OUR LEADERSHIP MINISTRIES MISSION:
In collaboration with our appropriate partners, determine and evaluate the need for leadership development, assessing critical missional issues through research, experiments, and strategic conversations among leaders.
Nov. 12 online seminar to feature fundraising professional Jan Davis and Rev. Nathan Kilbourne
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 20, 2026)— Thinking about a capital campaign for your church? Join the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas for our next quarterly Learning Zoom, set for Thursday, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m. Central time.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 27, 2026) — The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) invites clergy to join in a special day of learning and conversation with Rev. Dr. Clif Christopher, focused on helping clergy approach capital campaigns with confidence and purpose.
An estate planning/will-writing program for clergy
Do you have a will? If not, you are not alone. In fact, 76% of adults in the United States do not. There are lots of reasons why people haven’t gotten around to writing their will: cost, time, confusion on where to start, and procrastination. The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas wants to help. We’re offering a new program for clergy in which participants, single or couples, will work with an attorney to create their will.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 8, 2026)—Join the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas the morning of Thursday, August 6, for an online learning session on Life Income Gifts. This one-hour webinar begins at 10 a.m. CDT. It is part of the free Quarterly Learning Zoom series the Foundation offers, and is open to anyone who registers on the Foundation website:
Author, teacher, storyteller to speak evening of Oct. 5, lead Gill Preaching Workshop Oct. 5-6
CONWAY, Ark. (June 9, 2026)—Matthew Dicks, an internationally bestselling author and an award-winning teacher and storyteller, will speak on the campus of Hendrix College Monday, October 5, 2026, at 7 p.m. The event, to be held in Worsham Hall in the Student Life and Technology Center (building 2 on the campus map), is free and open to the public.
Two-year, Lilly Endowment-funded experience open to 12 UMC clergy
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 2, 2026) — Applications are now open for the fourth and final cohort of the Compelling Preaching Initiative.
