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Summer Leadership Institute

 

 

Preston N. Williams and Charles G. Adams

The first session of the Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) was held at Harvard Divinity School in June 1998, and annual summer sessions have been held for the 11 years since then. The two-week executive training program is for clergy, lay leaders, and community activists who are involved in faith-based community and economic development.

SLI News

Update on Summer 2009 Session

During 2009, there will be no session of the Summer Leadership Institute. The SLI directors and the leadership of Harvard Divinity School are engaged in a review of the program, in order to develop a long-range business plan and to explore ways to enhance the focus and content of the SLI. Harvard Divinity School wishes to ensure a strong and effective program that meets the needs of prospective SLI participants and that can move ahead on a sound financial footing. Secure funding for the SLI is of paramount importance, as is the curriculum and the format of the program.

For the 11 years since the SLI was first inaugurated, Preston Williams, Houghton Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, has directed this unique program. Charles Adams, the William and Lucille Nickerson Professor of the Practice of Ministry at HDS—who has directed the SLI jointly with Preston Williams since 2008—will assume the SLI leadership in July 2009.

Announcements about the resumption of the Summer Leadership Institute and any further developments will be posted here.

Summer 2008 Session

View a gallery of selected images from the SLI summer 2008 session.

SLI Class of 2006 Reunion

June 24-26, 2009
The Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Join the SLI class of 2006 as we come together in the spirit of Micah 6:8! Not a member of the class of 2006? No worries! All SLI alumni are invited to attend. This event is organized by the SLI Class of 2006 Reunion Committee. For more information, contact LeSette Wright, 617.998.1079.

Contact Information

Telephone: 617.495.4265
Email: sli@hds.harvard.edu
Mailing address: 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138

 

 
 

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