Celebrating over 30 years of developing difference-making leaders.
Our Story
The Skinner Leadership Institute is a champion of civic engagement for the Black church, a reconciling force in the wider faith community, and a home for leadership development for young professionals and Black clergy.
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We help Black pastors and lay leaders lift their voices on important public policy issues - from poverty and inequality to civil rights and voting rights - and break down barriers that divide the faith community.
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We also run the nation's top leadership training institute for young and mid-career Black professionals and separately for Black faith leaders.
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner,
President and Co-founder
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From Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner...
Leadership Led By God: Prayer Journal and Guide
High character, morally excellent, difference-making leaders are more critical today than ever.
Just like in biblical times, the many challenges, divisions, injustices, crises, and uncertainties of our time demand the same leadership traits. We need leaders who understand how to walk in love and operate in true forgiveness, how to be reconciled, what it means to stand for justice, how to model visionary, promise-driven, difference- making leadership and how to lead a prayer-filled life.
Leadership Led By God calls the reader to an understanding of how to model this life of high character leadership. Focusing on six areas critical to effective leadership today, it thoroughly explores each of these six areas through short messages, prayers, personal reflections, and scriptures. This book will encourage, inspire, motivate, and strengthen your leadership forged in the matchless power of prayer and God's word.