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SUMMARY:Powerful Together: Sharing Our Learnings
DESCRIPTION:Congratulations! We are nearing the end of our 2021 inreach campaign\, Powerful Together: Conversations for Change. It’s time to gather as a collaborative and find out what we have learned. Beacon staff will lead this process (and you will be invited to do something similar with visitors from just your congregation as well). All inreach coordinators and visitors are encouraged to attend. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/inreach-learnings/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211214T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
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SUMMARY:Power Tools: Leadership For Change Virtual Retreat - December 2021
DESCRIPTION:To create the change needed to ensure all people have a home\, we need skilled leaders who are able to build meaningful relationships with decision makers\, hold power and act effectively in the public arena. This three-part virtual workshop focuses on how we understand and use power to address issues of homelessness; ways to act on individual and congregational interest; how to build powerful public relationships; tools to plan and act strategically; and how to participate in actions and campaigns that channel power and build the capacity of leaders\, congregations and the collaborative. \nThis workshop is composed of three virtual sessions:\n1. Sunday\, December 12 from 3-8:30 p.m.\n2. Monday\, December 13 from 4-8:30 p.m.\n3. Tuesday\, December 14 from 4-8:30 p.m. \nPlease attend all three sessions to experience the full training and be sure to register by Tuesday\, December 7. \nThis virtual retreat will have closed captioning available. For more information about our safety and accessibility practices\, please click here. \nWe ask participants to share in the cost of this workshop and suggest $50 per person. Congregations may also wish to cover costs to invest in the leadership of their members. We don’t want cost to be a barrier for anyone to attend\, so please contact Deb Rodgers about a scholarship if needed. \nCore training for Beacon Leadership Team members\, key leaders\, clergy and faith leaders in Beacon congregations. We recommend six months’ experience with Beacon or with your congregation’s leadership team before attending this workshop. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/power-tools-dec2021/
CATEGORIES:Beacon Academy,Congregation Leadership
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220113T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20211217T193431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T203456Z
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SUMMARY:Leadership Assembly - 1/13/22
DESCRIPTION:Are you a leader of a Beacon Leadership Team or a Campaign Action Team? Interested in learning more about the work we do together to create change? Need some inspiration? Leadership Assemblies are a place for established and emerging leaders to come together to get grounded\, energized and connected. The January leadership assembly will focus on the legislative session and how we can move the Bring it Home\, MN campaign forward. We’ll spend time on Lobby Week of Action and other actions for congregations to engage in to build their base\, their power and the power of the collaborative to ultimately win Bring it Home. \nWe will have Closed Captioning available on Zoom. Please register below to receive the link to join. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/assembly-1-13-22/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220120T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20211220T233401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T233412Z
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SUMMARY:Clergy and Staff Gathering - 1/20/22
DESCRIPTION:A quarterly virtual gathering space for clergy and staff of congregations to build relationships and skills for the work we share as a collaborative. In January\, join us for a special conversation to contribute clergy and staff perspectives to Beacon’s strategic planning process. How do you see the future we will live into together? \nThis Zoom meeting will have Closed Captioning available. Please register below to receive the link to join. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/clergy-gathering-1-20-22/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220131T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220131T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20220106T202528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T213436Z
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SUMMARY:Lobby Days Training: Hosting a Virtual Visit with Your Legislator - 1/31/22
DESCRIPTION:As the Minnesota state legislature opens their session to debate and legislate on a projected surplus of nearly $8 billion\, Beacon leaders will gather to make sure Bring It Home\, MN is on the legislative agenda in 2022.  In order to get a vote in the House this year\, Beacon leaders will need to coordinate our House visits early-on\, and turn-out our congregations in a big way this February.  That’s why\, on January 31 and February 1\, Beacon will prepare our leaders to host and facilitate a virtual visit with their legislator leading up to Beacon’s week of Lobby Days from February 14-18\, 2022. \nAt one of these trainings\, Leaders will learn how to set-up and coordinate a virtual visit with their legislator\, and host participants from their legislative districts by providing technical support and experience to enhance the virtual conversation.  Leaders will work with organizers to determine their Beacon Leadership Team members’ roles to focus the 45 minute conversation for their legislator on Beacon’s bold policy initiative\, Bring It Home\, MN.  We will also go over turn-out strategies to increase participation from their congregations in lobby day activities. \nPlease register for one session either on January 31 or February 1\, or for both if you would like more practice. Closed captioning is available at these virtual trainings. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/lobby-training-1-31-22/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership,Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220201T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20220106T213210Z
