We prepare leaders for a lifetime of ministry.

To see Christian men and women lead out of who they are - wherever they are.

Community: Independence and individuality have no celebrity in the Christian faith or in leadership. Genuine community, however, is exceptionally valuable. Community requires closeness and selflessness with one another and with other leaders, leading to an environment that is almost always personal, challenging, and real. Within community are innumerable opportunities to practice a life of serving, not being served. (Mark 10:45)

Theology: “A thoughtless theology guides our lives with just as much force as a thoughtful and informed one.” Theology must be informed by the Scriptures and centered on Jesus Christ. It is the foundation and motivation for living and leadership. An informed theology creates a competence and conviction about God and the Scriptures that not only transforms, but also reveals what the will of God is. (Rom 12:2)

Identity: Identity is wrongly found in the search for approval, security, and certainty within a job, relationship, or both. Understanding identity formation and reformation is vital to the core of any leader. As His workmanship, all of who we are must be understood in light of who God is first, and then in light of who He has created us to be. (Eph 2:10)

Activity: Theology and identity are best applied through experience, trial, and challenge. Activity helps to transition belief from theory into lifestyle, resulting in a walk that is worthy of the Lord, pleasing to Him, and bearing fruit in every good work. (Col 1:10)

Insight: Graduates will possess a deeper understanding of who they are and a clearer sense of how God has called them to lead.

Discipline: Graduates will demonstrate a lifestyle that reflects followership of Jesus.

Attitude: Graduates will comprehend their task as a leader in God’s kingdom and utilize their ability to influence others as Jesus did.

Skills: Graduates will acquire the competence needed to be relevant and effective in the direction God has called them to lead.

Character: Graduates will learn to let their identity flesh itself out through behavior that is honest, passionate and blameless

Practice: Graduates will have adequate experience to be able to assume a ministry leadership role upon graduation.

Vision: Graduates will lead out of who they are (who God created them to be), resulting in a ministry that is ever-expanding and lasts a lifetime.