City Leaders
Cleveland is full of amazing leaders; we seek to connect people to each other, link our community efforts, share knowledge and build bridges that replace barriers.
Why?
God is in the business of raising up leaders, yet none of us are meant to do it alone. When people build and leverage relationships, urban leaders such as small business owners, pastors and nonprofit visionaries can more deeply impact and sustain long-term change in their communities.
Where
We equip and develop city ministry leaders throughout the Greater Cleveland Area, seeking to unite leaders from the east and west sides of the city.
Our Approach
We cultivate new and expanded approaches to supporting city leaders with a desire to impact positive change. This takes place in a few ways, joining people together for deeper personal and community transformation. We train, grow, and deploy churches and people of faith for meaningful community work.
Transform 216 – an initiative of coaching and mentoring urban church planters.
Leaders in Faith Together (LIFT) – a capacity-building initiative for faith-forward business entrepreneurs and nonprofit visionaries.
Leaders in Faith Together (LIFT) Partners
Tenisha Gant-Watson, Jordan4Change
Sheila Locatelli, Women of Hope
Justin & Leah Ross, Yolanda Latham, New City Cleveland
Courtney Hauser, Healing Care Counseling
Rebecca Shasberger & Lalia Mangione, Renovare Music
Wesley Fluellen, Fundamentals First Basketball Camp
Patricia Burdock, Exodus Family Foundation
Nic Paoletta & Justin Avils, Embody Youth Academy
Tonya Perkins, Bessie's Angels
Robin Brown, Collective Citizens Organized Against Lead (CCOAL)
Ways to Connect
Courtney Hauser, Spiritual Entrepreneur… and then some
Courtney Hauser is a thriving leader from our first year, and in every sense of the word she embodies this leadership and her faith in Jesus through her work every day.