Since January 2009, I have been part of a very special group. The Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program brings together 18 pastors from all over Indiana to meet at Wabash College. We have met leaders throughout our state in areas like education, government, health care, criminal justice, and philanthropy. And in our discussions with them and with one another, we have grown not only closer together as colleagues, but we have matured into healthier leaders of both our congregations and in our local communities.
Part of this program, funded by the Lilly Endowment, is for us to also experience cultures much different than our own, and to explore with religious and civic leaders outside the US what lessons we can learn from them to take to our own contexts. Last fall, we travelled to San Cristobal, Mexico, and had a truly transformative experience. Now, in ten days, our group will depart for another truly transformative experience, as we will go to India for two weeks. I hope in this blog/journal, I will be able to share with you my own reflections as we make this journey, and I hope you will respond to what I write so that this might be a conversation, not just a monologue! Thank you for your prayers and well wishes!
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