Faith and community leaders in Iola hope to get a leg up on a multi-year project aimed at equipping people of faith in southeast Kansas with leadership skills.
The Kansas Leadership Center is launching Leadership and Faith, Southeast Kansas, a program designed to boost the area’s economy and health by knitting together people of faith and teaching them leadership techniques.
There will be an informal gathering at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Thrive Allen County office for interested residents to learn more about the program, ask questions and get an overview of what the effort will entail.
The three-year, multi-faith civic leadership development commitment will formally kick off March 28 when working groups will meet in Eureka, Iola, Chanute, Independence and Pittsburg.
KLC representatives will brainstorm with community members in each city about how to move forward with the initiative. Additional meetings this spring will be April 24 and May 9.
The project has three
objectives: Call people of faith to be key leverage points for change, challenge participants to use Kansas Leadership Center competencies as an exercise of their faith and provide a transformative civic leadership experience.
KLC is asking participants for a one-time $25 commitment fee — Thursday’s meeting at Thrive, however, requires no fee.
For more information, contact Thrive at 365-8128 or KLC at 316-712-4959.
