EDENPRAIRIE GRACE CHURCH | 9301 Eden Prairie Rd | Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Our purpose is to help unemployed and misemployed people with effective strategies and resources for a job search, while helping them hear and follow God's calling in their life and their work.
FREE JOB SEARCH SEMINARS AND WEBINARS
1st Thursday MORNING of each month | 7:30 - 9:00 am
(IN-PERSON ONLY at Grace Church in Eden Prairie)
FOLLOWED BY THE IN-PERSON NWG group meeting beginning at 9am
FOLLOWED BY our MICRO JOB-FAIR featuring employers each month
AND a "Financial Considerations in Job Transition" Q&A beginning at 10:45am
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2nd Thursday EVENING of each month | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
(IN-PERSON ONLY at Woodbury Lutheran Church)
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3rd Thursday MORNING of each month | 7:30 - 9:00 am (Central Time)
(ONLINE Webinar Only)
These FREE Seminars include an introduction to all the additional free but valuable resources you will find through MN Crossroads Career Network.
At our Monthly Seminars, we feature a guest speaker presenting topics related to job search, networking, and lead generation.
OUR UPCOMING GUEST SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
BETH ELLIOTT
IN-PERSON ONLY:
Finding Focus In Your Job Search
with: Beth Elliott
Thursday Evening, April 9th
7:00 - 8:30 pm
No Registration Necessary! Just come and connect with others!
For many people, the challenge is not a lack of experience or capability. It is having done so much that it can feel like they have to look everywhere for their next role. When you could fit almost anywhere, the job search becomes longer, more exhausting, and less focused.
This workshop helps you move from broad searching to a more intentional approach. By clarifying who you are, what kind of work you actually want to do next, and which parts of your experience you want to lead with, you can narrow in on the roles, teams, and organizations that are a better fit.
The goal is not to limit options, but to reduce noise so the job search becomes more targeted, more manageable, and more likely to lead to the right next role rather than just the next available one.
Beth Elliott has spent 20 years working with people and teams across Fortune 500, nonprofit, and tech organizations, helping them navigate change and make clearer decisions about what matters most.
As the founder of Tangled Rabbit, she works with people in job transition and early-stage founders who know they have something valuable to offer but struggle to stand out in a crowded market. Beth helps them clarify what they are uniquely positioned to do and connect it to real market needs, so they can build careers or businesses that work because they are unmistakably theirs.
IN-PERSON ONLY:
at Grace Church - Eden Prairie
FULL-DAY JOB SEARCH WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 11th
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration IS Necessary for our Workshops - Register HERE
Our quarterly full-day Job Search Workshops are for those who are unemployed or mis-employed. We present practical ideas, presentations, and breakout discussions from various experts, interactive Q&A sessions, and opportunities for networking.
Workshop Topics:
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The Value and Process of Networking
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The 4 Rudiments of an Effective Job Search
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The Power of LinkedIn
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Resumes That Work
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Interview With Confidence
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Is Entrepreneurship for You?
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Financial Considerations During Job Transition
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Finding God’s Calling Through Career Transition
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Q&A panel of Recruiters and HR Professionals
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Networking Opportunities
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...and more!
KICK OFF YOUR SPRING JOB SEARCH WITH THIS WORKSHOP TO GET BETTER RESULTS!
See details and pre-register HERE
ONLINE ONLY:
Pre-Register to Participate
Your Unique Distinctions
with: Dave Sparkman
Thursday Morning, April 16th
7:30 - 9:00 am
Pre-Register Here to Participate in This Webinar
What would you say that distinguishes you from your competitors? What are the distinctive “features” (thinking of yourself as a product you’re trying to sell) that will enable me, as the hiring manager (buyer), to pick you over them?
I’m not talking about your personal brand, or some other marketing schtick. I’m talking about a unique confluence of experiences, accomplishments, skills, talents, and abilities that literally no one else on the planet possesses!
Please join me for a bit and walk away with some new perspectives for how you can re-present yourself to the marketplace.
Dave Sparkman currently serves as the volunteer Crossroads Career board chair and local ministry leader. He is also the founder and managing director of Spark Your Culture, a workplace culture advisory firm. Prior to that he worked at UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune #5 public company, serving in the role of Chief Culture Officer. His unemployment experience came from the implosion of Arthur Andersen, where he served as the West Region Partner, People.
DAVE SPARKMAN
IN-PERSON ONLY:
at Grace Church - Eden Prairie
Connections & Conversations: An Evening with LinkedIn
Tuesday, April 28th
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Looking for your next opportunity? Join us for an evening of networking, appetizers, and LinkedIn know-how.
We’ll share simple, powerful ways to grow your LinkedIn network quickly and effectively—helping you open more doors in your job search.Then give you the opportunity to connect with MANY others!
Enjoy light bites, meet others on the same journey, and leave with both new strategies and new connections.
Thanks to THRIVENT for providing this event for us... we hope to see you there!
Be sure to register for FREE
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IN-PERSON ONLY:
at Grace Church - Eden Prairie
Networking: From Blank Stares to Referrals
with: Beth Elliot
Thursday Morning, May 7th
7:30 am - 9:00 am
No Registration Necessary! Just come and connect with others!
Referrals do not happen because someone is impressed by your job title, credentials, or background. They happen when something you say clicks into a recognizable pattern for the listener. That is the moment when the conversation shifts from polite nodding to real connection.
This workshop helps you understand how others listen, make sense of what they hear, and decide when and how to help. By focusing on how your message lands rather than how it sounds to you, you learn how to talk about what you are looking for in a way that is easier to remember, repeat, and act on.
The goal is not to perfect your pitch. It is to make it easier for the right people to see where you fit and who else should be talking to you.
Beth Elliott has spent 20 years working with people and teams across Fortune 500, nonprofit, and tech organizations, helping them navigate change and make clearer decisions about what matters most.
As the founder of Tangled Rabbit, she works with people in job transition and early-stage founders who know they have something valuable to offer but struggle to stand out in a crowded market. Beth helps them clarify what they are uniquely positioned to do and connect it to real market needs, so they can build careers or businesses that work because they are unmistakably theirs.
...Then stay after the presentation, at 9am for the Networking With Grace Meeting and our MICRO JOB FAIR and "FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS DURING JOB TRANSITION" Q&A at 10:45!
BETH ELLIOT
Maureen O’Malley Rehfuss
IN-PERSON ONLY:
Gaining Clarity and Direction in Your Job Search
with: Maureen O’Malley Rehfuss
Thursday Evening, May 14th
7:00 - 8:30 pm
No Registration Necessary! Just come and connect with others!
ONLINE ONLY:
Pre-Register to Participate
How To Tell Your Story
with: Glenn Sherling
Thursday Morning, May 21st
7:30 - 9:00 am
Pre-Register Here to Participate in This Webinar
Executive transition is a moment of heightened visibility where narrative—not credentials—often shapes first judgment. How to Tell Your Story positions storytelling as a strategic leadership tool that creates clarity, confidence, and credibility in moments of change. Rather than treating transition as a detour, the framework reframes it as intentional evolution, helping leaders articulate a clear throughline, define formative inflection points, and translate experience into current, market-relevant value.
Glenn Sherling is an executive coach and strategic advisor who helps senior leaders articulate their value and navigate career and business transitions with clarity and confidence. Drawing on deep experience in operations, strategy, and leadership development, he guides people in helping to evolve their careers as well as translating complex career histories into compelling, market-relevant narratives. Known for his calm, direct style, Glenn equips leaders to own their story, communicate with authority, and position transition as intentional evolution rather than disruption.
GLENN SHERLING