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European Leadership Forum | Cambridge Networks
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sponsored by the communication institute, The Forum and the cambridge scholars and leaders networks are creating a bridge for Europe's evangelical leaders to gain access to God's global resources. As a direct result of the Forum, over 100 leadership training seminars, events and speaking engagements happen across Europe. We encourage evangelical leaders to take advantage of the opportunity to gain access to many of the world's leading evangelical thinkers, speakers and Best Practice training resources through this growing network.
The European Leadership Forum has been a wonderful success. The European Evangelical Alliance and Hope for Europe support the European Leadership Forum and stand behind it.
Christian Heritage supports and partners with the European Leadership Forum (ELF) through their conference in Eger, Hungary each May and the Cambridge Scholars and Leaders Network conferences in Cambridge each July. These are a joint project between Christian Heritage and the European Leadership Forum, see below for more details. More about the work of the Communication Institute and ELF can be found on their websites:
www.euroleadership.org
www.communicationinstitute.org
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Cambridge scholars network
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One of the most significant needs of the worldwide Evangelical church is developing its next generation of intellectual leaders. Currently when young evangelicals are sent off for PhD studies at leading universities, they are given the proverbial fatherly push into deep water "to sink or swim." Sadly many struggle to stay afloat and some spiritually sink. They experience an intense sociological pressure to give up or compromise their basic convictions.
As Bruce Winter, Fellow of St. Edmund's College, Cambridge University, and former Warden of Tyndale House, writes,
"A doctoral programme can greatly increase the knowledge of the next generation of scholars, but it is possible for this process to be accompanied by a spiritual regression akin to a frog turning into a tadpole, with all head and no heart for the Lord and His kingdom."
It is vital to help these young scholars think through their discipline from a biblical point of view.
THE PURPOSE
The purpose of the Cambridge Scholars Network is to teach and encourage young Evangelical scholars at three critical levels:
1. The Cambridge Scholars Network will seek to help young scholars establish a spiritual context for academic study. Many young scholars experience the academic world of doctoral study as a dry spiritual desert. The Cambridge Scholars Network will seek to describe the dangers of such an environment, and to map out and help construct the spiritual foundations that are necessary both to survive and thrive in a rigorous academic environment.
2. The Cambridge Scholars Network will seek to develop the critical thinking skills that are necessary in successful academic work. The Cambridge Scholars Network will seek to provide the building blocks of effective critical thinking and logic that are essential to succeed in an academic career. During the Cambridge Scholar?s Network each participant will discuss a previously submitted paper which will be carefully assessed in argumentation, presentation and critical thinking.
3. The Cambridge Scholars Network will seek to provide an opportunity to raise and think through various apologetics issues. Many young scholars experience the intense world of doctoral studies as a setting where their ideas, values and lifestyle come under intense intellectual pressure. Sometimes, as a result, a young scholar's discipline becomes more important than whose disciple they are. The Cambridge Scholars Network will seek to help these Evangelical Scholars think through their faith in response to various apologetic challenges and opportunities.
Visit www.euroleadership.org/csn for more information and application.
The Cambridge Scholars Network is a joint project between Christian Heritage and the Communication Institute.
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Cambridge Leaders Network
Each July
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One of the most signicant needs of the worldwide evangelical church is also the development of is next generation of leaders. And yet, across much of the world, there is a glaring scarcity of resources of information for gifted leaders. As a result, they struggle to develop their capabilities and serve God's people effectively. If emerging leaders are to grow to spiritual maturity in Christ and fully use their gifts, they must have access to the mentoring and leadership development resources that will help them completely realize their potential. The Cambridge Leaders Network attempts just this.
‘‘As a leader in a Christian arts ministry there are very few places to meet peers who are wrestling with the same issues - striving for godliness in the manic pressures of managing time, finances and people. The CLN struck a healthy balance between developing the character of a servant leader with the practical day to day matters of writing budgets, spreadsheets, evaluating and strategising for the future.”
Alastair Gordon, Co-Director of Morphe Arts
The program consists of the following elements:
1. Text-Based Discussions centered on pre-assigned reading selections
2. Targeted Lectures and Discussions with experienced Christian leaders
3. Case Studies written and submitted by participants will provide the
opportunity to apply biblical thinking and leadership wisdom to real
life problems and will be discussed in small groups
4. One-on-One Mentoring between each participant and a senior leader
who will suggest possible approaches to tough issues and offer encouragement
for specific struggles
5. Strategy or Project Assessment for a written description of a strategy
or project with which each CLN participant is currently engaged. This
strategy or project will be discussed with a senior leader who will provide
instructive evaluation.
Visit www.euroleadership.org/cln for more information and application.
The Cambridge Leaders Network is a joint project between Christian Heritage and the Communication Institute.
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