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Institute

Welcome to the Resilient Communities Center Institute. This portal is a dedicated space for Atlanta’s global leaders to engage in capacity building, leadership development, and collective resilience. Whether you are currently navigating our 9-month intensive or returning to revisit your community of practice journey, this is your hub for the tools and frameworks designed to foster lasting community impact. We are glad you are here to continue your formational work.​

Empowering Leaders. Strengthening Communities.

Getting Started.

This portal is designed to be your single point of access for all program resources.

 

  • Current Participants: Log in to access your active 9-month program dashboard, where you will find live session links, monthly assignments, and reading materials.
     

  • Alumni: Navigate to the Archive section to revisit the curriculum from your specific year of programming.
     

  • Quick Links: Use the access points found within each module to jump directly to your Google Classroom "Classwork" tab, appropriate Zoom sessions, or your cohort’s shared Drive folder.

ACTIVE CLASSROOM

Manage Your Program

This section is for leaders currently enrolled in the active module cycle. Here, you can access the core curriculum, ranging from online orientation to deep dives into redemptive purposes and community practices.

In this section, you can

Join Sessions: Access Zoom links for upcoming workshops and group coaching.

 

Complete Assignments: Review the "Input" (readings and videos) and "Output" (surveys and projects) required for each unit.

 

Track Progress: View the monthly schedule to stay aligned with the 9-month roadmap.

Not enrolled in a module? Explore a practice that makes sense for you.

2026 Learning Module: Application

Unit 10: Application in East Africa | Bible Telling

This unit focuses on how the principles of incarnation and integration interact. How do we make connections between incarnation and integration in our own contexts?

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Resources
Homework
2026 Learning Module: Conclusion

Unit 12: Tying It Together

In this unit, we will review all of the principles and practices we have learned throughout the course that can help us participate in community thriving in a way that appreciates what God is already doing and participates in the furtherance of his kingdom.

Sessions
Resources
Homework
2026 Learning Module: Formation

Unit 2: Spiritual Formation | Theology of Shalom

The heart of spiritual formation is being ever-maturing disciples of Jesus: growing in our understanding of God’s Kingdom and our role in it.

2026 Learning Module: Context

Unit 4: Incarnation | Theology of Shalom

How are we acting as people of peace in the communities we

are a part of? What can we learn from those we serve, and how can we grow as a result of being a part of their communities?

2026 Learning Module: Harmony

Unit 6: Integration | Bible Telling

Acknowledging the integrated nature of life is essential to healthy ministry.

2026 Learning Module: Agency

Unit 8: Empowerment | Bible Telling

We are about communities owning the process of developing themselves to be all that God intends.

Sessions
Resources
Homework
2026 Learning Module: Application

Unit 11: Application in Europe | Bible Telling

How do the principles of transformation and empowerment relate to one another, and how can our practice of them contribute to the resilience of ourselves and our communities?

Sessions
Resources
Homework
2026 Learning Module: Purpose

Unit 1: Orientation | Intro to Principles | Redemptive Purposes

In this unit, we get an introduction to the course and frame the course content, meet the instructors, and begin exploring issues of justice and inequality.

2026 Learning Module: Transformation

Unit 3: Transformation | Theology of Shalom

We are about reshaping how communities and future generations view life. We believe that lasting, visible transformation happens from the inside-out.

2026 Learning Module: Dynamic

Unit 5: Adult Learning

The purpose of this unit is to learn how to create a productive learning environment for adults.

2026 Learning Module: Community

Unit 7: Community | Bible Telling

To increase our impact and reflect the Kingdom of God as we work with and minister to communities, we ourselves need to embody a community.

2026 Learning Module: Application

Unit 9: Application in West Africa | Bible Telling

This unit focuses on how the principles of spiritual formation and

community interact, how do we see that in our context, and how do they help spur one another on?

Sessions
Resources
Homework

ALUMNI ARCHIVE

Explore Past Modules

Resilience is a lifelong practice. The Alumni Archive serves as a permanent resource library for all past participants of our leadership programs. We believe the frameworks, storywork, and community connections built during your time in the program should remain accessible as you grow in your leadership journey.

In this section, you can engage with

Curriculum Resources: Revisit key monographs, TED talks, and monographs from previous years.

 

Historical Notes: Access the shared insights and collective wisdom from your community of practice.

 

Read-Only Access: All archived Google Classrooms remain open for you to view your previous work and session materials at any time.

2025 Learning Community

Alumni access for this Learning Community includes modules on Principles and Practices, Theology of Shalom, Adult Learning, Bible Telling, Application in Context, and Coaching for communities in the U.S.

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2023 Learning Community

Alumni access for this Learning Community includes modules on Principles and Practices, Theology of Shalom, Adult Learning, Bible Telling, Application in Context, and Coaching for communities in the U.S. and Bolivia.

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2024 Learning Community

Alumni access for this Learning Community includes modules on Principles and Practices, Theology of Shalom, Adult Learning, Bible Telling, Application in Context, and Coaching for communities in the U.S., India and Peru.

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2022 Learning Community

Alumni access for this Learning Community includes modules on Principles and Practices, Theology of Shalom, Adult Learning, Bible Telling, Application in Context, and Coaching for communities in Bolivia, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.

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