John Sweetman

neoLeader is not just a website and email resource. We hope that we are providing resources that help you develop as a Christian leader. We hope that you now have insights into what some prominent Christian leaders are thinking. We hope that you have been stimulated by our blogs and discussions. We hope that you have appreciated home-grown ideas and experiences.

But neoLeader has always basically been about networking and community. Real leadership growth occurs with others. You will notice that New Testament leaders never did it by themselves. To this end we have pushed mentoring and have provided some on-line community. I think that if you have been reading the blogs you will be getting to know the regular contributors at least.

Now we're moving to the next stage. On the weekend Nov 14-16, we're running our first neoLeader Retreat at Tamborine west of the Gold Coast. The purpose is to create a community of equipped and connected Christian leaders. We want to network emerging Christian leaders together with some experienced mentors. There will be input on leadership, stories, mentoring, and plenty of time to network with other emerging leaders.  

Here's the catch. You can't come by yourself. We're inviting churches to identify 2 to 4 young leaders and to send them along with a mentor (a maximum of 2 mentors and 8 participants per church). You see we're not just running a weekend retreat. We're developing equipping networks. We're wanting to start a movement that will multiply networks for younger leaders.  

We'd love you to be involved. So if you're interested, talk with a pastor at your church (all churches are invited) and help identify some emerging leaders and a mentor.

It will cost you a weekend and $95 (the retreat is significantly subsidised by the Malyon Centre for Christian Leadership), but it will be worth it.

If you want further information, please reply to this article or email leadership@malyon.edu.au.