The Leadership Institute
An International Discipling Order
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
To reverse the hurried leadership patterns that dominate church and culture, which suffocate Jesus priorities and rhythms.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
The Journey
The Journey was created to refresh and inspire leaders who:
Listen to God
Follow Jesus rhythms of life
Lead from the overflow
Retreats provide time in prayer, solitude, scripture and reflection, away from the non-stop demands of a busy life.
By integrating spiritual formation with leadership development, The Journey cares for leaders at every level.
What you'll experience:
Create space for God's voice and presence.
Renew and shape your character by experiential practices.
Learn patterns that will keep you vibrantly engaged for the long haul.
Engage with helpful tools for ministry and leadership.
Discover community and mentorship.
Acquire vision and experience for spiritual leadership in your setting.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To inspire generations of leaders who listen to God, follow Jesus rhythms of life and lead from the overflow.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We train communities of leaders in retreat settings and in their organizational environments.
We mentor organizational leaders and provide training for their leadership teams.
We teach courses in academic and conference settings.
We write books, articles and resources.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Leadership Institute was founded in 1989 in response to the desperate need for a new generation of Christian leaders with deeper spirituality, integrity and compassion. Without the development of such leaders the church will be unable to impact future generations with the gospel.
The Institute has developed a new paradigm of leadership development based in spiritual formation. It has been effectively implemented with hundreds of seminarians and Christian leaders who have completed training spanning ten weeks to two years.
The Institute is inter-denominational and national in scope, working in partnership with denominations, churches, parachurch organizations and seminaries, including Fuller Theological Seminary and Talbot School of Theology.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have successfully trained over 500 leaders from every walk of life. Most report a renewed sense of mission and calling with our impact surveys revealing dramatic lifestyle changes that persist for a lifetime.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The Leadership Institute
Board of directorsas of 09/15/2020
Don Sprenger
Gary Jones