Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) —affiliated with the United Church of Christ— in an effort to support new pastors in their first years of ministry after seminary graduation, hosts a program specifically curated for new and bi-vocational clergy who are serving congregations in economically disadvantaged and marginalized communities. The CTS “Resilience in Leadership” initiative will gather pastors into five regional cohorts across the country that will meet quarterly for two years and convene annually at a consultation featuring exemplary pastors and experts. Each Resilience in Leadership program participant will also meet monthly with an experienced pastor-mentor to cultivate a vision for and negotiate the challenges of leading a small and under-resourced congregation.
General
Project Name:
Ecology of Support for Pastors From and Serving Marginalized Communities
Description:
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Institution Type:
Seminary or School of Theology
Denominational Tradition:
United Church of Christ/Congregationalists
Men
Women
LGBTQ+ persons
Multi-cultural contexts
Bi-vocational/Multi-vocational/Part-time
Senior Pastors
Associate Pastors
Early Career
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Ecumenical/Interdenominational
Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander
Black/African American/African diaspora
Hispanic/Latino/a/x
Native American/Indigenous
White
Intentional Interim pastors
Lay ecclesial ministers/Lay pastoral leaders (non-ordained)