 Five Disciples institutions
receive College/University Grants
Five diverse projects - enhancing leadership for the church, improving campus ministry and educational services, and raising awareness of worldwide challenges - will receive special funding from the College/University Grant fund, a program administered by Higher Education & Leadership Ministries (HELM).
HELM Leadership Fellows Program adds seven new students
 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 seven new students for the 2009-2010 academic year: Henry Brewer-Calvert of Atlanta (Lynchburg College); Aly Gideon of Enid, Okla. (Chapman University); C.J. Findley-Grubb of Yorba Linda, Calif. (Chapman University); Stephen Hall of Goldboro, N.C. (North Carolina State University); Sabreena Rodriguez of Mentone, Calif. (Chapman University); Alison Simon of Greensboro, N.C. (Texas Christian University); and Virginia White of Austin, Texas (Rice University).
General Assembly 2009
The Indianapolis General Assembly begins in
days. Check out our events, workshops, and other opportunties to share experiences in leadership development and to meet emerging leaders in the church.
Purchase tickets to our dinner | Suggest a question for the Great Disciples Leadership Quiz, Part III | Aftersessions | Workshops | HELM's trademark G.A. presentation
HELM is on Facebook
Become a fan of HELM on Facebook. Get updates on our ministry, events, and other HELM news through your Facebook feed.
First HELM e-newsletter hits the internet
HELM's first e-newsletter was posted April 3, highlighting the Seminarians Conference, General Assembly and other summertime opportunities, additions to the HELM Board of Directors, news from Disciples-related campuses, and lots of news about college students and their faith. Didn't get it? Make sure helm@helmdisciples.org is an approved e-mail in your spam filter.
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Seminarians keep learning in the late hours
 The Disciples Seminarians Conference drew 67 M.Div. students from across the country, representing 19 seminaries, plus two dozen general ministry staff. Open to Disciples students who have completed their first year of Master of Divinity studies, the conference is sponsored by the general ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and coordinated by HELM. Like they do back on campus, seminarians worked a lot of hours, but when the schedule ended, the learning continued.
Get your "D.o.C. Campus Guide Brochure" here
 Starting your college search? Looking for a school that reflects your Christian values and dedication? Disciples of Christ have lots of colleges across the United States offering various programs, sizes and cost. Now it's easy to see side-by-side comparisons of our colleges with the newly created "D.o.C. Campus Guide Brochure." The brochure was created by Alexis Westerhausen, a freshman biochemistry major at Culver-Stockton College and a HELM Leadership Fellow, to help congregations promote the benefits of Disciples undergraduate institutions with their youth.
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A summer job at a YMCA camp in central California took Alan Moore far from home and opened his eyes to new cultures and ecologies. A pair of similar experiences at very different locales — the first in the heart of a San Francisco museum, the second by a waterfall in the Sierra Nevadas — gave Alan moments of revelation, connection, humanity, worship, and oneness with the world around us all.
With the first year of studies at Chapman University in the books, Charisse Knorr realizes how much she's learned outside the classroom. She's officially moved out of her parents' home, become a Californian, and learned from the new experiences of setting up a new home. Her HELM Leadership Fellows covenant taught her about the leadership traits she needs to develop. Through it all, she understands God's patience as we grow into the life God has given us.
