Learning Objectives

You have the opportunity to raise up other leaders around you, so even more people can experience God’s transforming presence! This course will help you extend the invitation to others and keep the process of developing leaders going.

  • Discover the importance of continuing the leadership cycle

  • Learn what a small group apprentice is and how to find one

  • Create a plan to identify someone you could begin developing as a small group leader

Play Your Way

Engage with the material in your context!

  • ~45 minutes (self-paced)

    All your progress will be saved so you can resume where you left off.

  • Course Quicksheet (pdf)

    This is a quick summary of the material that you can use as a preview of the course or as a refresher once you've taken it.

  • Resource Toolbox

    See a list of the resources referenced in this course, all collected in one spot for your convenience.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1: Guiding the Leaders of Tomorrow

    • Passing it On

    • Introduction

    • Before we begin . . .

  • 2

    Chapter 2: Establishing a Culture of Leadership

    • Lesson 1: Leaders Developing Leaders

    • Lesson 2: Investing in the Future

  • 3

    Chapter 3: Apprentices

    • Lesson 1: What’s an Apprentice?

    • Lesson 2: Finding Apprentices

    • Lesson 3: Mentoring Your Apprentices

  • 4

    Chapter 4: Situational Leadership Model

    • Lesson 1: Stages of Developing Leaders

    • Check for Understanding (Quiz)

  • 5

    Conclusion

    • Closing Remarks

    • Before you go . . .

Resource Toolbox

All resources referenced from this course will be linked below for your convenience to view and download. Please use/adapt these resources to what works for you in your ministry context.

Worksheets

Quicksheet

Developing Leaders Quicksheet

Summary of the course in a quick, 3-page format, perfect for a quick review on the go!

PDF

Fillable Pdf Development Plan

Leadership Development Plan

This worksheet will walk you through the steps of finding apprentices, mentoring them, and creating a roadmap for small group leadership development.

Fillable PDF

Guides

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Inviting God into Shared Networks

Network mapping is a great activity for individuals, but it is also a powerful exercise for small groups to communally explore what God is doing.

Ministry Library page

Prayer Walk Guide

Prayer Walk Guide

Prayer walks are a great way to encounter God on campus and explore what God's doing there. This resource will help you lead a prayer walk.

Ministry Library page

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Making Compelling Invitations

This worksheet will help you craft great invitations for Christians and non-Christians.

Ministry Library page

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Small Group Invitation to Faith

This resource will help any student, staff person, or faculty member explain the gospel and invite response.

Ministry Library page

Step into Risk

Stepping into Risk Apprentice Guide

This guide is designed to be used one-on-one or with a group of students learning how to be apprentices in the leadership development pathway (members to apprentices to leaders).

Ministry Library page

More

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Leadership Ideas Wheel

Infographic of activities to invite leaders into.

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