COVENANT JOINS CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY’S BRIDGE INITIATIVE COHORT
The BRIDGE Initiative at Candler School of Theology strives to create connection and healing among and between young adults and Christian congregations by:
Strengthening communities and invigorating the 21st century church by connecting the gifts and values of young adults in their twenties with the divine mission of congregations.
Addressing the social, generational, and theological breaches that frustrate relationships and possibilities for transformation.
Creating innovative spaces that connect young adults’ talents and needs with the lived wisdom of churches, community groups, and Candler initiatives.
To accomplish these objectives, The BRIDGE Initiative is partnering with Fear+Less Dialogues, an organization founded by Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling Gregory C. Ellison II that creates unique spaces for unlikely partners to see gifts in others, hear value in stories, and work for change and transformation in self and others.
PARTNERS
The 2024 -2025 partners include:
Beulah Baptist Church
Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Breakthrough Fellowship
The Collective (ELCA)
Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
St. Mark United Methodist Church
Shalom International (PCUSA)
Smyrna Word of Life
Virginia Highland Church (UCC)
Congregational grants – up to $20,000 per congregational team: Each congregational team may apply for up to $20,000 each for congregation-specific funding.
Please join us in praying for our Covenant Cohort as the participate in this important ministry.