Good Community Cohorts

CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY PROCESS:
Inspiring and equipping churches to collaborate for greater community impact

The Good Community Network has received funding from Lilly Endowment through their Thriving Congregations Initiative to engage six unique city & county networks across Ohio with a congregational learning community process between the years 2024-2028. Please see a summary below:

• Year 1: A 12-month learning journey about church thriving for collaborative impact;

• Year 2: Discovering current work and networks, discerning gaps and how to fill them;

• Year 3: Engaging in multi-congregational, measurable thriving & community flourishing.

The learning year would be a cohort from that community going through the 12 sessions outlined on page 6 of the summary document. The recommendation is for these to be monthly sessions in person. The ideal group would have at least 5 local churches represented, as well as at least a few key nonprofit, community and business leaders, with the total number of participants numbering between 10-20.

Please see summary documents for more information. Networks/organizations interested in participating in the Congregational Learning Community Process must complete an application. We will open applications this summer for cohorts beginning in early 2026. We look forward to growing with you!