Reduce the Rancor

MN DFL head Ken Martin and MN GOP head David Hann sit being interviewed by Braver Angels' Bill Doherty
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Would you believe that neither the head of Minnesota’s GOP nor its DFL party think of their counterparts as “enemies?” The word – and the existential threat, the need to eliminate that it implies – is one both leaders actively avoid using when referring to people with whom they disagree.

Hope in the face of horror // Guidance from Respectful Conversations

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This weekend’s attempted assassination on a Presidential candidate is a national reflection about our public rhetoric and political culture. Jesus said “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks” (Mt 12:34). If what emerges from our mouths and keyboards is an overflow of what is in our heart, then what do we learn from how we and others respond? What do our actions show we value at this inflection point?

CEO Kelly Installation: Introduction of new CEO

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On October 22 Minnesota Council of Churches marked a new chapter in its history with the Installation of Elder Suzanne P. Kelly as our new CEO. There were many memorable elements of the service, including this introduction of Elder Kelly by Rev. Dana Neuhauser, an MCC Board Member, member of the selection committee, and a Deacon in the United Methodist Church.

 

Here is a recording of Rev. Neuhauser's message.

 

What is an installation service? Rev. Alanna Simone Tyler and Bishop Regina Hassanally

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Elder Suzanne P. Kelly was installed as CEO of Minnesota Council of Churches in a service at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis on October 22, 2024.

Rev. Alanna Simone Tyler of Minneapolis' Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Bishop Regina Hassanally of the Southeast Minnesota Synod ELCA spoke about the purpose of an installation service.

Watch a video of their comments and find their prepared remarks below.

 

 

CEO Kelly Installation: Sermonic charge from Bishop Jeffrey L. Smith

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Elder Suzanne P. Kelly was installed as CEO of Minnesota Council of Churches in a service at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis on October 22, 2024.

Bishop Jeffrey L. Smith of Christ Temple Apostolic Church in Roseville, Elder Kelly's home church, offered the first sermonic charge.

Watch his sermonic charge video below. Bishop Smith preached extemporaneously, not from prepared remarks.

 

 

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