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Saying what's on your heart
As Melissa Hall prepared to talk on what the church means to her, she worried about what to say. Should her talk cater to the audience, Barton College alumni and friends gathering at General Assembly? Or should she aim to speak honestly and openly about her own faith? A late-night prayer and silence, followed by an intense writing session, pulled the conflicting elements together as Melissa explained the importance of church in her life.
Maid of honor
When Paige Westerhausen was asked to be the maid of honor at her sister's wedding, she didn't consider the speech she would have to give at the reception. She isn't a fan on giving speeches, and writing two drafts that flopped didn't boost her self-confidence. With a bit of help from her mother — and a dose of divine support — Paige stepped up to the microphone and nailed the speech.
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2012 HELM Ministerial Student Grant Competition Opens
Disciples ministerial students who have completed the first year of a Master of Divinity degree are eligible to apply for grants up to $3,000 to support non-curricular experiences that will strengthen their ability to provide transformational leadership for congregations and other ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Proposals may include research projects, educational experiences outside the curriculum of the student's institution, internships, travel for study, or other activities likely to fulfill the purpose of the program.
Written proposals must be in the hands of Higher Education and Leadership Ministries (HELM) by March 15, 2012. Projects must be completed by June 30, 2013. Preliminary proposals may be submitted to HELM by February 15, 2012 for review and commit.
This program is available through a partnership between Higher Education and leadership Ministries and The Pension Fund of the Christian Church.
Application forms and instructions can be downloaded at Ministerial Student Grant Application.
HELM Leadership Fellows Applications Available for 2012-2013
HELM invites high school students committed to helping lead a rapidly changing church to apply to join the 12th class of HELM Leadership Fellows. Application packets are available now at HELM Leadership Fellows Program. Leadership Fellows experience an ongoing relationship with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that adds value to their educations through organized opportunities for fellowship, training, and service to the church. With the help of a campus mentor, fellows design and conduct projects on or near their campuses, participate in an annual conference, and receive a $2,000 annual scholarship grant.
Since 2001, over 70 fellows have passed through the program into careers as ministers, college professors, musicians and broadcasters, teachers, and activists for peace and the environment. You can meet current and past HELM Leadership Fellows at HELM Leadership Fellows Program.
Applicants must be high school seniors entering college in fall, 2012 or community college students transferring to a four-year school. Fellows may attend any accredited four-year college or university, though students attending Disciples-related schools are particularly encouraged to apply.
The application deadline is April 16, 2012. For more information contact HELM at helm@helmdisciples.org or 314-991-3000.
HELM's General Assembly report and HELMies videos now online
 Did you miss "How Do We Make Leaders?", HELM's report to the General Assembly? Want to go behind the scenes with our mockumentary? How did the Simpsons make a cameo appearance at the HELMies? Why is First Christian Church of Montgomery, Ala., one of HELM's favorite congregations? Watch the videos from General Assembly. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn.
HELM's Lyons named new leader of
Christian Board of Publication/Chalice Press
Brad Lyons, HELM's Communications Director and Program Officer for almost 11 years, has been named President and Publisher of the Christian Board of Publication effective August 15. Both HELM and CBP are related to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Class of 2015 selected for
HELM Leadership Fellows Program
 The HELM Leadership Fellows Program, which supports undergraduate students who have demonstrated leadership skills and who want to help lead transformative change in the church and the world, has added six students for the 2011-2012 academic year. The eleventh class of HELM Leadership Fellows will be incoming freshmen during the upcoming academic year: Nate Anderson of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church in Fort Collins, Colo. (TCU); Jonathan Enari of First Christian Church, Bloomington, Ind. (Indiana University); Ally Faenza of Vine Street Christian Church, Nashville, Tenn. (Georgetown University); Colton Lott of First Christian Church, Ada, Okla. (Eureka College); Sydney Merrill of Speedway Christian Church, Indianapolis (TCU); and Zack Plaster of First Christian Church of Oak Ridge, Tenn. (University of Tennessee).
Hope Partnership focuses on
transformative hope for future church
 As Disciples contend with shifts in the landscape of religious practice in America, Disciples ministries engaged in discernment around the significant change that needs to occur to support new and renewing congregational mission — all for the sake of being and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in a new age. The Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation has been born out of these conversations. Spearheaded by Church Extension (CE), Disciples Home Missions (DHM) and HELM, the Hope Partnership is a collaboration of these ministries and other general, ecumenical, regional and pastoral partners who desire to explore, design and implement new and more effective ways to accompany congregations as they seek to live out their mission and witness.
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