ICE, Migrants, and What's Really Going On in Minneapolis: Carl Nelson, Schelli Cronk, and Dave Brickey
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🗓️ 11 February 2026
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I traveled to Minneapolis to sit down with several local Christian leaders to learn what's really going on in the city. To the suprise of no one, what's really going on is far more complex than what you'll hear about in the media. And local churches have come together in beautify and powerful ways to care for those who have been traumatized by recent events. Carl Nelson is the President & Chief Executive Officer for Transform Minnesota--an awesome organization that provides space for pastors and Christian leaders to wrestle through complex issues from a biblical perspective. Schelli Cronk is the COO for Transform Minnesota, and Dave Brickey is the lead pastor of Open Door church, which hosts the Exiles in Babylon Conference.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, welcome to a special episode of Theology in the Raw. |
| 0:07.8 | I'm here in Minneapolis, Minnesota with three of my friends here who will introduce |
| 0:12.8 | themselves in a second. |
| 0:14.1 | And I happen to be here on a trip, but I really wanted to sit down with people who are living |
| 0:19.0 | in Minneapolis, Christian leaders in the community, who have a really more accurate perspective of what's going on |
| 0:28.5 | because they live here. |
| 0:30.8 | And they're doing a lot of just great work in the midst of what has been some really, really challenging times. |
| 0:36.7 | So we can go around the table here |
| 0:38.4 | and just tell us who you are, what you do, and then we'll dive into our conversations. We'll start with you, Shelly. Sure. Hey, everyone. I'm Shelly Kronk. I actually get to serve in two different roles, one with Transform Minnesota, and then I also get to serve with the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender, with you. Preston. |
| 0:53.7 | Awesome. |
| 0:54.6 | Yeah, my name is Dave Bricky. |
| 0:56.5 | I serve Open Doors. |
| 0:58.0 | Church, get to serve with the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender with you. Preston. Awesome. |
| 0:54.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:55.9 | My name is Dave Bricky. |
| 1:08.7 | I serve Open Doors. Church of the Open Doors, one of their pastors. It's a suburb of the Twin Cities. So. Yeah. Awesome. And you host the Exiles of Babylon Conference. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's coming up, man. Coming up. Can't wait. |
| 1:10.7 | And I'm Carl Nelson. |
| 1:12.7 | I'm president of Transformin, |
| 1:13.4 | work with Shelley, |
| 1:11.0 | and live here in the city of |
| 1:15.2 | Minneapolis. |
| 1:16.1 | What does Transform Minnesota do? |
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