A Chattanooga ministry was one of six organizations nationwide chosen to pilot a church-led collaboration program aimed at creating systemic community change.
Leadership Foundations is partnering with Kingdom Partners, a local group addressing racial divides in Chattanooga churches, to launch the program this fall. Church leaders will meet monthly in small groups for training related to justice and social engagement, then work together to develop a capstone project to address a local issue.
Oliver Richmond, president of Kingdom Partners, said the goal is to involve 30 local churches, with five to 10 churches working together through the program to develop a capstone project.
The foundation was interested in the work Kingdom Partners has done since it was created about three years ago, Richmond said. The local organization can be a leader for the nation, he said.
“It’s a high honor because the work that our pastors and leaders have been doing over the past three years, they are seeing the fruits and being put in the national spotlight,” Richmond said.