Current Cohort Schedule
Orientation
November 1, 2018
Session One: Adaptive Pastoral Leadership
January 7-9, 2019
Session Two: Community and Pastoral Well-being
March 25-27, 2019
- Rev. Michael Mather & DeAmon Harges, Broadway United Methodist Church
- Brad Beaubien, City Planner, Indianapolis
- Clay Robbins, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Lilly Endowment Inc.
- David Brooks, New York Times
Session Three: Demography and Immigration
May 13-15, 2019
- Arthur E. Farnsley II, Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, IUPUI
- Lisa Koop, Notre Dame Law School; National Immigrant Justice Center
- Afshan Z. Paarlberg, Saeed and Little LLP
- Roberto Rueda, Baptist Student Ministry, University of Texas Rio Grande
Session Four: Indiana’s Changing Economy
August 26-28, 2019
- Chalmer Thompson, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of the IUPUI Counseling/Counselor Education Program
- Mayor Todd Barton and Dale Petrie, City of Crawfordsville, IN
- David Johnson, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership
- Melissa Spas, The Lake Institute of Faith and Giving, IUPUI
- Jason Kloth, founding President & CEO of Ascend Indiana
National Study Tour
October 4-11, 2019
Session Five: Education in Indiana
November 11-13, 2019
- David Shane, Former Indiana Senior Policy Advisor for Education and Employment
- Teresa Lubbers, Indiana Higher Education Commissioner
- Dan Peterson, Cook Group
- Tina Peterson, Regional Opportunities Initiative
- Marie Mackintosh, EmployIndy
- Scott Bess, Purdue Polytechnic High School
- Marueen Weber, Early Learning Indiana
- P.J. McGrew, Governor’s Work Force Cabinet
- Aleesia Johson, Superintendent Indianapolis Public Schools
Session Six: Hunger and Poverty
January 6-8, 2020
Session Seven: Administering Justice
March 23-25, 2020
Session Eight: Healthcare in Indiana
May 11-13, 2020
Session Nine: Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation
August 24-26, 2020
International Study Tour
October 2-14, 2020
Session Ten: Your Leadership
December 7-9, 2020
