Elise Barrett

Experience

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  Central United Methodist Church

  Jun 2004 - Jun 2007

  Associate Pastor

  I was privileged to start parish ministry in this beautiful, supportive congregation full of growing disciples, located in downtown Florence, SC.

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  Indiana Philanthropy Alliance

  Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  Communications and Education Manager

  My return to Indiana gave me a stellar orientation to the philanthropic sector: I was grateful for the experience of supporting communications and education at this membership organization that exists to connect, support, and champion its members in their work to transform Indiana through effective philanthropy.

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  Center For Congregations

  Jan 2016 - now

  Consultant

  Director, Coordination Program, Lilly Endowment Inc.'s National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders (www.ecfpl.org). Supporting grantees who are tackling the economic challenges facing their pastoral leaders with coaching, resourcing, networking, and strategic consulting.

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  Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

  Dec 2023 - now

  Learning Consultant

  Supporting cross-initiative learning for more than 200 grantees in Lilly Endowment Inc.'s Thriving Congregations initiative; training staff, reviewing and updating data collection processes, facilitating focusgroups with constituents and making recommendations to update learning and evaluation practices.