”!

Dan Carlson — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:19:10 +0000

Our Next Spiritual Fitness Gathering: Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Noon to 1:00 at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church in Minnetonka, MN.

The topic for our August 26, 2009 Spiritual Fitness Gathering will be: “GOD”. Join us as we open the door on a discussion of God. Who is God historically and academically? Who is God culturally? What impact does God have on our lives and our profession. And most of all, who is God to each of us in our own unique perspective? Big questions with many answers, but hopefully the start of a great conversation. Hope to see you Wednesday 8/26/09!

Take Care!

Go Have Some Fun!

Dan Carlson — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:22:34 +0000

A friend of mine is recovering from cancer. In the scheme of things, it wasn’t the worst cancer you can get, the chances of recovery are very good. However treatment has been very involved with surgery, chemo and radiation. There have been side effects, some set backs, eating issues etc. But he is on the path to full recovery and that is very good news. On a recent visit to the doctor he continued to hear good news, but also news that the recovery will still take many months and the work is not done. The Doc also added a prescription that needed immediate attention: “Go have some fun!”

We work hard in life. We work hard at our jobs, at our health, at our relationships, at our finances, at our homes, at our learning, at our faith… but how hard do we work at our “fun?” And if we are working at having fun, does that take the fun out of it? Last week I heeded the doc’s advice when we had the whole family at the cabin for the day. The kids were wake-boarding (in the cold and rain) and it looked like fun. So I took a shot at water-skiing. It’s been many years since I’ve skied, and I often plan on getting in shape to take it up again, planned to have fun, but never did. So I just did it, and it was fun! (It wasn’t pretty, but that made it more fun for the kids. Fun can be infectious)

So I am with the Doc here, go have some fun. Don’t spend a lot of time working at it, don’t over plan it and over think it, just go do it… have some fun.

The Scene of the Fun

Take Care!

Our Next “Spiritual Fitness Gathering”

Dan Carlson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:40:31 +0000

Our Next Spiritual Fitness Gathering: Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Noon to 1:00 at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church. (Bring your own lunch!)

The topic for our July 22, 2009 Spiritual Fitness Gathering will be: “The Peace Officer Deployment Cycle”. Join us as we discuss the different phases of a career in law enforcement and the support systems available to help navigate the transitions.

A New “Page”, ELCA Ministry Partners

Dan Carlson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:01:58 +0000

As this website is renovated I’ll make weblog posts describing site additions and changes. Today I added a page of ELCA Ministry Partners. Check it out!