The Servant Leadership Academy
Learning ... Growing ... Doing ...
Overview
The Servant Leadership Academy (the Academy) is a program designed to provide diverse opportunities for gaining leadership and ministry experience. The program focuses on helping its participants learn leadership qualities that can be used in any ministry and career. However, where the Academy differs from a traditional ministerial school of learning is that it focuses on providing timely application of the qualities learned through various ministry activities and outlets. These opportunities allow participants to gain practical experience that will help them grow personally, professionally, and spiritually.
The Academy seeks to prepare all students with skills that enable them to have an impact for the Kingdom in a number of ways. It will include classic elements of spiritual development like prayer, worship, mentoring, and Biblical study; however, it will also focus on several practical elements of life in church leadership, like organizational and small group communication, the business elements of church operations, and community relations. Participants involved with the Academy will also be encouraged to undergo a supervised and purposeful walk through ordination processes in the CoTN. We believe this will help facilitate the laying of a practical groundwork that helps lead participants to wherever God has called them.
Format:
The Academy is currently operating utilizing one session,
taking place during the summer. During this session each individual will be
required to devote at least an average of 11 hours per week attending which
will include discussion about readings, assignments, personal growth, and
opportunities for practical experience. The time given in the “doing” category
will vary on a case by case basis, but will be required in addition to the
regularly scheduled meetings and gatherings in the “Learning” and “Growing”
categories. Weekly Activities Click Here for a breakdown of the weekly activities. Self-Evaluation
A large part of this program is comprised of participants’
self assessment, self evaluation, and being personally responsible for their
attendance, participation, and growth. To help aid in this process, we have
established a structured routine. Click here for the self-evaluation routine. 2013
Session Schedule:
Kickoff Barbeque: Wednesday, June 5th
at 5:00pm at Nate Roskam’s house. 217
S. Powerline Rd. Nampa, ID 83686 Summer Session: June 9 - August 18
Applying for the Servant Leadership Academy
Below is the link for the Application. The Servant Leadership Academy is an intensive program, and the application will take a considerable amount of time to complete. Many of the answers will promote well-thought out answers, and will take time to determine what you'd like to say.
Because this process can, and should, take time, and to prevent you from losing valuable work, we highly recommend the following process in order to complete your application:
1. Look through the application
2. Copy and paste the questions into a word processing program on your computer.
3. Complete and save your answers in the word processing program.
4. After you have completed all your answers, return to the form and copy and paste your answers in, then submit the form.
Click Here for the Application