Expanding Pastoral Imagination For Flourishing Communities.

The Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program affirms the high calling of early career Indiana pastors by forming two-year peer learning cohorts anchored in rich dialogue with civic leaders.

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Are you an early-career pastor who is ready to reflect theologically and engage on pressing issues related to community well-being in Indiana?

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Latest Resources

WPLP Participants—past and present—embody a rich depth of knowledge and experience. Here, we’ve gathered their reflections on some of the pressing social issues covered during campus sessions, the changes they are facilitating within their communities, and their experiences in the program.

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May 5, 2021

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The connections I have made with the other participants are priceless. This program not only strengthens and inspires my ministry but it has successfully solved the fundamental problem of loneliness in ministry. I believe the Wabash program creates a totally unique bond between ministers of different denominations and extremely different situations and backgrounds that is almost impossible to find anywhere else. The trust I feel and have with the other participants allows me to have conversations I thought were impossible. Where else would you see a Methodist, a Disciple of Christ, a Church of Christ and an Independent discuss the theology of a building, the role of women in ministry and the purpose of ministry for four hours without anyone getting angry and everyone still being honest?"

Amanda Meade, Jeffersonville, Indiana

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