Leadership Pathway

The Leadership Pathway is organized into four focused teaching sessions that move from theological foundations to personal formation and practical commissioning. The sessions are as follows:

  • The Church & Why Leadership Matters

    This session focuses on understanding the nature, mission, and spiritual significance of the Church, which serves as the foundation for all leadership.

  • Biblical & Servant-Hearted Leadership

    Participants explore what Scripture says about leadership, how Jesus redefined it, and the true meaning of leading as a servant.

  • Calling, Identity & Formation

    This session covers discerning calling from desire and gifting, grounding one's identity in Christ before accepting assignments, and understanding how the four-stage pathway works.

  • Unity, Conflict & Commission

    The final session teaches how to lead faithfully through disagreement, navigate conflict with a Kingdom posture, and defines what healthy commissioning looks like

Session Three

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Identity, Calling & Formation
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Summary of Session Three:

  1. Distinguish Calling from Assignments – Recognize that our primary calling is to a Person (God) and is permanent, whereas assignments are temporary, seasonal tasks and roles.

  2. Prioritise Identity before Activity – Root leadership in a secure identity as a child of God to prevent "orphan thinking" which is a leader seeks worth through performance or titles.

  3. Discern Desire and Gifting in Community – Understand that while desire is a starting point, spiritual gifting must be recognised and affirmed by the community through visible fruit.

  4. Navigate the Four-Stage Formation – Move through a progressive pathway—Discernment, Soul Care, Unity, and Commissioning—to ensure maturity always precedes responsibility.

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Session Four

“Spiritual leadership emerges from our willingness to stay involved with our own soul—that place where God’s Spirit is at work stirring up our deepest questions and longings to draw us deeper into relationship with him.”

— Ruth Haley Barton, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership