Every day, women and men navigate gender and power dynamics in their work together. This new doctoral cohort will explore the leadership required to develop communities that are healthy, safe, and life-giving, and in which women and men thrive individually and collectively as they pursue God’s call to participation in the missio Dei. Cohort members will explore principles of change dynamics, assess their contextual realities, and discern strategies for bringing about change appropriate to their distinctive roles and cultures.

This cohort is designed for leaders who desire to develop perspectives and practices that foster faith communities which embody the full and equal participation of women and men at all levels of leadership and ministry. Cohort members may come from a broad range of contexts, including (but not limited to) churches, nonprofits, mission agencies, educational institutions, community development organizations, and transformational businesses.

Coursework for this cohort will be fully distant, working asynchronously in Canvas and meeting regularly via Zoom, including yearly one-week Zoom intensives during the sixth week of Fall Quarter in Year 1. Intensive timing for Years 2–4 to be determined.