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Lott Carey is a multicultural, ecumenical, global Christian missional community born of African-American Baptist heritage that provides prayer partnership, financial support and technical assistance to indigenous communities around the world who engage in ministries of evangelism, compassion, empowerment and advocacy.
Keep Reading »Waltrina Middleton likens her experience at Foundations of Christian Leadership to an exercise program: The benefit is not instantaneous, but rather something that reveals its worth over time.
Keep Reading »Taking on a denominational leadership role is a big transition. David Fuquay experienced this when he moved from being a campus minister at University of Florida to a conference staff role.
Keep Reading »From the start of her experience in Foundations of Christian Leadership in 2009, Chris Braudaway-Bauman said, the group pondered big questions. What are the tasks of leadership? What does it mean to be a leader?
Keep Reading »Julie VanDerVeen Van Til wasn’t expecting the issue to come up in her Foundations of Christian Leadership discussion. But when one of her conversation partners said, “Maybe you’re ready for more responsibility and authority than you think you are,” she took it seriously. And she realized she was ready.
Keep Reading »The Rev. William G. Enright of Indianapolis is a man of many gifts. Prophecy does not seem to be among them. Here is someone who has spent the past 10 years and more engaging people of faith and faith communities in conversation about giving.
Keep Reading »Laura Everett, a UCC pastor serving as executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, says that Leadership Education programs deepened her understanding about how serving an institution is her ministry.
Keep Reading »For Sarah Erickson, director of lifelong learning, Columbia Theological Seminary, taking part in two Leadership Education programs helped her navigate difficult personnel issues and a period of change.
Keep Reading »The Reformed Church in America has sent 17 people to participate in Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s signature programs, Foundations of Christian Leadership and Denominational Leadership, said Ken Eriks, the RCA's director of congregational mission for the Reformed Church in America.
Keep Reading »Larron Jackson of the American Baptist Churches USA says that the Denominational Leadership program challenged him "to see ministry not simply along denominational lines, but to hear Christ’s voice afresh."
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