HELM awards second batch of Ministerial Student Grants

Three M.Div. students have received Ministerial Student Grants from HELM to support extra-curricular experiences that will enhance their ability to provide transformational leadership to congregations and other Disciples ministries.

Lynda Brooks, a second-year student at Columbia Theological Seminary, is creating The Mone’ Institute, an educational program that aims to provide training in personal finance, fiscal responsibility, and stewardship to youth and young adults. She is a member of God’s City of Refuge Christian Church in Atlanta.

Brite Divinity School’s Jayme Harvey traveled to China as part of Global Ministries’ People-to-People program. She is a member of Park Avenue Christian Church in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trey Flowers, a student at the Disciples Divinity House at Vanderbilt, will spend a month in Costa Rica learning Spanish and Latin culture with the goal of leading a weekly Disciples Hispanic worship service. Trey is a member of Lindenwood Christian Church in Memphis and currently serves on the staff of Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville.

The program is supported by the Hughey-Peery Fund, in partnership with the Pension Fund of the Christian Church. The first round of grants, issued in 2009, supported travel-studies, curriculum research and writing, and the creation of an online church community.