In the News ... "Rev. Patrick Payton chosen as Presidential Leadership Scholar"

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By Steve Kuhlman, Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - The Rev. Patrick Payton, pastor of Stonegate Fellowship, will represent Midland in the inaugural class of Presidential Leadership Scholars. The six-month program begins this week at Mount Vernon, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Payton and 59 other participants ranging from CEOs and company presidents to doctors and nonprofit directors will meet once a month for educational sessions on leadership and to develop their own personal leadership project.

“This is really a responsibility that I carry for the city,” Payton said. “I feel like there is a real responsibility to represent the Permian Basin and see what we can do for this city" ...

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