Minnesota Council of Churches
Reimagining Public Safety
United Theological SeminaryFaith and community leaders to lead public forum: “Reimagining Public Safety: Confronting the Problem of Policing” Plymouth Congregational Church of Minneapolis and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities invite the public to a virtual dialogue, “Reimagining Public Safety: Confronting the Problem of Policing.” Scheduled three days before Derek Chauvin’s sentencing, faith and community leaders [...]
Minnesota’s Racial Legacy: Finally Telling the Truth
Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesLast year, the leadership of the Minnesota Council of Churches (MCC) announed a ten-year effort of truth-telling, education, and reparations in order to take extraordinary steps toward repairing harms to African-American and Native American communities in Minnesota. In response to these steps, the MCC is launching our first truth-telling event, "Minnesota’s Racial Legacy: Finally Telling [...]
White Church Truths
Westminster Presbyterian Church 1200 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MNWhite Church Truths November 5, 9:00am - 3:00pm Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis In order to work for racial justice there are truths that must be faced, even about the faith practiced in most Minnesota churches. At White Church Truths we will face the truths hidden in white Christian beliefs and open our eyes more clearly to the [...]
What is Discipleship in the Information Age?
Minnesota Council of Churches 122 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesWhat is Discipleship in the Information Age? Certain core principles of faithful discipleship remain constant -- such as telling the truth (1 John 2:24) -- but the way disciples practice them in the 21st century may look different from how it looked in the 1st. Faith is a main driver of human behavior and so [...]