Leadership Where It’s Needed Most

What does it look like to lead faithfully in the face of complex human need?

Join Leaders in the Arena for a conversation with Jedd Medefind, President of the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO), a global movement uniting over 300 organizations, churches, and leaders to care for vulnerable children and families.

Drawing on decades of leadership across government, nonprofit, and global networks, Jedd will explore how leaders engage complex challenges—like foster care, adoption, and family vulnerability—not through simple solutions, but through collaboration, formation, and faithful, well-informed action.

Together, we’ll consider how leadership rooted in practice, community, and spiritual formation can sustain long-term impact—and how leaders today can help build systems and communities where every child is known, loved, and able to flourish.

Discussion Points

1. Leading in Complexity: Beyond Simple Solutions
2. Building a Movement, Not Just an Organization
3. Faith in Practice: Formation that Sustains Leadership
4. Equipping Others to Care