Joshua and Deborah Generation Application Process

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Candidates for the New Leaders: Joshua & Deborah Generation track must complete and submit the online application form and the supplemental application requirements by Monday, June 8, 2009. The supplemental application items must be faxed or mailed to the following address:

Children's Defense Fund
New Leaders: Joshua and Deborah Generation
Attention: Jalaya Liles Dunn
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 662-3570 (fax)

Application Requirements

• Application Form (complete online)
• Servant Leadership Short Answer (fax or mail)
• Personal Statement (fax or mail)
• Organizational Letter of Support (fax or mail)
• Joint Covenant Committment (fax or mail)
• Scholarship Form (fax or mail if applicable)

Downloadable version of the complete application packet (.pdf)

Servant Leadership Short Answer
Please answer each question in 150 words or less. Be sure to label all sheets of paper with your first and last names.

1. Describe the populations you currently serve, have served, and/or would like to serve and have the greatest impact?
2. What experiences do you have in child advocacy and/or social justice?
3. How do you envision intergenerational partnerships when addressing child advocacy and social justice?
4. Provide concrete examples of intergenerational partnerships you have developed and fostered.
5. How do you plan to engage your religious community in intergenerational discourse and action in regards to child advocacy and social justice issues?

Personal Statement
The New Leaders: Joshua and Deborah Generation track is designed to equip the next generation of leaders with the skills needed in the building of the blessed community. Exploring both the leadership spirits of Joshua and Deborah and the influence and guidance of the Moses and Miriam generation, answer the following question in a one page essay:

What is my individual and collective responsibility in the building of the Blessed Community?

Be sure to label all sheets of paper with your first and last names.

Organizational Letter of Support
Candidates for the New Leaders: Joshua & Deborah Generation track must be committed to the work of a specific religious community. A representative of the religious community must provide a letter of support that indicates:

1. How the candidate's training can benefit the larger religious community,
2. How the religious community is committed to supporting the candidate’s financial obligations to attend the training, and
3. How the religious community will work with the candidate in fulfilling the joint covenant commitment. If the candidate is applying for a scholarship, the letter of support must further explain the need for financial support. 

Joint Covenant Commitment
In fostering intergenerational dialogue and partnerships, each candidate and their religious community must outline a joint commitment to support child advocacy in their local community. This covenant commitment should simply list at least five commitment statements from the candidate and their religious community on addressing child advocacy. Signatures of all involved should be included in the document. During the training, members of the New Leaders: Joshua & Deborah Generation track will be guided on how to fulfill each of their covenant commitments.

Be sure to label all sheets of paper with your first and last names.