Jodi L. Porter serves as director of coordination at the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE). She collaborates across teams to design FTE’s events, grants, and online courses for Lilly Endowment Inc. coordination programs, including the Youth Theology Network (YTN) and the Campus Ministry Theological Exploration of Vocation initiatives. She is passionate about FTE’s mission to cultivate diverse leaders for the church and academy, writing and speaking on sojo.net, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Conversations podcast, and churchleaders.com to highlight how the YTN empowers and equips young leaders. Prior to FTE, she served at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity and at Baylor University. Porter completed an MTh in applied theology at Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford. She received her EdD in leadership and learning in organizations at Vanderbilt University, where her capstone project focused on the ATS Cultivating Educational Capacity Initiative.