This course is designed for church leaders, missionaries, and students preparing to serve who want to renew and deepen their understanding of mission today.
The Inner Life of a Leader Course
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Before we can lead others well, we must understand ourselves and the One who calls us. This course explores the inner life of leadership - our identity in Christ, our emotional and spiritual awareness, and how these shape the way we relate to others.
Drawing on Scripture and time-tested spiritual practices, you’ll learn to recognise your strengths and blind spots, discern your calling, and lead with both courage and compassion. Whether you serve in a church, classroom, or cross-cultural setting, this course will help you lead with integrity and confidence rooted in Christ.
This course is designed for church leaders, missionaries, and students preparing to serve who want to renew and deepen their understanding of mission today.
Course Dates: 14 October, 21 October, 28 October, 4 November, 18 November 2026
Course Opens: 7th October 2026
Time: 19:00–20:30 CET
Format: Online
The Inner Life of a Leader is one of four core modules within the IBTS Missional Leadership Certificate: a two-year formation track designed to cultivate thoughtful, self-aware, and contextually engaged leaders.
The Missional Leadership theme unfolds across four interconnected courses, offered over two years:
Spring 2026 – Reimagining Mission Together (Learning to See and Join God’s Work)
Fall 2026 – The Inner Life of a Leader (Growing in Self-Awareness and Calling)
Spring 2027 – Formed to Lead (The Art of Mentoring and Modelling Christ)
Fall 2027 – Hospitality and Leadership (Becoming Guests and Hosts in God’s Mission)
Each course builds on the others, integrating mission, character, mentoring, and community into a coherent and holistic vision of missional leadership.
This structure allows participants to integrate learning directly into their ministry and leadership contexts while remaining connected to a cohort of peers.
Certificate Completion
Participants who complete the requirements of an individual course will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Those who complete all four modules will be awarded the Missional Leadership Practitioner Certificate from IBTS, recognising sustained engagement in missional formation and leadership development.
Please see below for our pricing structure for this workshop. We offer group discounts and reduced rates for EBF Union Members, with additional scholarships available. Please outline in your application which discount you would like to apply for. Note: Multiple discounts cannot be used together.
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We offer group discounts for this course. If you have more than 10 people, please contact us for the best rates.
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Ingeborg te Loo brings substantial leadership experience, having served as Chair of the EBF Mission Commission and as Director of the IBTS Learning Network. She has many years of experience in church development, pastoral lifelong learning, and teaching spirituality for the Dutch Baptist Union and the Dutch Baptist Seminary. Ingeborg lives in an intentional community, Stadsklooster Arnhem.
Revd Dr. Andrew Clarke is the Leadership Development Lead for the Scottish Baptist Union and is a Senior Research Fellow at IBTS. Revd Dr. Andrew Clarke invests in the development of ministers, leaders and chaplains within the Baptist Union of Scotland. For a number of decades, he has been especially interested in how the setting of the earliest Christian communities encouraged particular forms of leadership. In today's context, he loves to see how small Christian communities are particularly useful for developing leaders and disciples.