We Don’t Become Leaders by Accident

We Don’t Become Leaders by Accident

Fund for Leaders alum Meredith Kesely has served as the head pastor at Abiding Presence in Burke, Va. since 2010. In 2021, the congregation called Kelsey Kresse, another Fund for Leaders alum, to serve as its associate pastor. Both pastors reflect on their leadership...
A Ministry That Empowers People

A Ministry That Empowers People

Fund for Leaders scholar Wanda Frenchman helps lead the Native American Urban Ministry in Phoenix, Ariz. which was founded by her mother, Mary Louise Frenchman. Wanda is participating in the TEEM program at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. This allows her to...