Locations/Options - Colson Fellows
Applications for the 2024 Class are due by June 15th. Please join us for an informational webinar on June 15th, 1 PM ET!

Regional Cohorts

Be part of a Fellowship unlike any other.

Regional Cohorts are local learning communities where Colson Fellows-in-Training meet each month in cities across the country. Most Cohorts meet on Saturday mornings (if Saturdays do not work for you, please contact us to discuss potential options).

Dialogue in Community

Lead by a team of commissioned Colson Fellows, Regional Cohorts meet to process, review, discuss, and practice what they are learning with fellow students. Regional Cohorts offer face-to-face interaction, accountability and support throughout the Program. Offered coast-to- coast in a city near you; this format option allows you to visit a Cohort in person to see if the Colson Fellows program is right for you.

Looking for a regional cohort in the U.S.?

Alabama
Birmingham

Director: Jerald Ainsworth
Email: jainsworth@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 662-312-2853

Alaska
Anchorage

Director: Ted Smith
Email: tsmith@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 907-726-7470

Fairbanks (Church Affiliate)

Director: Doris Van Amburg
Email: pukiqsuk@gmail.com
Phone: 907-251-6992

Arizona
Phoenix

Director: Brian Eckley
Email: beckley@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 252-312-0880

Arkansas
Little Rock

Director: Dee Brown
Email: dbrown@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 501-707-8800

California
Fresno

Director: Steve Williams
Email: swilliams@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 559-244-0168

Inland Empire

Director: Arnold Huntley
Email: ahuntley@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 619-517-3461

Los Angeles

Director: Rob Martin
Email: rmartin@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 562-536-7588

Sacramento

Director: Todd Jacobs
Email: tjacobs@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 916-798-4880

San Diego

Director: Vicky Carlson
Email: vcarlson@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 619-977-1449

San Francisco (Church Affiliate)

Director: Jessica Jimenez
Email: ccsfjessicaj@gmail.com
Phone: 415-533-3211

San Jose

Director: Dan Steinman
Email: dsteinman@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 408-309-3533

Colorado
Colorado Springs

Director: Bryan Bailon
Email: bbailon@colsonfellows.org

Denver

Director: Jay Smith
Email: jaysmith@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 303-513-0752

Fort Collins

Director: Scott Simpson
Email: ssimpson@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 970-402-6565

Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.

Director: Rod Turk
Email: rturk@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 703-220-3492

Florida
Jacksonville

Director: Mark Holcomb
Email: mholcomb@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 920-385-8650

Jupiter

Director: Seth Cohen
Email: scohen@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 561-677-0164

Naples - New for 2023!

Director: Ryan Dupeé
Email: rdupee@colsonfellows.org
Phone: TBD

Orlando

Director: Ross Lehman
Email: rlehman@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 352-425-4427

Tampa Bay

Director: Gary Heffner
Email: gheffner@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 941-302-7702

Georgia
Atlanta

Director: Drew Johnson
Email: djohnson@colsonfellows.org

Hawaii
Hawaii

Director: Richard Kulhawe
Email: rkulhawe@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 808-520-3730

Idaho
Boise

Director: Brian & Tiffany Williams
Email: btwilliams@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 713-854-4170

Illinois
Chicago (West Suburbs)

Director: Robb Emmett
Email: remmett@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 630-621-0922

Mahomet (Church Affiliate)

Director: Jane Smoes
Email: colson@gracemahomet.org
Phone: 217-417-2730

Indiana
Indianapolis

Director: J.K. Stevens
Email: jstevens@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 317-694-8829

Kansas
Kansas City

Director: Sandy Lundgren
Email: slundgren@colsonfellows.org

Wichita

Director: Lorna Geist
Email: lgeist@colsonfellows.org
Phone: TBD

Kentucky
Lexington

Director: Kim Livesay
Email: klivesay@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 859-230-1205

Michigan
Detroit - New for 2023!

Director: Kevin Carter
Email: kcarter@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 313-421-6664

Grand Rapids

Director: Stuart Perron
Email: sperron@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 231-856-3870

Lansing - New for 2023!

