We are thrilled to introduce you to our incoming cohort for 2024! If you see someone you know, reach out and congratulate them. We look forward to spending the next four years with this group and we give thanks to their mentor, Rev. Colton Lott for guiding them through this journey! More information about our Leadership Fellows Program can be found here.

Nominations are now open! The Alexander Campbell Distinguished Service Award is the highest award offered in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for lifetime achievement in higher education. The award is given to an individual exemplifying the values and commitment of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The recipient will be an outstanding Disciples leader whose faith and vision ensure a commitment to both the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and related institutions and ministries in higher education. The recipient will be celebrated at the 2025 General Assembly. Click here to submit your nomination!

The T.A. Abbott Award for Faculty Excellence was established and funded by the Abbott family in honor of the Rev. T.A. Abbott, who was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1879. He attended Christian University, now Culver-Stockton College, which he later served as a trustee for 20 years. The recipient of the T.A. Abbott Award is the highest award for faculty excellence offered by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The recipient will be celebrated at the 2025 General Assembly in Memphis, TN, July 12 -15, 2024.  Click here to submit your nomination!

For more than 20 years, HELM has offered the Leadership Fellows program for undergraduate college students. This program – which offers a $2,000 annual scholarship – is designed to cultivate and strengthen participants’ potential for leadership through intentional focus on Christian community, societal transformation, global awareness and leadership engagement. Read more...

Eureka College president Dr. Jamel Wright was recently named a recipient of the 2024 Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the Brown Foundation Community Development Corporation.

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Nine Horned Frogs have qualified for the Paris Olympics. “We are proud and excited to cheer on our Horned Frogs from across the globe,” Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr. said. “The opportunity to compete at this level is a remarkable achievement, and, for many, a lifelong dream come true.” 

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As a boy, John Corpin ’69 dreamed of attending college. His father, a barber, struggled to earn enough money to pay for college, so when Chapman offered him a scholarship, he seized the opportunity to enroll. “Chapman wanted to help someone who wanted to achieve,” Corpin shared. “I may not have had the best grades, but I had a desire to achieve.”

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Two former General Minister and Presidents, Sharon Watkins (2005-2017) and Dick Hamm (1993-2003), will be offering a course at Christian Theological Seminary this fall on “Disciples History and Polity.” The class is available both at CTS and online, Monday evenings 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, and may be taken for three-hours of credit or audited. More info can be found here.

GA-2343 was adopted at the 2023 General Assembly in Louisville, KY. The Implementation Team invites you to join one of the following Town Hall meetings for an update on their work and recommendations:

August 6, 2024, at 7 pm EST or September 10, 2024, at 11 am EST. Click here to register.

NBA is hiring! They are looking for a Mental Health and Wellness Program Coordinator (with a Substance Abuse/Recovery Specialty) to support the overall work of the MHW program prioritizing coordination of the research and development of a new substance abuse & addiction recovery initiative. Learn more and apply here.

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To find out how you can include HELM in your estate plan, please contact HELM offices at 317-713-2660 or jcullumber@helmdisciples.org for more information.