MnMN is now accepting applications for Multifaith Leadership Training Program

The Minnesota Multifaith Network (MnMN) in partnership with the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies at the University of St. Thomas is conducting a joint Multifaith Leadership Training. Participants will be non-students from Minnesota to join student Interfaith Fellows from St. Thomas and other Minnesota colleges. 

• Eligibility:  Persons under the age of 35 interested in developing transferable dialogue skills for leadership and for strengthening multifaith relations in the broader community.  No prior experience is expected.

• Time Commitment:  The seminar meets six times by Zoom for 75 minutes approximately every other week during September to November, 2023. Days and times of sessions will be determined based on availability of participants. The program concludes with an in-person public workshop in the spring of 2024. The workshop will involve local scholars, experts, trainers, and leaders.

• Content:  Topics include dialogue, interfaith dialogue, identity, key tools of dialogical communication, the righting reflex and motivational interviewing, courage and vulnerability for leadership, and empathy in religiously diverse contexts (e.g., DEI, workplace, public life). Topics subject to change.

• Stipend:  Accepted participants receive an all-inclusive honorarium ($400 each) to put towards attending the six online sessions and travel/lodging for the in-person workshop.

Apply by May 15, 2023

• To apply, completer and submit the application form: Multifaith Leadership Training Application

• To indicate interest or get more information, contact Jen Kilps, MnMN Network Executive at jkilps@mnmultifaith.org

• Applications will be accepted until May 15, 2023.