Director: David Hamilton
Email: dhamilton@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 517-927-1753

Minnesota
Minneapolis

Director: Paul DeRocher
Email: pderocher@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 952-649-7253

Mississippi
Jackson

Director: Douglas Gunn
Email: dgunn@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 601-946-5126

Missouri
Kansas City

Director: Sandy Lundgren
Email: slundgren@colsonfellows.org

St. Louis

Director: Kirk Boyenga
Email: kboyenga@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 217-416-6469

Montana
Billings (Church Affiliate)

Director: Lynn Zavala
Email: jz2lz2ski@gmail.com
Phone: 406-671-5150 

Nebraska
Lincoln

Director: Benjamin Blowers
Email: bblowers@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 402-525-4763

New England
New England

Director: Peter Turner
Email: pturner@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 860-914-8620
Location: Wethersfield, CT

New Jersey
Central New Jersey

Director: Susan Grant
Email: sgrant@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 908-832-7727

New York
Buffalo (Church Affiliate)

Director: Nancy Carmichael
Email: ncarmichael@ehwc.org
Phone: 716-908-5350

North Carolina
Asheville

Director: Nathan Perkins
Email: nperkins@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 828-450-7124

Charlotte

Director: Fran Jones
Email: fjones@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 704-562-8856

New Bern

Director: Sheila Theune
Email: stheune@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 915-227-5776

Raleigh

Director: Dan Radez
Email: dradez@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 919-848-0961

Wilmington - New for 2023!

Director: Todd Brohough
Email: tbrohaugh@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 910-547-1026

North Dakota
Fargo - New for 2023!

Directors: Larry & Kathi Mayer
Email: lkmayer@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 701-799-0121

Ohio
Cleveland

Director: Roger Shumaker
Email: rshumaker@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 216-348-5801

Columbus

Director: Stephanie Jackson
Email: sjackson@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 614-800-2531

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City

Director: Gary Ratcliffe
Email: gratcliffe@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 321-396-2090

Tulsa

Director: Paul Goodman
Email: pgoodman@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 918-289-1574

Oregon
Eagle Point (Church Affiliate)

Director: Mike Bull
Email: mikebull@epcbc.org 
Phone: 541-826-2767

Portland

Director: Paul Parkinson
Email: pparkinson@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 618-593-9372

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Director: Dave Shalaway
Email: dshalaway@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 484-695-6404

South Carolina
Greenville

Director: Richard Rowe
Email: rrowe@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 864-275-4007

Charleston

Director: Don Willard
Email: dwillard@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 843-708-1784

Tennessee
Chattanooga

Director: Bob Andrews
Email: bandrews@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 423-619-0954

Knoxville (Church Affiliate)

Director: Ben Burnette
Email: benburnette@gmail.com
Phone: 865-352-4267

Memphis

Director: Lauren Douglas
Email: ldouglas@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 601-672-1346

Nashville

Director: Tony Sizemore
Email: tsizemore@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 920-238-0668

Texas
Austin

Director: Mitch Friedman
Email: mfriedman@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 512-969-0014

Corpus Christi (Church Affiliate)

Directors: Eric & Georgianna Henderson
Email: georgianna.henderson@gmail.com
Phone: Eric 361-442-4650 Georgianna 361-563-5494

Dallas

Director: Bill Hopkins
Email: bhopkins@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 903-283-6874

Fort Worth - New for 2023!

Director: Lance Cashion
Email: lcashion@colsonfellows.org
Phone: TBD

Houston

Director: Kip Thomson
Email: kip@colsonfellowshouston.org
Phone: 713-416-7761

San Antonio

Director: Chris Champion
Email: cchampion@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 214-642-9386

Virginia
Richmond

Director: John Bowman
Email: jbowman@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 804-651-1102

Washington
Seattle

Director: Thomas Lenart
Email: tlenart@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 425-765-4005

Wisconsin
Green Bay (Church Affiliate)

Directors: Ed Keating & Ruth Vollrath
Email: ruthvollrath398@gmail.com
Phone: 920-437-2005

Milwaukee

Director: Terry Kraemer
Email: tkraemer@colsonfellows.org

Online Cohorts

Join Your Online Community

Online Cohorts offer the same dynamic interaction and support but in an entirely virtual setting. With cohorts available in each U.S. time zone, the online format allows you to participate in the Colson Fellows program at a time which fits your schedule.