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SUMMARY:Lobby Days Training: Hosting a Virtual Visit with Your Legislator - 2/1/22
DESCRIPTION:As the Minnesota state legislature opens their session to debate and legislate on a projected surplus of nearly $8 Billion\, Beacon leaders will gather to make sure Bring It Home\, MN is on the legislative agenda in 2022.  In order to get a vote in the House this year\, Beacon leaders will need to coordinate our House visits early-on\, and turn-out our congregations in a big way this February.  That’s why\, on January 31 and February 1\, Beacon will prepare our leaders to host and facilitate a virtual visit with their legislator leading up to Beacon’s week of Lobby Days from February 14-18\, 2022. \nAt one of these trainings\, Leaders will learn how to set-up and coordinate a virtual visit with their legislator\, and host participants from their legislative districts by providing technical support and experience to enhance the virtual conversation.  Leaders will work with organizers to determine their Beacon Leadership Team members’ roles to focus the 45 minute conversation for their legislator on Beacon’s bold policy initiative\, Bring It Home\, MN.  We will also go over turn-out strategies to increase participation from their congregations in lobby day activities. \nPlease register for one session either on January 31 or February 1\, or for both if you would like more practice. Closed captioning is available at these virtual trainings. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/lobby-training-2-1-22/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership,Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220201T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220201T180000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20220106T213324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T213403Z
UID:10001558-1643731200-1643738400@www.beaconinterfaith.org
SUMMARY:Lobby Days Training: Hosting a Virtual Visit with Your Legislator - 2/1/22
DESCRIPTION:As the Minnesota state legislature opens their session to debate and legislate on a projected surplus of nearly $8 billion\, Beacon leaders will gather to make sure Bring It Home\, MN is on the legislative agenda in 2022.  In order to get a vote in the House this year\, Beacon leaders will need to coordinate our House visits early-on\, and turn-out our congregations in a big way this February.  That’s why\, on January 31 and February 1\, Beacon will prepare our leaders to host and facilitate a virtual visit with their legislator leading up to Beacon’s week of Lobby Days from February 14-18\, 2022. \nAt one of these trainings\, Leaders will learn how to set-up and coordinate a virtual visit with their legislator\, and host participants from their legislative districts by providing technical support and experience to enhance the virtual conversation.  Leaders will work with organizers to determine their Beacon Leadership Team members’ roles to focus the 45 minute conversation for their legislator on Beacon’s bold policy initiative\, Bring It Home\, MN.  We will also go over turn-out strategies to increase participation from their congregations in lobby day activities. \nPlease register for one session either on January 31 or February 1\, or for both if you would like more practice. Closed captioning is available at these virtual trainings. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/lobby-training-2-1-22-2/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership,Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20220204T144822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220204T144822Z
UID:10001565-1644517800-1644525000@www.beaconinterfaith.org
SUMMARY:Lobby Days Training: Hosting a Virtual Visit with Your Legislator - 2-10-22
DESCRIPTION:As the Minnesota state legislature opens their session to debate and legislate on a projected surplus of nearly $8 billion\, Beacon leaders will gather to make sure Bring it Home\, Minnesota is on the legislative agenda in 2022.  In order to get a vote in the House this year\, Beacon leaders will need to coordinate our House visits early-on\, and turn-out our congregations in a big way this February. Beacon will prepare our leaders to host and facilitate a virtual visit with their legislator leading up to Beacon’s week of Lobby Days from February 14-18\, 2022. \nAt this training\, leaders will learn how to set-up and coordinate a virtual visit with their legislator\, and host participants from their legislative districts by providing technical support and experience to enhance the virtual conversation. Leaders will work with organizers to determine their Beacon Leadership Team members’ roles to focus the 45 minute conversation for their legislator on Beacon’s bold policy initiative\, Bring it Home\, Minnesota. We will also go over turn-out strategies to increase participation from their congregations in lobby day activities. \nClosed captioning is available at these virtual trainings.
