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During the second half of the fall semester, The Program for Leadership and Character will hold discussion groups that reflect on issues of leadership and character in relation to special topics:
Who is God and Who are We?
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Who is God, and what are God’s central character traits? And what does that mean for human beings and the kinds of character traits we should seek to develop? This group invites participants from all backgrounds—religious or not—to engage in meaningful conversations about how we understand the nature of the divine and what that means for our lives. How does our view of the divine shape our sense of morality, justice, and purpose? What qualities should we seek to cultivate so that we might live good and meaningful lives? Join us as we wrestle with these big questions and their impact on how we seek to live.
A Rainy Night in Georgia
Led by Dr. Bryan Ellrod
In December 2000, Derwin Brown, the newly elected sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, was ambushed and murdered in his own driveway just days before taking office. The case fell to J. Tom Morgan, then the county’s elected District Attorney. Working alongside local, state, and federal law enforcement, Morgan pursued the case through months of dead ends, mounting pressure, and intense public scrutiny. Then the case became personal: Morgan learned that his own name was next on the killer’s hit list. Join us as we discuss Morgan’s book, A Rainy Night in Georgia, and what it has to teach us about courage, resilience, and integrity under pressure. Participants will receive a free copy of the book
More Than the Game: How Sports Shape Who We Become
Led by Wendell Dunn
What if the most important things you learned through sports had nothing to do with the scoreboard?
Join us for a four-week conversation exploring how sports shape our character, relationships, choices, and identity. Whether you played varsity sports in high school, competed on a club team, or simply grew up around athletics, this is a space to reflect, share stories, and challenge the way you think about leadership and character.
We’ll explore four powerful questions: Who shaped me? What have I sacrificed? What have I experienced? And how it all shaped me into the person I am today?
The Stories We Tell
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We live in a time when real connection is hard to come by. We scroll past each other’s lives, rush between commitments, and rarely slow down long enough to truly hear one another. Yet for centuries, people have made sense of their lives by gathering to tell and listen to stories. Drawing on the practices of The Moth, the acclaimed storytelling organization known for true stories told live, this four-week group invites students to rediscover that art. Together, participants will reflect on the moments that have shaped them, practice the discipline of deep listening, and explore what it means to be not only the main character of their lives but its narrator. Join us as we slow down, listen closely, and share a few laughs along the way.
Discussion groups will begin during the week of October 19 and will meet once per week for one hour each time over the following four weeks. You can sign up by filling out the form below. The deadline to sign up for a group is Wednesday, October 14.
These groups are open to all Wake Forest undergraduates, so please spread the word to friends whom you think might be interested. If you have any questions, please contact Bradley Burroughs at burroub@wfu.edu.