The Festival Center
Discipleship year
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One of the Servant Leadership School’s core programs, Discipleship Year is a year-long residential experience that actively engages volunteers with issues of social justice and servant leadership.
Classes at the Servant Leadership SchoolThe classes at the Servant Leadership School provide a unique opportunity to integrate faith and life. Classes are designed to connect “heart” learning and “head” learning in a way that allows for a variety of theological perspectives to be shared. Class offerings are on topics such as prayer, call, power, justice, community, poverty, servant leadership, racism and scripture. Volunteers are required to take one class per term, a total of three classes during the program year. Volunteers are also welcome to attend special events offered by the Servant Leadership School. www.slschool.org. Volunteer supportVolunteers work 32 hours per week with one organization (“placement”) during the program year (35 hours per week if volunteer is also eligible for Americorp, with which we have a contract). In turn, the placement covers housing costs ($650/month) and provides a stipend ($225/mo). The program requires that volunteers pool $100 of the monthly stipend to share food costs. Additionally, the placements provide work related transportation costs and health insurance to the participants. Duration of the programDiscipleship Year is a 12-month program (August to August) to which participants must commit for the entire year. Applications are available January through April. For more information, please contact:Name: Dawn Longenecker, Program Director
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