Protestants for the Common Good is pleased to announce that University of Chicago Divinity School student Tim Kim has been awarded a paid Summer Fellowship by The Beatitudes Society. Tim will serve at Protestants for the Common Good in Chicago, IL from June 6 – July 29 and is part of the 2011 class of 20 Summer Fellows who will work with organizations at the intersection of faith and public life such as Bread for the World, Interfaith Worker Justice, Faith in Public Life, and Interfaith Power and Light. They will participate in weekly theological reflection sessions facilitated by a local mentor.
Using a small group study specifically designed to help them learn to articulate a public faith, the Summer Fellows will explore links between social change advocacy and Christianity. The Summer Fellows will also receive media training from Auburn Media to hone their public speaking skills. The students will be awarded a cash stipend by The Beatitudes Society to help cover summer living expenses.
The Beatitudes Society develops and sustains emerging progressive Christian leaders at seminaries and divinity schools who will: Advocate for justice, compassion and peace; Reclaim a Christianity that welcomes all people, especially those at the margins; and Articulate a Christianity that dares to speak and act for our fragile planet and its most vulnerable citizens.
In addition to the Summer Fellowships, The Beatitudes Society provides students and emerging progressive faith leaders with resources that complement their graduate theological studies, and sustain these leaders in their first years of ministry. Prophetic Preaching Workshops provide emerging leaders with a unique interactive process to develop their skills as articulate advocates for social change.
Learn more about The Beatitudes Society as well as a complete listing of campus Summer Fellowship sites.
