In 2019, Leadership Education awarded 11 Reflective Leadership Grants to lay and ordained Christian leaders.
This grant program provided up to $15,000 to step away from their current work to reflect on accomplishments, broaden perspectives and discern next steps.
These leaders serve in a range of roles, from project director to senior administrator, and work in a variety of organizations, including denominations, seminaries, church-related colleges, consultancies, congregations, Christian non-profits, Christian social enterprises and others.
Arrabon
Richmond, VA
Preparing to scale a decade of reconciliation and cultural intelligence work beyond the organization’s founder
Reformed Church in America
Grand Rapids, MI
Discerning vocational shifts and role expansion in a denomination in transition
Eleventh Episcopal District of the AME Church
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Expanding a ministry with formerly incarcerated people from a local to a global scale
Argrow’s House
Davenport, IA
Exploring models of infrastructure and capacity for scaling a successful social enterprise
common cathedral
Boston, MA
Developing new leadership capacities for an organization that has moved from surviving to thriving
Christian Fellowship Congregational Church (UCC)
San Diego, CA
Crafting a theology and spirituality of jazz to match a growing ecumenical experience of faith formation
All Saints Lutheran Church
Palatine, IL
Discerning new leadership and ministry models after the merger of congregations and a non-profit
Pres House
Madison, WI
Building capacity and connection for a wellness-centered campus ministry that is responsive to marginalized students
Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century, National Network of Young Adults
Nashville, TN
Navigating the integration of funding models, leadership strategies and social media competencies to scale a growing organization
First Christian Church
Adel, IA
Discerning best practices for missional community engagement in rural churches
Evangelicals for Social Action/The Side Center
St. Davids, PA
Growing beyond the founder’s leadership and creating space for alternative voices