Leadership cohort for catholic social justice leaders

BECOME THE CHANGE-MAKER YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS

Holy week is a story about confrontation. Throughout his ministry and movement building, Jesus confronted Roman imperial domination and oppression through nonviolent resistance. This is the spiritual legacy and tradition our faith calls us to carry on. 

This Lent, we are offering a 4-part training series that will offer Catholics and Christians the opportunity to develop community organizing skills through a framework of spiritual and theological formation. These trainings are geared for members and representatives of member institutions of CSPL who are looking to advance campaigns and social justice initiatives.

Members of the 2024 Spanish-speaking Leadership Cohort engage in a discussion
Leadership Cohort graduates Jacqueline, a high school student, and her mother Lorena
A group of Latine faith leaders sit in a circle of chairs holding a discussion

aPPLY BY JANUARY 31, 2025!

LEADERSHIP COHORT GOALS

  • Develop leadership skills through a three-fold approach of a community organizing practice, a spiritual practice, and theological formation grounded in popular education that leads to action.

  • Integrate tools and skills participants learn in each cohort session to their work at their parish or organization to advance campaigns or social justice initiatives. 

  • Deepen relationship building and collaboration within the cohort.

DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS

DEEPEN RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

ADVANCE JUSTICE INITIATIVES AT YOUR PARISH/ORGANIZATION

DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS • DEEPEN RELATIONSHIP BUILDING • ADVANCE JUSTICE INITIATIVES AT YOUR PARISH/ORGANIZATION •

PROGRAM DETAILS

Registration is due January 31st, 2025. Participants will be notified of acceptance by February 7th, 2025.

All sessions take place at the CSPL Office:
329 W. 18th St., Suite 715, Chicago, IL 60616

English: Saturdays 9 am-1 pm

March 1

March 8

March 15

March 22

Spanish: Wednesdays 6-8:30 pm

March 12

March 19

March 26

April 2

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE Loyola university chicago institute of pastoral studies

EARN CREDITS TOWARD AN ADVANCED DEGREE

In conjunction with the Institute for Pastoral Studies of Loyola University of Chicago, participants who complete the leadership cohort and attend the CSPL Congress in June, can earn up to 3 Advanced Standing Credits if they choose to enroll in a degree program at IPS. 

For IPS students who complete the leadership cohort and attend the CSPL Congress in June, they will be eligible to receive Elective course credit, upon the completion of a 5-page paper outlining key learnings, integration, and application of the material.

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