Join the Conversation

Online Cohorts are highly interactive learning communities where students are able to meet online each month, using online video conferencing, to review and discuss what they are learning with their Cohort leaders and fellow students.

Additionally, Online Cohorts will occasionally host leading thinkers, scholars and speakers on relevant cultural topics.

Online Cohorts in the U.S.

Eastern Time Zone

Director: Chris Deemer
Email - cdeemer@colsonfellows.org
Phone - 607-434-8388

Central Time Zone

Director: Jeff Goin
Email - jgoin@colsonfellows.org
Phone - 920-265-7068

Mountain Time Zone

Director: Steve Hunter
Email – shunter@colsonfellows.org
Phone – 714-501-6527

Pacific Time Zone

Director: Dana St. John
Email – dstjohn@colsonfellows.org
Phone – 541-460-2652

Pastor Cohorts

Study with your peers

Pastor Cohorts offer an Online Cohort option for Pastors* to study with their peers, led by Colson Fellows who are current or former pastors. Simply select ‘Pastor Cohorts’ if this is your preference when applying.

*The Colson Center affirms that men and women have different but complementary roles and responsibilities in marriage, family life, and religious leadership, therefore our Pastors Cohorts are limited to men.

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Shepherd Wisely

Christians across the nation are increasingly finding themselves assaulted with an unprecedented array of ideological and cultural challenges and they are looking to you for guidance. Our Pastor Cohorts offer you the opportunity to participate in the Colson Fellows Program with your peers in a safe and confidential setting facilitated by pastors who have been through the Program.

The Colson Fellows program will provide you helpful insight into today’s ideological and cultural challenges and not only equip you to protect your people from their destructive influence but also equip them to boldly and faithfully live in these uncertain times.

International Cohorts

Around the World

International Cohorts operate in Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea and the European Union. This format offers the same dynamic combination of regular gatherings, online study, and collaboration with fellow students and alumni.

Global Reach, Local Impact

With increased globalization, ideas and innovations are spreading further and faster than ever before. So too are the defective worldviews, ideologies, and cultural influences emanating from the West. Christians across the globe are increasingly finding themselves confronted with post-Christian, post-truth ideas that are radically re-shaping our world.

International Colson Fellows are standing against this tide of destructive ideas in their communities with biblical wisdom, faithfulness, and courage.

Join one of our International Cohorts and be equipped. If there isn’t a Cohort near you, then you may be eligible to join one of our Online Cohorts. Contact our office for more information.

Looking for an international cohort to join?

Australia Central

Director: Darren Shelton
Email: dshelton@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 61406338325

Melbourne, Australia

Director: Zoe Nicholes
Email: znicholes@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 0405143779
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Canada

Central

Director: Cedric MacKellar
Email: cmackellar@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 416-578-7213
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West

Director: Tom & Cindy Coles
Email: tcoles@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 604-793-3335

European Union

Director: Sander Stolk

Email: sstolk@colsonfellows.org

New Zealand

Director: Darren Shelton
Email: dshelton@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 61406338325

Mexico

Mexico City

Director: Edward Turnbull
Email: eturnbull@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 527775110107

India

Director: Nathan Andrews

Email: nandrews@colsonfellows.org

Singapore

Director: Carol Loi
Email: cloi@colsonfellows.org

South Korea

Director: Sunhee Ha

Email: sunheeha@colsonfellows.org

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Tuition Cost

The Colson Fellows Program

$900

A payment plan is available as well as limited scholarships.

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Estimated Book Cost

$200

A book list will be provided

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