Foundations of Christian Leadership benefits those who care about the church in the world and want to build skills to lead Christian institutions with joy and creativity.
Over the years, we have had lay and clergy leaders from a variety of faith-based organizations participate. Ideal applicants are those who have been in a leadership position in a Christian institution for fewer than five years. Participants in Foundations typically work in one of the following environments:
If leaders with more than five years’ experience apply, they should be working on new projects or have an expanded scope of responsibility and be seeking ways to sustain key activities over time.
Applicants should express a desire to:
Applicants’ ministry context must be based in the United States. We are unable to accept applicants based outside of the United States.
Applicants should not be enrolled in an academic program at the time of applying.
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The idea of traditioned innovation — one of the core concepts of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity — particularly resonated with Sushama Austin-Connor, who took part in Foundations of Christian Leadership in 2013.
Foundations of Christian Leadership is offered multiple times a year in varying locations.
We know that you grapple with many difficult questions as a Christian leader. We want to help. Complex concerns about ministry can’t be fully addressed here, of course, but we provide a starting point for engaging the deep issues.
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