About
Leadership in religious communities has unique demands: it must maintain the Christocentric and communal focuses of religious life while leading ministries and communities, yet still learn and adapt leadership skills from both the secular and ecclesial worlds. The Young Religious Leadership Program’s goal is to support young religious in meeting these demands. It is a cohort-based, certificate earning program developed by CMSM that applies the best practices in leadership development to the context and reality of young, religious leaders.
For more details about the program, visit the website.
If you have any questions, contact David Rohrer Budiash.
Program Highlights
- A year-long journey through three key areas of leadership development: the interior life of the leader, collaboration skills with community members and partners, and preparing for adaptive leadership challenges
- Certificate in leadership development earned through St. Joseph’s College of Maine
- Cohort based (learn in community, from one another), in a group of 25
- Co-facilitation, from an expert in leadership and a religious
- Monthly, online sessions: 2 hours to include prayer, presentation of content, small group discussion and peer support
- Classwork, including reading texts and articles, watching video content, and writing and responding to prompts, all which takes place in between monthly sessions
- Year-long, starting with an opening in-person meeting (September 16-18, 2025 in Detroit, MI), 10 monthly sessions, closing with an in-person gathering at the CMSM assembly (July 21-23, 2026, in Phoenix, AZ)
Opening Session Logistics
Letters of Suitability
Mass will be celebrated daily. All priests are invited to concelebrate. If you would like to concelebrate, you will need to provide a letter of good standing. It can be emailed to Greta David at [email protected]. CMSM will compile the letters and share them with the local Ordinary. Please note all concelebrants must also bring their own alb and stole.
The letter should be addressed to:
Most Reverend Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron
12 State Street
Detroit, MI 48226-1823
Recording
By attending this program, you indicate that you understand that photographs and video may be taken throughout the Young Religious Leadership Development Program. These may be used by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website, and in social media. Please contact the National Office if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempted from this activity.
