Purpose: To equip people to be leaders of ministries that are making Christlike disciples in the nations.

Core Values: Christian, Holiness, Missional

QUALITIES OF A 21ST CENTURY CHURCH LEADER

The Institute of 21st Century Church Leadership will seek to help participants develop, or further develop, these qualities:

A 21st century church leader will…

• Have acquired missional planning skills that allow them to intentionally fulfill their mission.
  
• Continually study cultural trends on both a local and national level.
  
• Have acquired skills in change and conflict management.
  
• Understand their unique calling and personal gifts for ministry. In turn they will seek ministries that are suited to God’s call and gifting for their lives.
  
• Seek mentors and seek to be mentors. They will engage in dialogue with others who have different worldviews or theological perspectives.
  
• Maintain a strong spiritual and theological foundation, knowing that failure to do so can lead to upheaval in their personal and professional lives.
  
• Commit to a lifetime of personal holistic growth – spiritual, emotional, and physical.
  
• Learn to manage the “walls” that they hit through out their personal and professional lives.