isaiah partnership

The Changemaker Initiative is thrilled to have collaborated with Princeton Theological Seminary in “The Isaiah Partnership.” We believe strong clergy-lay partnerships can spark congregational innovation and change, producing a ready environment for joining God’s transformative work in the world. This fully funded cohort experience invited pastor-lay person teams to participate in a 10-month program around leading for change. Our R.I.S.K. framework invited them to reflect, listen, dream, and experiment with something new.

Congratulations to these Change Leaders, their congregations, and their newly discerned endeavors that emerged from this program:

**Allen AME Church in Newark, New Jersey** is converting unused Sunday School rooms into a computer lab for children.

**New Life Community Church in Aylett, Virginia** is launching a wellness program, with yoga and healthy recipe sharing, in response to significant health issues in the community.

**Central UMC in Stockton, California** realized a significant issue around loneliness and food insecurity in seniors, and has launched a monthly senior lunch program.

**Saint Anthony the Great Orthodox Church in Hendersonville, North Carolina** uncovered a yearning for connection and started lay-led dinner groups across its broad rural area.

**First Congregational Church of Christ in Santa Rosa, California** is focusing on how to be in partnership and solidarity with the trans community in their town.

**Second Missionary Baptist Church in Kokomo, Indiana** was enthralled with slowing down to listen to each other and has declared that it wants to be a church of good listeners.

The Isaiah Partnership is funded by the 2021 Lilly Endowment Inc. Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative and administered by the Princeton Theological Seminary Office of Continuing Education

For questions or more information, contact isaiahpartnership@ptsem.edu