Check out our lineup of faculty who will lead the retreats for our newly-revamped Leadership Fellows program, featuring three retreats and six short Zoom sessions.
Applications are open through September 19. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to schedule a 15-minute Zoom call so we can answer your questions!
Donna Banks, Lead Pastor of Epworth UMC
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forming and strengthening church teams
Margaret Brunson, Founder of Illumined Leadership Solutions, LLC
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leading through liminal times
Heidi Gailor, Associate Professor of Business Administration at William Peace University
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self-awareness, communication, and leading change
Erin Lane, Director of “Making Research Matter,” Religion and Social Change Lab, Duke University
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spiritual grounding, discernment, and decision making
Teresa Holder, Communications Department Head at Meredith College
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conflict transformation
Lisa Yebuah, Lead Pastor of Southeast Raleigh Table
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spiritual grounding
We are also excited about our facilitators for the Zoom sessions!
- Kim Conley – MissionInsite and how to move from data to ministry ideas
- Denise Honeycutt – missional ministry
- Mitzi Johnson – the collaborative discipleship project
- Dan Wunderlich – social media and enhancing virtual ministry
- Lisa Yebuah – reaching more and diverse people