Trinity Wall Street - Faith Formation - Clergy Leadership Project

CLP Purpose and Goals

The Clergy Leadership Project is an interactive learning initiative designed for experienced priests and deacons in the Episcopal Church. Its purpose is to nurture and to challenge participants in ways that transform their personal lives and professional ministries. Through three program components - academic, experiential, and personal - this "play in three acts" utilizes consultants from a variety of disciplines. Spiritual reflection and small group process augment rich, new ideas and stretch the thinking of participants.

The intent is to present innovative ideas in science, culture, organizational theory, and congregational studies, then ask clergy to ponder these through the frames of leadership and theological reflection.

Goals

To build a stronger priesthood and diaconate for a changing church
To increase leadership skills required for a more open and inclusive church
To equip clergy to do ministry effectively in a more pluralistic church and world
To advance the dialogue between church and contemporary culture
To link theory and practice through experiential learning communities
To use the context of one's own congregational system to imagine and implement these new strategies
To develop a vision for growth in one's personal, spiritual, and professional life
To form, and make a commitment to, a small group who will covenant together for support and accountability for the two years of the program and perhaps beyond

If you are an ordained priest or deacon in the Episcopal Church and would like to know more about the program, please email clp@trinitywallstreet.org.

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