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“What exactly is
Emerging Leaders? Who is it for?
What is my role
in this process?” Great
Questions!
Here are the basics on the PNW District
Emerging Leaders Program:
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To encourage, and/or confirm God’s calling and gifting in Emerging
Leaders’ lives. This is not an ordinary leadership program, but is
for those leaders who are feeling a tug on their hearts toward
full-time ministry of some sort. Whether that calling is faint or
strong, para-church, local church or missions, young or old, this
program is targeted especially for them.
Each Emerging Leader must be a junior in high school or older.
Although many students will participate, this is not a youth
program. Many who attend are in high school or college; still
others who attend are making a career change later in life! Our
target audience isn’t decided by age, but by calling. To
participate in this process, a pastoral recommendation is required.
For smaller churches, this may be a lay person who is
leading/mentoring them.
(CHURCHES ROLE/DISTRICT’S ROLE)
The Emerging Leaders Process is one designed to come along side the
local church. We hope to assist THE LOCAL CHURCH as it mentor s
these future leaders. We ask for mentors to attend the summit as
well so they can use it as just one more step in the mentoring
process.
We do host an annual summit in the spring but Emerging Leaders is
meant to be a process and not a one time event. In addition to the
summit, we as a district office usually contact the Emerging Leader
at least twice a year by mail with encouragement, a challenge or a
resource. We also hope to assist in the mentoring process by
helping network your EL with others in the district who are in their
interested ministry area. That may include introducing EL’s to a
church planter or interested ministry area, helping them find an
internship, an opportunity to staff a district event and more! Our
hope is that our resources may compliment those in the local church.
The district hosts a summit each spring. We ask that at least one
mentor per church attend with the Emerging Leaders. We ask the EL
to pay 1/3 of the cost ($30), the local church 1/3 ($40) and the
district 1/3 ($40). In 2006, this summit will be held May 5-7 in
Olympia, WA.
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