Why should we care?
SCS’s ability to provide a quality, equitable education is being undercut by high teacher turnover and year-long teaching vacancies, as well as significant maintenance deficiencies within the schools, all of which leads to higher financial, educational, and health costs. A lack of access to wraparound services provided by qualified social workers, psychologists, and nurses inhibits the successful treatment of trauma or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Abuse, neglect, and trauma significantly increase the likelihood of suspensions, juvenile criminal behavior, and incarceration. With a median age four years below the national average, Memphis’s population can support economic development, but only if we provide children in our community access to opportunities and support.
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Equipping people of faith and goodwill to organize communities for systemic change through collective action.
Gamaliel Network's 2026 National Leadership Training
Sun, Mar 01
|Scarrett Bennett Center
Gamaliel Network's National Leadership Training will only be offered ONE time in 2026!
Time & Location
Mar 01, 2026, 12:00 PM – Mar 07, 2026, 12:00 PM
Scarrett Bennett Center, 1027 18th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
About the event
National Leadership Training is Gamaliel Network’s intensive week-long training in faith-based community organizing. Participants learn tools to build power, develop grassroots leaders, and create effective campaigns for justice through teaching, reflection, and hands-on practice with organizers and leaders from across the country.
The Gamaliel National Leadership Training will be offered only one time in 2026: March 1-7 in Nashville! This is an excellent opportunity for emerging leaders who want to deepen their capacity for social justice work. Contact the Training Team - Barbara Beaver or Lloyd Stovall - for details.
Barbara Beaver: barbara@micahmemphis.org
Lloyd Stovall: lloyd.stovall@fedex.com
Upcoming Events
Sun, Jan 25Wesley Foundation/University of Memphis2026 will be a major year for our actions calendar, so we need all leaders to attend the January Leadership Council Retreat to map out plans for the year. We'll be meeting at Wesley Foundation from 2-6 pm on January 25th.
Thu, Jan 29Mt. Vernon Baptist Church WestwoodJoin a community of learners as we take a historical look at Black & Latino communities coming together to fight for each other's liberation. How can we as a community be intentional about carrying the baton forward?
Sat, Feb 07Orange Mound Community CenterThis event is about lifting up the voices of Memphis transit riders and taking action for better, more accessible public transportation. We’ll have space to share stories, talk directly about transit challenges, and take real action together.
Multiple DatesThu, Feb 19Idlewild Presbyterian ChurchBetter Transit for a Better Memphis, led by daily riders and other community champions, organizes and advocates for fully funded, accessible, and equitable public transit.- Sun, Mar 01Scarrett Bennett CenterGamaliel Network's National Leadership Training will only be offered ONE time in 2026!
Upcoming Events
- Sun, Jan 25Wesley Foundation/University of Memphis2026 will be a major year for our actions calendar, so we need all leaders to attend the January Leadership Council Retreat to map out plans for the year. We'll be meeting at Wesley Foundation from 2-6 pm on January 25th.
- Thu, Jan 29Mt. Vernon Baptist Church WestwoodJoin a community of learners as we take a historical look at Black & Latino communities coming together to fight for each other's liberation. How can we as a community be intentional about carrying the baton forward?
- Sat, Feb 07Orange Mound Community CenterThis event is about lifting up the voices of Memphis transit riders and taking action for better, more accessible public transportation. We’ll have space to share stories, talk directly about transit challenges, and take real action together.
- Multiple DatesThu, Feb 19Idlewild Presbyterian ChurchBetter Transit for a Better Memphis, led by daily riders and other community champions, organizes and advocates for fully funded, accessible, and equitable public transit.
- Sun, Mar 01Scarrett Bennett CenterGamaliel Network's National Leadership Training will only be offered ONE time in 2026!