Topic
The Room You Can't Get Into
Access, capital, and the rooms leaders serving under-resourced communities are shut out of — and what it takes to change that. This topic names the structural barriers that keep capable leaders from the resources and relationships their work deserves. It does not offer false comfort. It offers a framework for getting in the room and a community of leaders who are already there.
Best fit
- Community and Conference Speaking
- Congregation Speaking
- One-on-One Empowerment
Adaptable formats
- keynote
- convening address
- Sunday message
- one-on-one theme
Sample outline
- 1
What the room actually is and who is in it
- 2
Why capable leaders are shut out and what it costs the community
- 3
The difference between access and belonging
- 4
What it takes to get in and stay in
- 5
An invitation to the work that opens the room
About contribution
Engagements are funded by contribution to the mission. Some hosts contribute financially, some contribute in kind, some receive the work entirely as a gift. Contribution is never a barrier.