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Kara K. Root

Pastor, Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church

Kara Root is the pastor of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, a Christian community that shapes its life around worship, hospitality and Sabbath rest. She is a trained spiritual director and certified Christian Educator in the PCUSA. Root has written for publications including Sparkhouse, Working Preacher, Patheos and leads retreats and workshops on Sabbath rest, prayer practices and church leadership and transformation. She blogs at in the hereandnow

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