Jen Kilps
Network Executive, Minnesota Multifaith Network; End of Life Doula; network weaver, relationship/community/bridge builder, faith based organizer
- Role
- Network Executive at Minnesota Multifaith Network
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jen Kilps
Jen Kilps currently works as the Network Executive for the Minnesota Multifaith Network and serves on the Collegeville Institute Multi-Religious Fellows Advisory Committee and Twin Cities Nonviolent Board. She has spent the entirety of her career organizing faith communities and volunteers around issues of peace and social justice. Jen\'s work began in 1992 for the Lutheran Office for Public Policy in WI, Lutheran Volunteer Corps, Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services Program, and the national Church World Service Refugee Resettlement Program in NYC. Jen holds a doctorate in theology from the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Her research focused on the topic of Christian hospitality and refugee resettlement. She is a past teacher of World Religions and Anthropology of Religion. She is also an Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) facilitator. Most recently Jen has trained as an End of Life Doula through the University of Vermont’s Medical School. She considers interfaith work her vocation.
Experience
Network Executive
May 2022 — Present · MN, US
The Minnesota Multifaith Network is the statewide network supporting faith and interfaith leaders and organizations working for a more just and loving world.The vision of this network is that faith-based and interfaith communities will fully mobilize their potential to effectively help the broader community to address critical issues affecting our common life, particularly: divisive and destructive intergroup relationships; disparities of privilege, opportunity, equity, and quality of life; and degradation of the environment.Faith-based and interfaith communities bring unique motivation and experience. Many fine faith-based and interfaith groups and efforts are already at work and contributing greatly. Still, there are great gaps: lack of cross-group connection, cooperation, and mobilization; much work in isolation; insufficient engagement with and untapped support from the wider public; and failure to achieve what might be done with greater attention to strengthening relationships, sharing resources, working cooperatively, and collaborating on leadership development.We envision a society with outstanding positive growth in quality of life for all, based in part on the efforts of many individuals, faith communities, and interfaith groups working in concert.
Education
L'Institut Catholique de Paris
Certificate, French Language
2004 — 2008
The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont
CPE, End of Life Doula
2021 — 2021
University of St Andrews
M.Litt., African Liberation Theology
2001 — 2002
University of St Andrews
Ph.D., Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics
2002 — 2008
Valparaiso University
BS, Humanities & Biology with Chemistry and Geography minors
1988 — 1992
Skills
- Fundraising
- International Relations
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Ministry Leadership
- Cross Cultural Exchange
- Event Planning
- Public Speaking
- Writing
- Relationship Building
- Non-Profits
- Newsletters
- Leadership
- Grant Writing
- Grants
- Research
- Politics
- Nonprofits
- Program Evaluation
- Program Management
- Social Justice
- Volunteer Management
- Training
- Program Development
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