On June 11 Pam Vainer, director of religious education at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Great Bend, began participation in the Kansas Leadership Center’s newest Art and Practice of Civic Leadership Development-Faith  program. Participants in this program were carefully selected through an application process.
This is the Kansas Leadership Center’s fourth Art & Practice program in five years, but is the organization’s first specifically designed for Kansans who do faith-related leadership education. Twenty-two individuals were selected for this program that cultivates civic leadership skills for use in faith settings. Participants will attend sessions throughout the year, learning together for 11 days before the program’s conclusion in May, 2013.  
Upon graduation, participants will join a network of approximately 100 other Art & Practice of Civic Leadership Development alumni who are teaching, training, consulting and facilitating using leadership concepts in various sectors and locations across Kansas.  
The Kansas Leadership Center opened in 2007 with a multi-year grant from the Kansas Health Foundation. In 2011 an additional grant was given specifically for civic leadership training with all faith denominations across the state. To learn more, visit kansasleadershipcenter.org.