Autumn "Tomorrow's Leaders Today" now online
General Assembly is a lot of work, a lot of fun, and all ministry. HELM's focus on leadership led to the Shadowing a Disciples Leader program, our trademark presentation to the assemby, and testimonials about how HELM changes lives. Revisit General Assembly, take the Great Disciples Leadership Quiz, get an update on HELM's review of diversity and our audit, and see how HELM Leadership Fellows are answering the call to serve the church.
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Calling all seminarians!
Federal laws protecting student privacy make it tougher each year to identify Disciples seminarians. While many schools agree to pass along information to their students about Disciples programs, many seminarians will slip through the cracks. If you're a Disciples M.Div. student, sign up for the Seminarians list serv. If you know a Disciples seminarian, make sure that student knows about HELM’s Seminarians list serv. It’s the easiest way to find out about the Seminarians Conference, the Ministerial Grant program, and other opportunities.
Tickets for AAR and SBL breakfasts
Chalice Press and Higher Education and Leadership Ministries will host breakfast receptions for Disciples attendees at both the American Academy of Religion annual meeting on November 8 in Montreal, Quebec, and the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting on November 22 in New Orleans. All who teach or study at Disciples-affiliated colleges, universities and theological schools, plus all faculty members, students and other AAR or SBL attendees who are members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), regardless of institutional affiliation, are invited to come together for these times of fellowship. Tickets are free for students and $25 for non-students.
2009 General Assembly
 The 2009 General Assembly is over, but the work of raising new leaders for the church continues. Here is a collection of online articles featuring HELM's activities and other news that affects how our new leaders will be supported by Disciples:
Disciples News Service
Disciplesworld.com
 Five Disciples institutions
receive College/University Grants
Five diverse projects - enhancing leadership for the church, improving campus ministry and educational services, and raising awareness of worldwide challenges - will receive special funding from the College/University Grant fund, a program administered by Higher Education & Leadership Ministries (HELM).
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HELM is on Facebook and Twitter
Become a fan of HELM on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter. Get updates on our ministry, events, and other HELM news through your Facebook feed. Student stories, news, and events will be posted here regularly. Join our online community!
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Get your "D.o.C. Campus Guide Brochure" here
 Starting your college search? Looking for a school that reflects your Christian values and dedication? Disciples of Christ have lots of colleges across the United States offering various programs, sizes and cost. Now it's easy to see side-by-side comparisons of our colleges with the newly created "D.o.C. Campus Guide Brochure." The brochure was created by Alexis Westerhausen, a freshman biochemistry major at Culver-Stockton College and a HELM Leadership Fellow, to help congregations promote the benefits of Disciples undergraduate institutions with their youth.
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Cambria Findley-Grubb loves 7-layer dip; in her case, refried beans, avocados, tomatoes, green onions, sour cream, black olives, and cheese. She also sees her life as a 7-layer dip: faith, family, friends, education, church, service, and fun. In both 7-layer dip and her Cambria's life, each element is terrific on its own, but together, they're even better — the sum is greater than the equal of its individual parts.
During a summer internship with the Disciples Peace Fellowship, diverse opinions on peace and justice issues forced Kristen Walling to rethink the way she thought and spoke about those issues. Sometimes conversation, analyzing the differing opinions, could do more to open minds than a canned lecture. So when Kristen returned to campus to find a social justice-oriented student group had become more conservative, Kristen realized the skills she learned during the summer would come in handy at school, too.
