I’ve recently been nominated for a leadership development cohort hosted by Global Immersion that equips Christian leaders with the vital tools for transforming conflict within ourselves, our organizations, and our contexts.

The cohort utilizes live access to leading voices in global faith-based peacemaking, a communal approach to collaborative learning, and personalized coaching and spiritual direction sessions to invite the next-level transformation unique to and necessary for each leader in the program. It includes an immersion into Northern Ireland, where we will explore the role of faith leaders in accelerating and disarming conflict. While there, we will gain certification in the proven conflict transformation methodology, Dialogue for Peaceful Change, born out of The Troubles by leaders at the Corrymeela Community. As you know, I am someone who longs to leverage my faith to participate locally and globally in the holy work of repair. Through this nomination and application process, it has become clear that this cohort is what I need to level up my leadership.

Over the last 6 years I have had the privilege to work and grow at OC United, a non-profit in Fullerton, CA that is focused on disrupting cycles of abuse and poverty by building healing community around people. In this time, I have been able to see kids speak up for schools to provide healthy meals in their schools, teens advocate for change in the city to address local gang violence, moms use their voice to help local leaders inform their priorities, and community leaders come hand in hand to use their power to take action for change. Through this cohort I will be able to continue to develop my capacity as a leader to help mobilize others for community change, across lines of difference. My hope is that, through this cohort, I am better equipped to love and care for the neighbors in our community.

Any support you can give means a lot!