mLead Unit Overviews
The twelve units are designed to ground leaders in the character of God and develop mature self-leadership, team leadership, and missional leadership, forming a secure identity and a clear sense of calling.
mLead Unit Overviews
The twelve units are designed to ground leaders in the character of God and develop mature self-leadership, team leadership, and missional leadership, forming a secure identity and a clear sense of calling.
mLead Unit Overviews
The twelve units are designed to ground leaders in the character of God and develop mature self-leadership, team leadership, and missional leadership, forming a secure identity and a clear sense of calling.
Unit 1
Leadership
Leadership as Responsibility Before God
Healthy leaders understand leadership as an expression of God’s nature, not as a title or function. They take responsibility within relationships, lead from trust, and intentionally align their actions with God’s character.
Practical Exercise
Prayerfully discern a concrete leadership decision before God and then carry it out responsibly.
Unit 2
Redemption
Leadership in a World Full of Tension
Healthy leaders understand leadership as part of God’s redemptive work in a world marked by theological and existential tension. They lead from the gospel, hold opposing realities together, and help people find hope and reconciliation with God.
Practical Exercise
Name a specific tension or conflict in your context and take an initial step toward reconciliation.
Unit 3
Conflict
Leading Conflicts Responsibly
Healthy leaders recognize conflict as an unavoidable part of a relationally broken world. They take responsibility for neither avoiding nor escalating tension, address issues with courage, and guide clarification processes that build trust and enable real change.
Practical Exercise
Actively engage a current conflict and initiate a first clarifying conversation.
Unit 4
Evangelism
Creating a Missional Culture
Healthy leaders live from a sent identity and love God’s mission to make him and his gospel visible in the world. They equip others to share the gospel naturally and credibly and shape a missional culture that multiplies.
Practical Exercise
Engage in a simple evangelistic initiative and reflect together afterward.
Unit 5
Lead Yourself
Leading from the Inside Out
Healthy leaders understand that leadership begins with self-leadership. This unit focuses on aligning values, priorities, and daily choices so leadership flows from clarity, integrity, and self-awareness.
Practical Exercise
Develop a personal mission statement that clearly summarizes your values, priorities, and life direction.
Unit 6
Leading Teams
Building Healthy Teams
Healthy leaders lead not only themselves but also others and understand team dynamics. They shape relationships intentionally and cultivate team cultures where trust, responsibility, and shared growth can flourish.
Practical Exercise
Reflect on a current team or group and identify specific steps to strengthen collaboration and culture.
Unit 7
Vision
Leading with Clarity and Direction
Healthy leaders create and effectively communicate their vision. They provide orientation, create alignment, and empower others to take responsibility toward a shared goal.
Practical Exercise
Formulate a clear vision for your leadership context and share it with the people involved.
Unit 8
Multiplication
Intentionally Develop Others
Healthy leaders think and act with multiplication in mind. They lead in ways that empower others to take responsibility, grow as leaders themselves, and develop new leaders in turn.
Practical Exercise
Identify two or three people and intentionally invest in their development as leaders.
Unit 9
The Gospel
Becoming Rooted in the Gospel
Healthy leaders have a clear, deep, and resilient understanding of the gospel. This foundation shapes their identity, faith, and the inner posture from which they lead.
Practical Exercise
Write down and reflect on your own personal understanding of the gospel.
Unit 10
Gospel Fluency
Living and Leading from the Gospel
Healthy leaders intentionally apply the gospel to all areas of life and leadership. They shape decisions, relationships, and processes so that the gospel continually forms, corrects, and renews them.
Practical Exercise
Establish a rhythm for integrating and reflecting on the gospel within your leadership context.
Unit 11
Calling
Integrating Faith and Work
Healthy leaders understand their calling and integrate faith, gifting, and vocation in their daily work, connecting God's kingdom with their everyday responsibilities.
Practical Exercise
Articulate a personal vision for how faith and work come together in your current season.
Unit 12
Identity
Leading from a Secure Identity
Healthy leaders know their worth as people loved by God. They lead from inner calm, are not defined by performance or recognition, and strengthen others from a grounded identity.
Practical Exercise
Identify where your sense of worth is still tied to performance or recognition, and define concrete steps toward greater freedom.
Unit 1
Leadership
Leadership as Responsibility Before God
Healthy leaders understand leadership as an expression of God’s nature, not as a title or function. They take responsibility within relationships, lead from trust, and intentionally align their actions with God’s character.
Practical Exercise
Prayerfully discern a concrete leadership decision before God and then carry it out responsibly.
Unit 2
Redemption
Leadership in a World Full of Tension
Healthy leaders understand leadership as part of God’s redemptive work in a world marked by theological and existential tension. They lead from the gospel, hold opposing realities together, and help people find hope and reconciliation with God.
