Session 1: Wednesday Night

Learning to Rest in the Rhythms of Leadership

Self-Reflection Questions:

  1. Do I recognize when I am in a season of pruning, abiding, or fruitfulness?

  2. Am I leading out of overflow or exhaustion?

  3. What does healthy spiritual rest look like for me?

  4. Have I created a movement culture where leaders are encouraged to rest?

  5. How do I ensure my key leaders are not leading from burnout?

  6. Have I ever ignored God’s invitation to rest? What were the consequences?

  7. Do I allow myself time away from the work of ministry?

  8. What rhythms of rest and engagement did Jesus model that I need to implement?

  9. Who in my leadership network needs encouragement to abide in Christ first?

  10. How does my leadership reflect trust that God is working even when I rest?

Self-Assessment Questions (Scale of 1-5, 1 = Never, 5 = Always):

  1. I am aware of my leadership rhythms and seasons.

  2. I model healthy work and rest rhythms for my leaders.

  3. I give my team permission to rest without guilt.

  4. I trust God to work in my absence.

  5. I take time for personal spiritual renewal.

  6. I identify and address burnout in my leaders before it spreads.

  7. I help leaders find healthy boundaries between ministry and rest.

  8. I allow pruning and renewal to shape my leadership.

  9. I model abiding in Christ before pushing for productivity.

  10. I cultivate a movement culture of sustained, long-term impact.

 

Session 2: Thursday Morning

Discipleship as Imitation - Leading by Example

Self-Reflection Questions:

  1. Can I confidently say to my leaders, “Follow me as I follow Christ”?

  2. How well am I modeling a lifestyle of daily discipleship?

  3. Do my national and local leaders see the consistency of my faith?

  4. What habits in my life are worth reproducing in my leaders?

  5. Have I created a leadership culture that prioritizes (Diatribo - διατρίβω) life-on-life discipleship?

  6. Do I allow my leaders to see my weaknesses and struggles as well as my wins and celebrations?

  7. Who are the mentors speaking into my life as I lead others?

  8. How do I ensure my key leaders are not just learning, but also imitating and leading?

  9. Have I shared a clear vision for discipleship that others can follow, is it easily repeatable?

  10. What legacy of discipleship am I leaving for the next generation?

Self-Assessment Questions (Scale of 1-5, 1 = Never, 5 = Always):

  1. I model a consistent, reproducible faith.

  2. I prioritize deep relationships over just giving instructions.

  3. I allow my leaders to see both my strengths and struggles.

  4. I create a discipleship culture where imitation leads to multiplication.

  5. I intentionally seek mentors and accountability for my own growth.

  6. I evaluate whether my leaders are becoming disciple-makers.

  7. I equip my leaders with both knowledge and a lifestyle to follow.

  8. I encourage leaders to invite others into their personal lives.

  9. I teach that discipleship is about multiplication, not just training.

  10. I model a faith worth being imitated at every level.

Session 3: Thursday Night

Invitation & Challenge—Leading with the Balance of Jesus

Self-Reflection Questions:

  1. How do I ensure that my leadership carries both grace (invitation) and growth (challenge)?

  2. Where do I naturally lean—too much invitation or too much challenge?

  3. How do I respond when others challenge me as a leader?

  4. Am I fostering a culture where leaders at every level are challenged to grow?

  5. How am I modeling a high-invitation, high-challenge environment in my movement?

  6. Have I built a leadership culture that empowers or one that creates dependency on me?

  7. How do I ensure my leaders feel valued and invested in?

  8. What structures exist in my movement to ensure constant growth and accountability?

  9. Am I raising up leaders who know how to challenge others well?

  10. Who in my leadership circle needs more invitation or more challenge right now?

Self-Assessment Questions (Scale of 1-5, 1 = Never, 5 = Always):

  1. I model a leadership culture of both invitation and challenge.

  1. I am aware of how my leadership style impacts the movement.

  2. I welcome feedback and challenge from those I lead.

  3. I empower other leaders to lead, rather than micromanaging.

  4. I create pathways for leadership development that include challenge.

  5. I ensure my key leaders feel both loved and pushed to grow.

  6. I do not shy away from hard conversations that produce transformation.

  7. I intentionally assess and adjust my leadership balance.

  8. My movement’s culture reflects Jesus’ model of grace and truth.

  9. I surround myself with leaders who hold me accountable to growth.

Session 4: Friday Morning

The Power of Empowerment

Self-Reflection Questions:

  1. Have I built a culture of belonging within my movement?

  2. Where do I struggle most—UP (Connecting with God), IN (Connecting with Others/Community), or OUT (Connecting with our Purpose/Mission)?

  3. Do my key leaders feel connected to me and to one another?

  4. How do I personally invest in mutual transformation among my leadership team?

  5. How do I model healthy accountability and vulnerability?

  6. What obstacles keep me from building deeper trust?

  7. What steps can I take to ensure my leaders are healthy in all three areas—UP, IN, and OUT?

  8. Who in my leadership network needs deeper personal connection?

  9. How can I make my leadership more relational and less transactional?

  10. Am I leading my movement in a way that ensures relational discipleship thrives?

Self-Assessment Questions (Scale of 1-5, 1 = Never, 5 = Always):

  1. I prioritize spiritual and relational depth over just leadership structures.

  2. I invest in deep relationships with my key leaders.

  3. I ensure my movement has a healthy UP, IN, and OUT balance.

  4. I create environments where leaders feel known and loved.

  5. I handle leadership conflict with grace and truth.

  6. I model what it looks like to have spiritual brothers and sisters in leadership.

  7. I build leadership pipelines that emphasize relational depth.

  8. I create space for leaders to rest and reconnect with one another.

  9. I personally disciple those in my inner circle of leadership.

  10. I intentionally guard against isolation in leadership.

Session 5: Friday Night 

Reproducing Disciple-Makers—Leading for Multiplication

Self-Reflection Questions:

  1. Who am I investing in that will carry the movement beyond me?

  2. Have I created a culture of multiplication rather than just growth?

  3. Where do I see multiplication happening in my movement?

  4. How do I equip my leaders to disciple at scale?

  5. Am I thinking generationally—who will lead after me?

  6. Have I let go of control to empower others?

  7. Do I encourage leaders to make disciple-makers, not just disciples?

  8. What obstacles prevent multiplication in my movement?

  9. How do I model releasing leadership rather than hoarding it?

  10. What will be my leadership legacy?

Self-Assessment Questions (Scale of 1-5, 1 = Never, 5 = Always):

  1. I prioritize my investment in leaders to equip them train others effectively.

  2. I release leaders rather than keeping control.

  3. I celebrate when my leaders start new works.

  4. I think about generational discipleship.

  5. I evaluate whether my disciples are making disciples.

  6. I invest in leaders who will continue the movement.

  7. I ensure my leadership structures support multiplication.

  8. I see leadership as empowering others for the long haul.

  9. I ensure that I am building a culture of multiplication over a culture of addition.

  10. I actively develop leaders who will outgrow me.