Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Campus & Community
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • Syracuse University Impact
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • Syracuse University Impact
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Campus & Community

Syracuse University Receives $1 Million from Lilly Endowment to Develop Faith Leaders for the Contemporary Era

Monday, May 20, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski
Share
Hendricks ChapelUniversity College

exterior view of Hendricks ChapelSyracuse University has received a five-year, $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Ministry. The program is a collaboration with Le Moyne College and is part of Lilly Endowment’s Thriving in Ministry Initiative. Additional information for the program, including application for potential participants, can be found at parttime.syr.edu/fellowship-for-emerging-leaders-in-ministry/.

The Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Ministry program will be led by the Rev. Brian E. Konkol, dean of Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University, and the Rev. David McCallum, S.J., vice president for mission integration and development at Le Moyne College. The program will strive to spark innovation and transformation through a diversity of mission-driven faith communities in Central New York and beyond by helping leaders—both clergy and lay—to have a greater impact.

The goals of the program are to provide knowledge and skills for innovative leadership, entrepreneurial thinking, team building and community building; to nurture self-awareness and ongoing spiritual development; to increase effectiveness and a sense of accomplishment; to share educational and other relevant resources; and to raise the level of vocational fulfillment.

“Emerging leaders from an assortment of denominations are often filled with energy and excitement, yet later find themselves at a difficult crossroads, and in turn seek clarity around their personal and professional trajectory,” Konkol says. “This fellowship program will not only bring together a diverse collection of ministry leaders, but as an expression of our mission at Syracuse University, our collective intention is to cultivate innovation and transform the communities in which these leaders serve.”

Lilly Endowment is making more than $70 million in grants through its Thriving in Ministry Initiative. Syracuse University is one of 78 organizations nationwide to receive a grant through the initiative. “Syracuse University and Le Moyne College are uniquely positioned to support the ministry of emerging faith leaders,” says McCallum. “This program speaks directly to Le Moyne’s vision of enhancing its service to the wider community and represents yet another strong and meaningful collaborative partnership between the two institutions.”

Through a variety of settings, such as classroom learning and personal coaching, fellows will delve into subject areas that are intended to sustain innovative and transformational mission and ministry in the contemporary era. In addition to learning within their cohort and coaches, fellows will also engage in a process of personal discovery and design projects to be implemented in their ministry context.

The program will be administered by University College, the college of continuing education and professional studies at Syracuse University. The Le Moyne Institute of Le Moyne College will provide support surrounding program design and assessment.

For those interested in the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Ministry program, including potential participants, contact FELM@syr.edu

  • Author

Kelly Rodoski

  • Recent
  • Lender Center New York Event Gathers Wealth Gap Experts
    Wednesday, July 30, 2025, By Diane Stirling
  • After Tragedy, Newhouse Grad Rediscovers Her Voice Through Podcasting
    Wednesday, July 30, 2025, By Chris Velardi
  • Back-to-School Shopping: More Expensive and Less Variety of Back-to-School Items
    Tuesday, July 29, 2025, By Daryl Lovell
  • New Study Reveals Ozone’s Hidden Toll on America’s Trees
    Tuesday, July 29, 2025, By Daryl Lovell
  • How New Words Enter Our Language: A Linguistics Expert Explains
    Friday, July 25, 2025, By Jen Plummer

More In Campus & Community

Lender Center New York Event Gathers Wealth Gap Experts

Nearly 30 Syracuse University faculty and postdoctoral researchers and nationally known thought leaders who study the wealth gap in America explored the issue at a recent event in New York City hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice. The…

Registration Now Open for Orange Central Homecoming 2025

Mark your calendars and get ready to celebrate your Orange pride! It’s time to sign up for Orange Central Homecoming 2025, Oct. 17-19. Syracuse University alumni are invited back home for an amazing fall weekend packed with tradition, connection and…

Imam Hamza Gürsoy Appointed as Muslim Chaplain at Hendricks Chapel

The University has appointed Imam Hamza Gürsoy as Muslim chaplain and advisor for the Muslim Student Association at Hendricks Chapel. In his role, Gürsoy will serve students by expanding the impact of Hendricks Chapel as “a home for all faiths…

Impact Players: Sport Analytics Students Help Influence UFL Rules and Strategy

When seven students from the Department of Sport Analytics in the David B. Falk College of Sport  started working for the United Football League (UFL) this past winter, league officials explained the kind of data they had available and asked…

Mihm Recognized for Fostering ‘Excellence in Public Service for the Next Generation’

Chris Mihm, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2025 Arnold Steigman Excellence in Teaching Award from the New York State Academy for Public Administration (SAPA). The…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2025 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.