Ministry Leaders’ Intensive
“I wouldn’t know how to start talking to our women about work.”
Discipleship leader at a large metropolitan church
Maybe you can relate…
You’re in a leadership role at a church and long to see the women of your congregation walk with Christ in every area of their lives, but what they experience during their working hours remains a mystery to you.
You do leadership or organizational development in a nonprofit or parachurch ministry and would like to integrate biblical principles for women’s work and leadership into your existing strategies.
You work at a Christian college or lead an independent women’s group and want to add tools for vocational discipleship to your programming.
Women, Work, & Calling’s Ministry Leaders’ Intensive connects your work developing female leaders to biblical principles and practical tools for vocational discipleship.
What is it?
A 5-month cohort-based experience designed to build a biblical framework for women’s work and leadership. The intensive draws from WWC’s years of experience equipping women for influence in public life and is built around 5 key themes:
Work and the Mission of God: Connect women’s work, in any form, to God’s work in the world.
Gaining Clarity about Calling: Every day, your women hear messages about what they should–and shouldn’t–do with their gifts. We’ll help you develop a clear understanding of calling, so you can help women step confidently into their roles.
Tools to Disciple Women for Work: From cultivating redemptive imagination to growing in godly influence, you’ll gain practical tools to extend the strong foundation you’re building for women’s work and leadership.
Soul Care for Busy Women: God invites us to walk with him in all of life, but we may neglect our inner lives on the job. You’ll learn spiritual formation practices to refresh your soul and support the women you serve.
Networks for Flourishing: We long for connection with like-minded women and to gain wisdom for our roles. You’ll benefit from the relationships that form in our cohorts and gain a vision for strengthening relational networks in your community.
Who can participate?
You might be a fit for the Ministry Leader Intensive if:
You are a church leader focused on discipleship, spiritual formation, women’s ministry, etc. You don’t need to be in a gender-specific role, but you do need to shape programming serving women.
You serve in a parachurch ministry or faith-based nonprofit in a role that involves ”people and culture”, spiritual formation, or leadership development.
You work at a Christian college or university and would like to strengthen vocational discipleship for your students.
You lead an independent organization or ministry focused on women and work or women’s leadership development.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE SPRING 2025 COHORT IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 17.
What to expect:
5 monthly, 90-minute cohort calls.
2, 60-minute coaching calls with facilitator Joanna Meyer, executive director of WWC.
Homework: Readings, audio content, and exercises tailored to your ministry context. Approximate time commitment outside of the cohort calls: 6-8 hours/month.
Practical takeaways and tools that can be adapted to your context. Participants design and execute a research project in their own context to deepen awareness of working women’s needs.
Relational connections with like-minded leaders.
Participants receive a Certificate in Women & Vocation from Denver Institute for Faith & Work.
COST: Valued at $950, your tuition will be determined by the size and scope of the group you lead. Please don’t let financial concerns keep you from applying!
Meeting Dates:
SPRING 2025 COHORT
Thursday, February 6 - One Hour Kick-Off & Orientation!
Thursday, February 20
Thursday, March 20
Thursday, April 17
Thursday, May 15
Thursday, June 19
Monthly sessions meet from 11:30 am-1 pm (Mountain). If we have enough participants to fill 2 cohorts, the second cohort will meet from 1:30-3 pm (Mountain).
Consistent attendance is essential for your cohort experience. Participants may miss ONE monthly session during the five-month intensive.
Questions? Please contact us at: women@denverinstitute.org