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Our Ministry Model

 

Experience has taught us...

It takes three years to effectively train a multiplying leader.

YLI provides relational discipleship and leadership coaching of young Christian leaders in countries with significant leadership needs. We draw young leaders into our discipleship community where we train and equip them for a lifetime of fruitful kingdom leadership in their community, ministry, and family. YLI’s coaching process is progressive, and constantly moving deeper into Love.

YLI’s relational discipleship process is distinctive in that we do not only seek to produce mature spiritual leaders, but we partner with other agencies to develop well-rounded leaders all aspects of life and ministry like: leading in the family, character development, theological education, entrepreneurship and vocational discernment.

Year 1

Year 1

Leadership identification and Selection of new leaders

Year 2-3

Year 2-3

We go deeper with a few of these leaders in Leadership Development and invite them into a high commitment Apprenticing Process

Year 4

Year 4

They begin multiplying Christlike leaders into others, growing the impact of their ministries

Executive Director Ash Zook, Liberian Leadership Conference, 2009
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Basic Training (Year One)

In our Basic Trainings, we invite young leaders who demonstrate intimacy with God and lives full of Love to learn more about who we are. 

We train these disciples on:

  • Intimacy with God
  • Love Evangelism
  • Spiritual Multiplication
  • ... and how to have fun together!

Listening Groups

Our leaders return to their community and commit to hosting listening groups, where they are guiding other people in their community to go deeper with God and others in discipleship. 

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Developing Leaders Summit (Year Two)

In our Developing Leaders Summit (DLS), we invite young leaders who have been part of our follow up small groups and continuing to demonstrate Love and leadership in their communities.

We train these disciples on more advanced leadership and discipleship concepts and skills, and invite a few to become our next generation of Interns!

Our Program Model

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1. Everything begins when YLI Coaches travel to a new community to begin the discipleship journey with new young men and women
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2. Coaches hold a three day summit where young leaders learn the core of YLI's discipleship training and interact with coaches
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3. At the end of the summit, a small group is formed in the community to begin practicing what YLI teachings about Intimacy with God, Love Evangelism, & Spiritual Mulitplication
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4. Two to four months after the Summit, the Coaches return to the community to provide guidance to the emerging group of young leaders
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5. At the end of the year, 2-4 young leaders from each community are invited to attend a retreat to learn advanced discipleship and leadership concepts
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6. A few leaders from the Leadership Development Summit are invited to begin a high commitment apprenticeship process with YLI Coaches. Some of these interns will become the next coaches!

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