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CORRECTIONAL CHAPLAIN PERSPECTIVES

The Global Leadership Summit and community engagement in corrections By Eric Anderson C orrectional chaplains are continually challenged to introduce the incarcerated

population to high-quality, pro-social influences. Volunteers and volunteer led programming are essential to the rehabilitative mission of corrections. “Truly transforming correc tions is not going to be an activity that is solely the func tion of government. It is also going to take us leveraging partnerships with the for-profit and non-profit communities outside of the department that have additional resources that we otherwise would not be able to access.” — Solomon Graves, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Corrections The Global Leadership Sum mit (GLS) is an excellent tool for chaplains to deepen community and faith-based organizational en gagement, while at the same time driving personal transformation and culture change inside correctional institutions.

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Each year for close to three decades the Global Leadership Net work (GLN) has brought together the world’s smartest voices on leadership and influence for a two-day Summit in early August. In addition to the faith community, teaching fac ulty bring experience and inspiring insights from business, education, politics, and entertainment. Past

speakers have included Bishop T.D. Jakes, Andy Stanley, Bryan Steven son (Just Mercy) , Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Melinda Gates, author Malcolm Gladwell, and filmmaker Ron Howard. Translated into 55+ languages, several hundred thousand people participate at 1300+ sites worldwide in 110+ countries. The Summit has

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