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.?
Birmingham
Director: Jerald Ainsworth
Email: jainsworth@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 662-312-2853
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
Phoenix
Director: Brian Eckley
Email: beckley@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 252-312-0880
Little Rock
Director: Dee Brown
Email: dbrown@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 501-707-8800
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 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.
Director: Rod Turk
Email: rturk@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 703-220-3492
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
Atlanta
Director: Drew Johnson
Email: djohnson@colsonfellows.org
Hawaii
Director: Richard Kulhawe
Email: rkulhawe@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 808-520-3730
Boise
Director: Brian & Tiffany Williams
Email: btwilliams@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 713-854-4170
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
Indianapolis
Director: J.K. Stevens
Email: jstevens@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 317-694-8829
Kansas City
Director: Sandy Lundgren
Email: slundgren@colsonfellows.org
Wichita
Director: Lorna Geist
Email: lgeist@colsonfellows.org
Phone: TBD
Lexington
Director: Kim Livesay
Email: klivesay@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 859-230-1205
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
Minneapolis
Director: Paul DeRocher
Email: pderocher@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 952-649-7253
Jackson
Director: Douglas Gunn
Email: dgunn@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 601-946-5126
Kansas City
Director: Sandy Lundgren
Email: slundgren@colsonfellows.org
St. Louis
Director: Kirk Boyenga
Email: kboyenga@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 217-416-6469
Billings (Church Affiliate)
Director: Lynn Zavala
Email: jz2lz2ski@gmail.com
Phone: 406-671-5150
Lincoln
Director: Benjamin Blowers
Email: bblowers@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 402-525-4763
New England
Director: Peter Turner
Email: pturner@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 860-914-8620
Location: Wethersfield, CT
Central New Jersey
Director: Susan Grant
Email: sgrant@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 908-832-7727
Buffalo (Church Affiliate)
Director: Nancy Carmichael
Email: ncarmichael@ehwc.org
Phone: 716-908-5350
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
Fargo - New for 2023!
Directors: Larry & Kathi Mayer
Email: lkmayer@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 701-799-0121
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 City
Director: Gary Ratcliffe
Email: gratcliffe@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 321-396-2090
Tulsa
Director: Paul Goodman
Email: pgoodman@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 918-289-1574
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
Philadelphia
Director: Dave Shalaway
Email: dshalaway@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 484-695-6404
Greenville
Director: Richard Rowe
Email: rrowe@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 864-275-4007
Charleston
Director: Don Willard
Email: dwillard@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 843-708-1784
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
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
Richmond
Director: John Bowman
Email: jbowman@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 804-651-1102
Seattle
Director: Thomas Lenart
Email: tlenart@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 425-765-4005
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.
Director: Chris Deemer
Email - cdeemer@colsonfellows.org
Phone - 607-434-8388
Director: Jeff Goin
Email - jgoin@colsonfellows.org
Phone - 920-265-7068
Director: Steve Hunter
Email – shunter@colsonfellows.org
Phone – 714-501-6527
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.
Hear what church leaders are saying
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?
Director: Darren Shelton
Email: dshelton@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 61406338325
Director: Zoe Nicholes
Email: znicholes@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 0405143779
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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
Director: Sander Stolk
Email: sstolk@colsonfellows.org
Director: Darren Shelton
Email: dshelton@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 61406338325
Mexico City
Director: Edward Turnbull
Email: eturnbull@colsonfellows.org
Phone: 527775110107
Director: Nathan Andrews
Email: nandrews@colsonfellows.org
Director: Carol Loi
Email: cloi@colsonfellows.org
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The Colson Fellows Program
$900
A payment plan is available as well as limited scholarships.
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