Emerging Religious Leaders Program: Call for Applications

[Hagai Agmon-Snir]

Note – we are forwarding this information to you as it might interest many of you. It is NOT an initiative of the JICC. Please contact the organizers directly.

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Religious Leaders Program

Leadership, Adventure, Challenge and Exploration

Call for Applications

The Palestinian-Israeli Religious Leaders Program offers an exciting opportunity to increase your leadership capacity, advance your communication and conflict resolution skills, engage in advanced training, receive one-to-one coaching; and expand your network. 

 

The16 carefully selected religious leaders (Jewish, Christians, and Muslims) will engage in:

 

• One ten-day outdoor wilderness expedition overseas (May 2012)
• One four-day retreat overseas (July 2012)
• Leadership, conflict resolution, and communication training
• Local field trips to historical and religious sites
• One-to-one leadership coaching
• Local networking events with politicians, civil society and business leaders

 

To be eligible applicants must:

• Be between the ages of 30 to 40 years old
• Have Israeli or Palestinian citizenship
• Be either an ordained member of clergy, hold a senior level position in a religious institution or be otherwise engaged in developing religious community life in Israel/Palestine, in a leadership capacity.
• Demonstrate an interest in contributing to building trust and understanding between peoples of multiple faiths (Jews, Christians, and Muslims).
• Be of average fitness (example: walking for 1 hour three times per week) and/or be willing to prepare oneself for an expedition (i.e. carry a 20kg backpack)
•  Be open and comfortable spending time in nature with limited facilities.
• Have a valid passport and be able to travel abroad

• Speak English
• Be willing to share experiences with participants of other backgrounds
• Commit to the entire program (be able to take necessary time off)
• Be open and willing to take risks, learn, and develop
• Be creative, persistent, and committed to positive social change

To apply:

• Download and complete the application at: http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/job/ERL Application Form 2nd.doc

• Deadline for submission: March 1^st, 2012.
• Send applications and/or questions to: e...@sfcg.org
• Potential candidates will be contacted for further interviews.

 

All applications are treated with complete confidentiality. Applications will not be returned at the end of the selection process and no further use will be made of them. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

 

 

 

 

Founded in 1982, Search for Common Ground works to transform the way the world deals with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative problem solving.  We have been working in the region since 1991 with local partners to find culturally appropriate means to strengthen societies' capacity to deal with conflicts constructively: to understand the differences and act on the commonalities.  For more information, visit: www.sfcg.org

 

 

Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding applies the principles and methodology of experiential education to the work of conflict mitigation and reconciliation. By applying a proven technique and pedagogy employed by Outward Bound to develop outstanding leaders and teams for over 60 years and in more than 30 countries around the world, Outward Bound Peacebuilding programs bring together individuals of diverse ethnic, religious and political backgrounds to develop leadership, forge positive relationships, build trust and understanding, and address the causes of instability and conflict with respect and empathy in a safe, structured environment. The successful transference of the Outward Bound experience to the participants’ everyday world is addressed by providing a long-term context for relationship-building to occur over time with the support of a local partner, and within a framework that encourages and allows meaningful cross-conflict cooperation to develop and yield positive results.  For more information, visit: www.outwardboundpeace.org

 

 

The Council of the Religious Institutions of the Holy Land was established in 2005. It is the first ever consultative body representing the highest official religious authorities in the Holy Land encompassing two peoples and three religions. The Council aims to promote an environment of mutual acceptance and respect between Palestinians and Israelis, in particular between the respective faith communities. For more information, visit: http://www.crihl.org