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/lobby-training-2-10-22/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership,Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220524T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220524T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20220502T181521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T135225Z
UID:10001593-1653417000-1653424200@www.beaconinterfaith.org
SUMMARY:Leadership Assembly: Forward Into the Future
DESCRIPTION:This event is for members of Beacon Leadership Teams or emerging teams. \nFall 2022 promises to be a unique one with the upcoming elections in November as the Governor\, Lieutenant Governor and all the state’s legislators are up for reelection! The fall then will be a pivotal time for us as we work to ensure that affordable housing is a top priority and that those elected will be active champions for Bring it Home\, Minnesota! \nTo be as successful as we know we can be we must start organizing NOW for the fall and upcoming legislative session. Organizers are working side by side with the policy team to draft a skeleton of plans for the summer\, fall and early winter. \nWe’ll gather with Beacon Leadership Teams and emerging teams on Tuesday\, May 24th to share the plans\, gather input and together outline next steps in our congregations. Please make attending this assembly a priority as this is a critical step in achieving success for more homes and more rent support this year. \nCast a vision with us about what it looks like to have a world without homelessness! What does this mean to you and those in your community? Fill in the blank: “To me\, a world without homelessness looks like __________” and come prepared to share your answer! \nThis event will be held virtually on Zoom. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/leadership-assembly-may-2022/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220914T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220914T093000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20220816T145147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T123426Z
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SUMMARY:Clergy and Staff Breakfast - 9/14/22
DESCRIPTION:Join clergy and religious leaders from around the Twin Cities metro area who share a vision for making all our communities ones where everybody has a home! Listen to each other’s stories of this work and to the story of where the work now stands of making more homes available for more people at the lowest income levels. Get a first look at Beacon’s strategies for the coming year and explore the special role clergy can play. \nThis breakfast gathering will have in-person and virtual attendance options.
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/clergy-and-staff-breakfast-9-14-22/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220929T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220929T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20220822T200232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T183131Z
UID:10001621-1664476200-1664483400@www.beaconinterfaith.org
SUMMARY:Leadership Assembly: 9/29/22
DESCRIPTION:We have a big year ahead of us with campaigns focused on getting resources to those who need them the most.  This assembly is designed for existing and emerging leadership teams as we prepare our organizing plans and engage more and more people in our vision of all people have a home. \nThis event will be virtual – login information will be sent to you after you register below. \n**This event was rescheduled from September 8. If you already registered for that date\, please connect with your organizer to let them know you’re attending on September 29**
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/leadership-assembly-9-29-22/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20230201T175407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T212541Z
UID:10001679-1677173400-1677180600@www.beaconinterfaith.org
SUMMARY:Letter from a Birmingham Jail
DESCRIPTION:Panel discussion of Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham jail.” As we discuss our faith and our moral compass in our actions\, we will take a deep look into ones moral action vs their faith as we discuss Dr. King’s challenge to white clergy and its application to us today. \n**Due to impending weather\, this event will now be ONLINE ONLY**
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/letter-from-a-birmingham-jail/
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership,Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230516T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230516T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T013240
CREATED:20230502T202813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T123352Z
UID:10001709-1684261800-1684267200@www.beaconinterfaith.org
SUMMARY:FMF update: Meet HHF Abundance!
DESCRIPTION:The Families Moving Forward shelter program is transitioning to HHF Abundance on July 1. The support of volunteers will be essential to assuring a successful transition and continuity of support for the families we have served in Scott and Carver counties. Join us for a special evening to get to know HHF Abundance staff and begin to work together to give FMF the best new start we can. \nThis event will be in person. More information in the registration email. \n 
URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/fmf-update-meet-hhf/
LOCATION:HHF Abundance Offices\, 115 E 2nd St\, Chaska\, MN\, 55318\, United States
CATEGORIES:Congregation Leadership
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