About Pastoral Leadership
Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Pastoral Leadership in a Cultural Context (PLCC) at Marquette University, an exciting ecumenical initiative funded by generous grants from the Lilly Endowment Inc. and Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation/CM CARES.
Pastoral Leadership in a Cultural Context is a two-year, cohort-based leadership program for early career pastors, associate pastors, and congregational pastoral ministers. The program brings together an ecumenical group of pastoral leaders for quarterly two or three day "summits" that address key issues and concerns arising from the intersection of faith and culture while also providing training and practice in Ignatian Spirituality for one's own personal, spiritual health.
Summits feature presentations from local business leaders, civic leaders, and selected faculty/experts for a time of rich conversation and education. Also included are leadership development techniques and strategies targeted specifically to the challenges of contemporary cultural issues. These summits provide time for community building, mutual support and the sharing of diverse experiences and ideas.
About the program
Applications for Cohort 4 are being accepted through Friday, October 22, 2021. Please Contact us if you require additional information.
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"I was very drawn to and enriched by the Ignatian Spirituality aspect of this program. It was a gift to learn a new framework for knowing God and seeing God present in the world. On more than one occasion, I used Ignatian Spirituality and scriptural interpretation methods in my sermons. I enjoyed sharing them with my congregation and I think they enjoyed them too."