Liberty Fellowship of South Carolina

Liberty Fellowship is a vibrant community of leaders who have made a lifelong commitment to creating a better future for all people in South Carolina. Each class of 20 leaders is selected every two years from a pool of nominations and carefully crafted to create a unique Mosaic of backgrounds and experiences.

Through their involvement in Liberty Fellowship, Fellows are expected to explore differing worldviews with an open mind and to challenge one another’s ideas respectfully in conjunction with the Fellowship’s commitment to engaging a multitude of perspectives. Liberty Fellowship helps Fellows develop a deeper understanding of a just, free, and equitable society and gain clarity in the values that guide their leadership.

Since the Fellowship’s founding in 2004, hundreds of Fellows have worked individually and collectively to confront some of the most difficult challenges in society to create a better South Carolina for all.

Liberty Fellowship seminars are an opportunity to explore both the personal and professional dimensions of leadership. Seminar participants are invited to answer the question: “How do I lead well and live justly in a good society?”

Fellows emerge from the seminar experience with:

• greater self-knowledge and an authentic leadership style rooted in core values
• increased self-directed vision and the ability to inspire others
• enhanced abilities to deal with ambiguity, complexity, and change
• improved capacity to work with diverse groups towards a common purpose
• a council of dedicated peers from diverse sectors

Fellows participating in seminars are required to complete readings, participate in dialogue with their peers, and critically examine their core values.

Fellows do not pay to participate in seminars. Fellows are expected to participate 100% in all seminars. No late arrivals or early departures are allowed. Everything shared in the seminar setting is confidential.

The foundational seminar experience and individual projects are just the beginning of the lifelong Fellowship experience. Liberty Fellows regularly hold check-ins with their Classes to stay in touch personally, and the full Fellowship convenes at regular intervals to discuss statewide issues and identify opportunities for action.

To broaden connections beyond individual Classes, opportunities are provided for Fellows to be matched with one another at random for individual conversations. Existing Fellows also have the opportunity to reengage in text-based dialogue and values exploration through the Continuing the Journey Seminar.

The personal transformation that takes place in the Fellowship experience and the strong bonds and trust forged among Fellows creates the ability to work individually and collectively to confront society’s most difficult challenges.

Liberty Fellows also become members of the Aspen Global Leadership Network – a community of more than 4,000 leaders in 60 countries – that offers additional opportunities for engagement and action.