Circles & Spaces City Cohorts are city-based cohorts for youth ministry leaders who are ready to grow together in building healthy ministry culture. Each month, leaders will gather in their city and engage with a centralized teaching, creating space for connection, content, and conversation that leads to practical, local application. Grounded in Alpha’s values: real, relational, reliable, and reproducible, the Circles + Spaces City Cohort is designed to foster unity, create space for collaboration, and prepare the ground for citywide impact.
Hunter is currently serving as Canon for Discipleship at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke & St. Paul. He was born in Denver and grew up in South Carolina. Prior to coming to the Cathedral, Hunter served churches in Irmo and Columbia, SC. He has degrees from Columbia International University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He serves as a full-time priest at the Cathedral and serves part-time as the Canon for Student Ministry for the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina. Hunter is married to Karina, and they live in Park Circle with their son. Get ready for Hunter to ask you his favorite getting-to-know-you question, "What's your favorite smell?"
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Registration Closes
12.18.26
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Welcome Session: the Theology of Place
1.14.27 | 12:00 EST
Led by Pete Hughes
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Session One: Holistic Health and Sustainability in Ministry.
2.11.27 | 12:30 EST
Led by Katherine Chow.
Katherine is the Associate Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, working closely with Archie and Sam Coates in leading the church. She was born and raised in London, and after studying law at university, went on to practice law as an Attorney and later Partner at a firm in New York City. In 2016, she joined the HTB staff team and served as Director of Strategy before later training for ordination at St Mellitus College. -
Session Two: the Holy Spirit
3.11.27 | 12:30 EST
Led by Hannah and Alex Absalom
Alex and Hannah Absalom show leaders and churches how to step boldly into naturally supernatural discipleship and mission. Through Dandelion Resourcing they coach, teach, and encourage pastors and congregations who long for more of the Holy Spirit’s presence and power, so that the gifts of the Spirit are exercised with wisdom, joy, and persistent expectancy. -
Session Three: Empowering Student Leaders
4.8.27 | 12:30 EST
Led by Kara Powell
Kara Powell, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI), the founder of the TENx10 Collaboration, the Chief of Leadership of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary, and serves as a faculty member at Fuller Seminary. -
Session Four: Navigating Difficult Conversations
5.13.27
Speaker to be Announced
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We’re looking for a diverse group of youth leaders who want to navigate areas of personal growth in their role, broaden their knowledge of youth ministry practices, and collaborate with other like-minded leaders across America.
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This cohort is led and organized as a collaborative experience by the Alpha USA Youth Team, with content and experiences put together by expert collaborators in youth ministry such as Fuller Youth Institute.
Locally, the Charleston Cohort is led by Hunter Meyer -
In an effort to make Circles & Spaces more accessible, we are offering three tiers at $900, $600, and $300.
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We’ll have a small number of need-based scholarships, and we’re working on finding additional partners to help offset the costs of the program. Apply for a scholarship here.
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Cancelations that occur on or before September 1 will receive a 100% refund minus a 4% transaction fee. Cancelations that occur on or between September 2 and September 14 will receive a 50% refund minus a 4% transaction fee. Cancelations that occur on or after September 15 are not eligible for a refund.