The world doesn’t just need better leaders.
It needs leaders who are being transformed by Christ. The Redemptive Leadership Project is a year-long fellowship for Christian leaders in the education ecosystem who are seeking to surrender more fully to God, experience healing in community, and faithfully lead the institutions entrusted to them.
Come. Be formed. Be renewed. Be sent.
This Moment
in History
We are living through an educational depression. Academic outcomes have declined, and young people are experiencing a sense of isolation and anxiety at alarming rates.
Our leaders are exhausted, overwhelmed, and searching for new ways to thrive in a period of remarkable change. Burnout is so pervasive in the profession that a recent survey found that more than 75% of educators are seriously considered changing careers and 60% planned to do so in the next five years.
This is a particularly urgent challenge given how polarized we are as a people and how much those things that divide us – politically, ideologically, and relationally – are now focused on the systems in which we lead and the churches in which we pray.
But what if God was writing a different story out of this brokenness…one of redemption?
A New Mission
The mission of the Redemptive Leadership Project (RLP) is to cultivate a community of leaders transformed by God’s love to fully surrender our lives and leadership to Christ so that we can, in turn, profoundly impact the communities and people we serve.
RLP combines the best of leadership development with over 2,000 years of rich spiritual formation found in the global Church. This process unfolds in three multi day retreats over the course of a year, designed and led by trained facilitators.
Our aim is to create containers in which Christian leaders from various backgrounds and lived experiences pray together, worship together, build community together and find new ways to work across their differences to solve urgent problems. This process is meant to form us and create the conditions for us to become the peacemakers God called us to be in the fractured world around us.
RLP is built for Christian leaders in education and adjacent fields who sense this is a season for real reflection, healing, and formation — not a room for polished performance or for persuading others toward your own beliefs. If you're ready to learn alongside leaders who see the world differently than you do, grounded in a shared love of Christ, this Fellowship may be for you.
What is Redemptive Leadership?
We define “redemptive leadership” as leadership that mirrors Christ’s redemptive work — transforming people, relationships, and systems from brokenness to wholeness, from division to reconciliation, and from despair to hope.
At its core, Redemptive Leadership:
Centers on surrender — recognizing that leadership flows from dependence on God, not self-reliance or control.
Heals and restores — prioritizing reconciliation, wholeness, and the flourishing of people and communities.
Is discerning and courageous — standing in truth before power, challenging systemic brokenness with wisdom, courage, and conviction.
Leaves a lasting impact — shaping institutions and beloved communities that reflect God’s justice, mercy, and love beyond the leader’s own tenure.
Embodies humility, service, and love — reflecting servant-leadership for the good of others, echoing Christ’s redemptive work in the world.
