Faith Leaders Week

Leading in a Brave New World

As the world experiences the “new normal” of 2023, it is abundantly clear that this is time unlike any other.  Faith leaders and their organizations have changed as much, if not more, than the world around them.  Communities are demanding more, congregants are more polarized, faith leaders are stretched farther than ever.  How can faith leaders embrace these change to make a positive impact on their communities and faithful? The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University is proud to host Kellogg Faith Leaders Week 2023, our annual executive education program designed expressly for faith leaders - pastors, rabbis, bishops, congregational and denominational leaders - from June 12-15, 2023 at Northwestern University's Downtown Chicago campus.

This year's theme is "Leading in a Brave New World". This highly interactive program will provide frameworks, tools and tactics to enhance your ability to lead your faith community through polarization and transition to execute on your re-imagined future.

Center for Nonprofit Management
 

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Who Should Attend

  • Senior and associate leaders of all faith communities
  • Teams of leaders from the same faith community wishing to attend together

Program Content

Leading with Resilience and Presilience


What Counts?


Social Impact as an Act of Faith


Business of Social Change


Erika Cole - Church Broadcast - Applied Ministry


Leading Through Polarization

 

Communicating Change Across Your Community


Faculty

Nicholas A. Pearce - Academic Director; Clinical Professor of Management & Organizations

Liz Livingston Howard - Academic Director; Clinical Professor of Management; Executive Director of Nonprofit Executive Education

Joe Holtgreive - Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Engineering, Director of the Office of Personal Development, McCormick School of Engineering

Ernest Duplessis - Industry Lecturer, Integrated Marketing Communications, Medill School of Journalism; Former – SVP, Communications and Government Affairs, Mondelèz International; VP, Corporate Communications, Kraft Foods; Public Affairs Officer, US Navy

Reginald Blount - Murray H. Leiffer Associate Professor of Formation, Leadership and Culture, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Megan Kashner - Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Social Impact, Kellogg Public-Private Interface; Founder and CEO, Benevolent

Erika Cole - CEO, The Church Attorney Consulting Services, LLC

Accommodations, Fees & Policies

Location

Nonprofit Management Programs are held at Northwestern University's Chicago Campus.

Wieboldt Hall
340 East Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Directions

Chicago Campus Parking Map - Please Note: the Huron Superior Parking A lot and the Erie Ontario Parking C & D lots are available to the public and should be used when attending programs at Wieboldt Hall.

Application Deadline

The deadline for registration is 10:00 am one business day prior to the program start date.

Scholarship Assistance

Up to 50% scholarships are available for all of our nonprofit executive education programs for those working in nonprofit organizations. All applications are initially submitted at the full list price. Each is reviewed by our registrar and any scholarships granted will be reflected in the amount applied to your invoice or charged to your credit card.

Payment Deadline

  • Scholarship Recipients: ten business days in advance of the program start date. Beyond that point, we reserve the right to transfer scholarships granted to another participant in need of financial assistance.
  • No Scholarship: five business days in advance of the program start date. Your registration will be canceled if we do not hear from you.

Hospitality during the Program

We strive to provide healthy meal choices for our participants for breakfast, lunch and breaks. We typically provide a range of choices, including some vegetarian-friendly and gluten-avoidant selections. We cannot meet all dietary preferences, but we will do our best to accommodate health restrictions, religious restrictions and food allergies.

Accommodations

Participants are responsible for booking their hotel accommodations during their stay in Chicago.

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Cancellation Policy:

Participants must notify the Program Manager five business days in advance of the program start date if they are unable to attend. Otherwise, participants will be charged 20% of the stated program fees.

When canceling a program registration, participants may choose to rollover their payment to a future program or receive a refund. Participants are allowed two rollovers, after the second rollover, participants forfeit the money paid to the Center for Nonprofit Management.

*Refund or rollover must be requested at the time of the program cancellation. Once a program payment has been rolled over, a monetary refund is no longer an option. The participant must continue with the rollover process.

What Participants Say

“Faith Leaders Week was an inspiring, motivating, and reflective experience filled with the kind of wisdom and warmth not usually associated with a business school environment. The faculty were knowledgeable and felt very real to me--not only teachers but practitioners. This first experience has led me to seriously explore more training opportunities with Kellogg.”
Pastor, Harvest Community Church

“The Faith Leaders Week program was the most valuable leadership training that I have taken because the information was applicable to a congregational setting, grounded in research, and taught by professors who have experience in leading congregations. Anyone who serves in a leadership position within a congregation would benefit from the knowledge itself and exercises that help us to apply [it] in our own communities.”
Rabbi, Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom

“The Leadership aspect of the program was so informative, relevant, and clearly had been planned with great thought & attention. The Faith component added a dimension I had underestimated before arriving. There was a uniquely special energy that was imbued in everything we did. I loved being with a group of people (fellow students & professional staff) that "got me". Exploring the nuances among faith orientations was fascinating! And it is no surprise that we are more similar than not. In addition to the plethora of skills I hope to employ, I also discovered pieces of my personality that have a huge impact on my leadership style and success.”
Co-President, Central Synagogue Beth Emeth

Learn More

Please email or call us if you would like additional information about Nonprofit Programs

2024 Session

June 3-6, 2024

Start: June 3 at 11:00 AM

End: June 6 at 3:00 PM


Format: In-Person on Chicago campus

For more information about this program, please contact us at nonprofit@kellogg.northwestern.edu

$1,500

Scholarships Available

Kellogg School of Management

James L. Allen Center
2169 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Directions
847.467.6018