The Thriving Leader Series (TLS)
The Christian Leadership Alliance “Thriving Leader Series” is designed to develop Christ-honoring personal leadership wisdom, skills, and practices for today’s Christian leaders. Frontline experts in Christian nonprofit leadership designed this series to help fulfill the Alliance’s vision, “Every Christian Leader Thriving!”
Overview
The Thriving Leader Series builds on illuminating personal leadership research conducted for the Alliance by Azusa Pacific University, and provides interactive, expert-led, training on the spiritual and personal practices that lead to thriving.
The Thriving Leader Series courses are a combination of experiences relevant to leaders at every level of an organization. They refine seasoned leaders and are a strategic gateway for grounding emerging leaders called to serve in Christian nonprofit ministry.
This five-course series of 10-week online cohorts will introduce Christian professionals across all levels of service to the fundamentals of knowing and responding to God, leading self, cultivating relationships, unlocking God’s best in individuals and teams, and leading from center of God’s will and purpose.
Participants will engage in a combination of experiences relevant to leaders at every level of an organization. They refine seasoned leaders and are a strategic gateway for grounding emerging leaders called to serve in Christian nonprofit ministry.
Course Descriptions
A Thriving Leader course will be offered each term on the Outcome Academy. It is an exclusive program for Alliance members. The registration fee is $397 per course. The Thriving Leader Series will include these five 10-week online courses:
TLS 101 The Thriving Leader | Spiritual Formation
The first course in The Thriving Leader series focuses on establishing foundations of spiritual formation and how these principles and practices influence our thinking, behavior, and development, as well as Christians called to serve. It begins with knowing God, understanding self, valuing relationships, embracing resiliency, and building a construct that leads to thriving.
TLS 102 The Thriving Leader | Heart of the Leader
Transformational leadership begins on the inside. This 10-week course intentionally focuses on a leader’s heart motivation, our “why” first. Defining our “why” is not an easy task. It requires soul searching, understanding one’s core life values, and a desire for a destination that’s much more than pure profit or personal success. This course will explore critical questions every leader must answer, the differences between a spiritually healthy and an unhealthy heart, and how understanding and embracing our identity and an accurate self-awareness will make us much more effective influencers.
TLS 103 The Thriving Leader | The Journey to Thriving
This course is an in-depth review of core spiritual disciplines and how they support thriving. This course helps you enter into applications that enable a strong connection with the presence of God and how to discern his will for your life and ministry. Each session includes a Journey to Thriving story from leaders who have been on the journey and have discovered the practices that keep them centered on God’s will and purpose.
TLS 104 The Thriving Leader | Leading Like Jesus
This 10-week course is designed to help you learn what is needed to develop a great leader’s heart, head, hands, and habits, with Jesus as the model. The readings, videos, and other materials are designed to uncover what might keep you from realizing your full leadership potential while helping you develop the skills and habits needed to become a leader who leads like Jesus.
TLS 105 The Thriving Leader | Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective
Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective explores the biblical concept of shepherd leadership and the belief that the timeless shepherd model applies—as does God’s Word— everywhere one influences and impacts others. The shepherd leadership principle is grounded in the three pivotal elements of Provision, Protection, and Presence. Participants will explore a shepherd’s responsibilities for leading literal sheep during this course. They will also examine their personal leadership experiences, use Scripture to translate biblical principles into immediately applicable and practical behaviors and create a customized Shepherd’s, Operating Manual.
Completion and putting it all to work!
After completing the five courses, participants will gain access to one session course on developing a Rule of Life Plan document. This process will help fully integrate the content of the five courses into everyday life.
Once the Rule of Life Plan is complete, a mentor will be assigned as a wise guide and an accountability partner for one year. Meeting once a month is a rich opportunity to review the Rule of Life Plan, focus on its practical applications, and adjust it as needed to strengthen resolve and commitment to it.
