2022 Future Interfaith Leadership Conference
November 16, 2022
The Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago hosted the 2022 Future Interfaith Leadership Conference for 40 emerging faith leaders on November 16 at Catholic Theological Union. The goals of the half-day conference were to promote an ethic of understanding and respectful dialogue among the next generation of faith leaders and to share insights on identifying and collaborating on issues of common concern in order to strengthen civic trust. The conference was designed for young faith leaders, out of college and up to age 45, who held formal leadership roles in their communities.
Conference participants represented the religious diversity of the metropolitan area and included adherents of the Baha'i faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism. Christian participants
included adherents from the Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and United Church of Christ denominations. The conference was designed and conducted by members of the CRLMC Faith & Trust Future
InterFaith Leader Cohort.
Funding for the 2022 Future Interfaith Leadership Conference is provided through a Nehemiah Grant from the Chicago Sunday Evening Club.
Conference participants represented the religious diversity of the metropolitan area and included adherents of the Baha'i faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism. Christian participants
included adherents from the Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and United Church of Christ denominations. The conference was designed and conducted by members of the CRLMC Faith & Trust Future
InterFaith Leader Cohort.
Funding for the 2022 Future Interfaith Leadership Conference is provided through a Nehemiah Grant from the Chicago Sunday Evening Club.
