posted August 25, 2008
Lee student Irvin Lilly has been selected to receive a 2008 Fund for Theological Education Undergraduate Fellowship. FTE Undergraduate Fellowships recognize students who have gifts for leadership and are exploring the possibility of ministry as a vocation.
As an FTE Undergraduate Fellow, Mr. Lilly will receive $2,000 for tuition and other educational expenses for a self-designed experience related to the exploration of ministry. He will also attend the 2008 FTE Conference on Excellence in Ministry at Emory University's Candler School of Theology in Atlanta.
FTE Undergraduate Fellows are selected competitively from a pool of applicants from across the U.S. and Canada. They must be nominated by a professor, school administrator, pastor or campus minister; hold a minimum 3.0 grade point average; have an interest in exploring ministry as a vocation; and demonstrate leadership in a church or school community. The 2008 FTE Undergraduate Fellows were chosen by a national committee of theological educators and church leaders.
The fellowships are awarded annually as part of the Fund's objective to increase the number of highly capable young people exploring or preparing for ordained ministry as a profession.
"The need for qualified, faithful leadership for the church and for the common good is a national issue for congregations, communities and everyone who cares about the health and vitality of the church and society," said the Rev. Ellen Echols Purdum, director of FTE Ministry Fellowships. "The church needs the energy, intellect and idealism that these candidates bring-to be the bright and compassionate leaders our world needs, servant leaders of integrity and character."
The Fund for Theological Education is a leading ecumenical advocate for excellence and diversity in Christian ministry and theological scholarship. It supports the next generation of leaders among pastors and scholars, annually providing $1.5 million in fellowships and support to gifted young people from all denominations and racial/ethnic backgrounds. Since 1954, FTE has awarded nearly 6,000 fellowships in partnership with those committed to the future of quality leadership for the church.
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