A hybrid event presentation featuring Reverend Terri Hobart, Imam Muhammad Kolila, and Rabbi Emily Hyatt, moderated by Ariel Nassau of VBM Denver.
The event was co-hosted with St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Downtown Denver Islamic Center, and Temple Emanuel Denver.
About The Event:
Faith leaders from across Denver come together to explore how their traditions guide responses to today's most pressing local issues - and how interfaith partnership strengthens our shared community.
About The Speakers:
Rev. Terri Hobart is a student and practitioner of mystical Christianity. She preaches love as the powerful, generative, life-giving force that pulsates through all of creation and us to transformation. She is passionate about leading St. Thomas out into our neighborhood to share the presence of Christ as we feed, heal, love, and stand with those in need. Her life and ministry are guided by the following core values: Seek the Sacred Everywhere, Speak and Act From Love, Cultivate Deep Relationships, Honor Creation, Prioritize Relationships, Live Sustainably, Be Grateful, Welcome Everyone, Promote Transparency, Speak Truth, Take Faithful Risks, Abide in Christ. Terri holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Baylor University and a Master of Divinity from The Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She shares her life with her beloved spouse, the Rev. Canon Vanessa Stickler Glass, who serves as the Canon for Transition Ministry for The Episcopal Church in Colorado. Before moving to Colorado, she served as rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Woodland, California. She loves foraging, gardening, and feeding people. Together they have four adult children.
Imam Muhammad Kolila serves as the Imam at Masjid al-Shuhada’ Downtown Denver Islamic Center. Muhammad is a community leader and activist in education, charity, peacebuilding, interfaith partnerships, community development, project management, and spirituality. Muhammad has an MA in Religious Studies from the University of Denver and has a B.A. in Translation Studies and Linguistics.
Rabbi Emily Hyatt serves as Senior Rabbi and CEO of Temple Emanuel Denver. Together with Senior Rabbi Elizabeth Sacks, she is the first woman to lead Temple Emanuel’s Reform Congregation in its 150–year history. Rabbi Hyatt joined the Temple Emanuel team in 2018. A proud Denver native (and Temple Emanuel preschool graduate), Rabbi Hyatt is deeply committed to Temple Emanuel, to the Denver Jewish community, and to the principles of Jewish Peoplehood, Pluralism, and Jewish community. She proudly serves on the boards of the Denver Jewish Day School, ADL Mountain States, and the Golda Meir House. She is a member of ATRA: Rabbinic Pipeline Initiative Advisory Council and is the immediate past president of the RMRC – the Rocky Mountain Rabbis and Cantors. Rabbi Hyatt is a graduate of the American University, received her M.B.A. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and has a Master in Jewish Education from the Hebrew College in Boston. She was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: Los Angeles Campus, and is a member of class 25 of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship. Prior to joining the clergy team at Temple Emanuel, Rabbi Hyatt worked as the Network Director for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and as a Regional Director and then Director of Jewish Enrichment for BBYO International. Rabbi Hyatt, along with her son, Neil, loves being home in Denver.
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