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Leadership Academy is a curriculum developed for local churches and youth groups. This annual 8-week course, with 4 optional field trips, each year designed to help teens Lead with Courage, Serve with Humility, and Live with Integrity. Through interactive lessons and field trips, young people learn to lead themselves and others while drawing from timeless biblical examples.

Recognising that leadership develops over time, the four-year pathway provides ongoing growth with a distinct focus each year. The programme is structured for annual intakes, reinforcing core principles with fresh case studies building depth of understanding each year.

About the Course

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8 Leadership Principles

1. Own your Choices

2. Live on Purpose

3. Prioritise

4. Everyone Can Win

5. Listen Before Speaking

6. Better Together

7. Renew Yourself

8. Life on Mission

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Young leaders in the Bible

1&2 - Courage to Stand Firm

3&4 - Faith and Obedience

5&6 - Initiative & Bold Action

7&8 - Perseverance Through  Trials

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8 Leadership Principles

1. Own your Choices

2. Live on Purpose

3. Prioritise

4. Everyone Can Win

5. Listen Before Speaking

6. Better Together

7. Renew Yourself

8. Life on Mission

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Role Models

1&2 - Leading in Crisis

3&4 - Challenging Injustice

5&6 - Spiritual Courage

7&8 - Strategic Wisdom

Field Trips

We highly recommend adding four field trips each year - bringing the total to 12 sessions each year. Suggested trips are provided annually along with a devotional guide, enabling leaders to turn each outing into a practical leadership lesson. These experiences help move leadership beyond head knowledge, giving teens the chance to apply what they’ve learned in real-life settings.

Johann Vizagie 
Life Coach and Founder & of Author of iLive Leadership 

In a world where there is an alarming shortage of leaders with biblical character and influence , this excellent resource and tool will provide every youth minister and parent the opportunity to help equip and empower young leaders to be effective leaders of biblical character and influence to shape their culture through their lifestyle and also by confidently sharing the gospel. ​

From Autumn 2026, you’ll be able to purchase a Curriculum Licence to run Leadership Academy in your own context. Licences will be available for both single-site churches and multi-site organisations, giving you everything you need to equip and inspire the next generation of leaders.

CORE Licences

From £300

Premium Licences

From £450

*By purchasing course licences, you are contributing to Gospel ministry in the UK and Europe.

Bring Leadership Academy to Your Church or Network

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