Developing the next generation of ministry leaders through mentorship and experiences.

We believe the best way to develop the next generation of ministry leaders is to surround them with the best and brightest leaders of today in mentoring relationships and shared experiences. Through experiences, mentees can learn so much in a short amount of time through both focused conversations and informal time spent with mentors face to face.

“The opportunity for uninterrupted time over a few days with younger and more seasoned leaders together brings lasting fruit that is hard to obtain in a conference or meeting. The peer learning became reciprocal in this setting; more than just mentor to mentee – the growth goes both directions.”
— David Busic, General Superindent, Church of the Nazarene

Experiences provide a unique oppertunity to connect the high-capacity leaders of today with the emerging ministry leaders of tomorrow. In a shared experience, mentees and mentors are face to face for 2-5 days in a row while engaging in:

• Intentional focused discussions on leadership, spiritual growth, and personal growth
• Structured times of prayer, reflection, communion, and sharing
• Unstructed times together because charactor is more caught than taught and conversation centers around the felt needs of the mentee
• Fun, adventure, and creating memories together

These retreat sytle experiences force leaders to break from their busy lives and always lead to spritiual renewal, breakthrough, and shared development. All of our experiences feature world-class hospitality and planned to be all-inclusive so that leaders will spend an abundance of time together so that this growth will come through these structured and unstructed times together.

Some examples of these experiences include:

• The Lakehouse Retreat – 3 nigts in a shared beachouse in Michigan with kayaking, beach games, ice cream, and beachside bonfire conversations.
• The Banff Marriage Retreat – 3 nights in a shared home in the Canadian Rockies with hiking, prayer by pristine lakes, and mentor-led marriage enrichment sessions.
• The Cabo Marriage Retreat – 3 nights in a shared oceanview villa with a pool, beach, and mentor-led marraiage enrichment sessions.
• The Cruise Experience – 3 nights on a cruise ship together where all logistics (meals, lodging, etc.) are taken care so that leaders can spend all day, each meal, and each evening together.
• The Summit Experience – 4 nights at the foot of the tallest mountain in Colorado with hiking and nightly firepit conversations about the mountop experiences of Moses, Elijah, and Jesus.
• The Chicago Golf Retreat – 2 nights in a Chicago suburb with two mornings of golf and two evenings with steak and deep dish alongside afternoon and evening conversations
• More to come

What are those who have on an Experience saying about them?

“This was good for my soul and my ministry.” — Jeffrey

“Our churches are only as healthy as their pastors. This experience provided space for mutual investment among pastors that might not have happened another way.” — Aaron

Interested in an Experience? Contact us here.

Want to give to 11:1 Leadership to scholarship an emerging ministry leader with an experience like this?