Growing Leaders

Between 2009 and 2014 All Saints’ aims to train 60 leaders using the CPAS Growing Leaders Course.

 

Aims

There are three aims of Growing Leaders.

1. To be led more by Jesus, knowing him and understanding his will.

Christian leadership is rooted in our relationship with Christ, so the course begins by exploring the basis of that relationship and the priority of spiritual fitness in a leader’s life. We continue by considering God’s call on our lives and how we can best discern it.

2. To lead more like Jesus, enabling his people to be a reconciling community

We need to model ourselves on Jesus, becoming more like him so we can lead as he did. We therefore spend time thinking about the personal qualities of a Christian leader, and what it means for a leader to be a servant.

3. To lead more to Jesus, serving his redemptive purposes in our generation.

Jesus’ commission is to make disciples (Mat 28.16-20). We therefore reflect on how leaders can play a part in the disciple-making process – whether it is helping people to become disciples, or helping them to grow as disciples.

 

Approach

The course is multi-layered, the key elements being:

Learning There are 8 weekday evening sessions at All Saints’ spread through the year (October – December and February – June), and 2 Saturday full days (September and January). Each session contains elements of Bible teaching, activities, reflection and worship.

Mentor Each participant is encouraged to have a mentor for the year who they see about once a month for an hour or so. Their role is to help each participant integrate their learning into daily life.

Projects Participants are asked to complete a total of 4 (short and simple) projects, to help implement what has been learned or to prepare for a subsequent session. These are not burdensome and have been designed with busy people in mind.

 

Dates and Themes

Dates for the 2011-12 course are as follows:

• Term 1 – Firm Foundations
• Saturday 17th September (Distinctives of Christian leadership and leadership styles)
• Monday 31st October (Understanding who we are in Christ)
• Tuesday 22nd November (Discerning God’s calling on our lives)
• Monday 12th December (The importance of character)

• Term 2 – Key skills
• Saturday 14th January (Vision; discovering it and communicating it)
• Monday 27th February (Identifying and raising up new leaders)
• Tuesday 27th March (Building teams and understanding how groups work)

• Term 3 – Keeping faithful
• Monday 23rd April (The costs of leadership and handling disappointment)
• Tuesday 29th May (Staying fresh over the long haul)
• Monday 25th June (Finishing well)

 

Growing Leaders forms an essential part of our commitment to investing in people by equipping lay leadership in the Church.