Program Description
DeVos Urban Leadership is a national faith-based leadership development program for urban youth workers in Christian organizations and institutions.
Each year, approximately 60 urban youth workers from five select U.S. cities are accepted in the 15-month training program. Participants are challenged by an intense curriculum where they to learn to integrate "breakthrough leadership skills" into their personal life and ministry. After graduating from the program, alumni are encouraged to work toward local collaborative efforts that ultimately impact the lives of urban youth in their communities.
An intense 15-month tuition-sponsored program.
Participants in groups of 8 to 12 receive dynamic, hands-on instruction from national leaders who represent the urban community in ethnicity and experience. There are individual and group assignments and instruction is varied—from traditional lectures to group dialogue to interactive exercises and simulations.
The training curriculum is built on five core values: Accountability, Balance, Interdependence, Empowerment, and Leverage. These core values encourage participants to reexamine God's calling to their work and their faithfulness to that mission.
In addition, the training will intensely explore the following breakthrough skills: Increasing Awareness, Identifying Assets, Planning For Change, Problem Solving, and Mobilizing Resources. These skills help participants manage and change how they live and work.
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