Expectations

Expectations of individuals chosen to be Harvey Fellows include the following:

Summer Institute
A significant component of the Harvey Fellows Program is a one week Summer Institute where Fellows meet to explore together the integration of faith, learning, and vocation. Typically held in Washington, DC in June, the Institute offers a unique opportunity to build networks for future interaction and encouragement. Participants learn from the examples of outstanding individuals who are committed to Jesus Christ and to a life of serving Him through strategic vocations.

New Fellows are expected to attend the Summer Institute as soon as one is offered (Institutes are held every-other year). Funding is contingent upon attendance at an Institute. The Mustard Seed Foundation pays program costs for the Institute. Fellows are responsible for transportation to and from the Institute and are required to stay for the duration. All Fellows are expected to participate in one Summer Institute.

Stewardship
The Biblical concept of stewardship is central to the way mature Christians organize and prioritize their lives, by emphasizing the fact that all that we have — time, talents, and financial resources — have been given to us by God for his glory. In the selection of Fellows, the Foundation seeks to steward its resources to assist talented students to pursue the vocation to which God has called them. In return, the Foundation expects Fellows to continue to steward their lives to God’s glory and the building of his Kingdom. All Fellows, as available, are expected to participate in Harvey Fellows activities through the Mustard Seed Foundation. This includes, first and foremost, participating in the annual process of identifying and selecting new Harvey Fellows, but also includes other opportunities, such as sharing promotional materials with potential applicants.

Community and Service
The Mustard Seed Foundation encourages the fostering of ongoing relationships among Fellows. This is achieved primarily through participation in the Summer Institute. In addition, the Fellows themselves organize events and programs to maintain these relationships. The hope of these relationships is to provide encouragement and support to live out one’s faith and vocation, and to counter the isolation often experienced in graduate school and in one’s profession. Senior Fellows (those having completed their degrees) are encouraged to serve as mentors to current Fellows. All Harvey Fellows are encouraged to actively foster and utilize the relational network, and to thereby learn from each other as they pursue the vocations to which God has called them. A select group of Fellows serve on the Harvey Fellows Advisory Board. The Advisory Board facilitates regional gatherings of Fellows, maintains an active prayer network among the Fellows, participates in the selection of new Fellows.