Practical Exercise
Name a specific tension or conflict in your context and take an initial step toward reconciliation.
Unit 3
Conflict
Leading Conflicts Responsibly
Healthy leaders recognize conflict as an unavoidable part of a relationally broken world. They take responsibility for neither avoiding nor escalating tension, address issues with courage, and guide clarification processes that build trust and enable real change.
Practical Exercise
Actively engage a current conflict and initiate a first clarifying conversation.
Unit 4
Evangelism
Creating a Missional Culture
Healthy leaders live from a sent identity and love God’s mission to make him and his gospel visible in the world. They equip others to share the gospel naturally and credibly and shape a missional culture that multiplies.
Practical Exercise
Engage in a simple evangelistic initiative and reflect together afterward.
Unit 5
Lead Yourself
Leading from the Inside Out
Healthy leaders understand that leadership begins with self-leadership. This unit focuses on aligning values, priorities, and daily choices so leadership flows from clarity, integrity, and self-awareness.
Practical Exercise
Develop a personal mission statement that clearly summarizes your values, priorities, and life direction.
Unit 6
Leading Teams
Building Healthy Teams
Healthy leaders lead not only themselves but also others and understand team dynamics. They shape relationships intentionally and cultivate team cultures where trust, responsibility, and shared growth can flourish.
Practical Exercise
Reflect on a current team or group and identify specific steps to strengthen collaboration and culture.
Unit 7
Vision
Leading with Clarity and Direction
Healthy leaders create and effectively communicate their vision. They provide orientation, create alignment, and empower others to take responsibility toward a shared goal.
Practical Exercise
Formulate a clear vision for your leadership context and share it with the people involved.
Unit 8
Multiplication
Intentionally Develop Others
Healthy leaders think and act with multiplication in mind. They lead in ways that empower others to take responsibility, grow as leaders themselves, and develop new leaders in turn.
Practical Exercise
Identify two or three people and intentionally invest in their development as leaders.
Unit 9
The Gospel
Becoming Rooted in the Gospel
Healthy leaders have a clear, deep, and resilient understanding of the gospel. This foundation shapes their identity, faith, and the inner posture from which they lead.
Practical Exercise
Write down and reflect on your own personal understanding of the gospel.
Unit 10
Gospel Fluency
Living and Leading from the Gospel
Healthy leaders intentionally apply the gospel to all areas of life and leadership. They shape decisions, relationships, and processes so that the gospel continually forms, corrects, and renews them.
Practical Exercise
Establish a rhythm for integrating and reflecting on the gospel within your leadership context.
Unit 11
Calling
Integrating Faith and Work
Healthy leaders understand their calling and integrate faith, gifting, and vocation in their daily work, connecting God's kingdom with their everyday responsibilities.
Practical Exercise
Articulate a personal vision for how faith and work come together in your current season.
Unit 12
Identity
Leading from a Secure Identity
Healthy leaders know their worth as people loved by God. They lead from inner calm, are not defined by performance or recognition, and strengthen others from a grounded identity.
Practical Exercise
Identify where your sense of worth is still tied to performance or recognition, and define concrete steps toward greater freedom.
Unit 1
Leadership
Leadership as Responsibility Before God
Healthy leaders understand leadership as an expression of God’s nature, not as a title or function. They take responsibility within relationships, lead from trust, and intentionally align their actions with God’s character.
Practical Exercise
Prayerfully discern a concrete leadership decision before God and then carry it out responsibly.
Unit 2
Redemption
Leadership in a World Full of Tension
Healthy leaders understand leadership as part of God’s redemptive work in a world marked by theological and existential tension. They lead from the gospel, hold opposing realities together, and help people find hope and reconciliation with God.
Practical Exercise
Name a specific tension or conflict in your context and take an initial step toward reconciliation.
Unit 3
Conflict
Leading Conflicts Responsibly
Healthy leaders recognize conflict as an unavoidable part of a relationally broken world. They take responsibility for neither avoiding nor escalating tension, address issues with courage, and guide clarification processes that build trust and enable real change.
Practical Exercise
Actively engage a current conflict and initiate a first clarifying conversation.
Unit 4
Evangelism
Creating a Missional Culture
Healthy leaders live from a sent identity and love God’s mission to make him and his gospel visible in the world. They equip others to share the gospel naturally and credibly and shape a missional culture that multiplies.
Practical Exercise
Engage in a simple evangelistic initiative and reflect together afterward.
Unit 5
Lead Yourself
Leading from the Inside Out
Healthy leaders understand that leadership begins with self-leadership. This unit focuses on aligning values, priorities, and daily choices so leadership flows from clarity, integrity, and self-awareness.
Practical Exercise
Develop a personal mission statement that clearly summarizes your values, priorities, and life direction.
Unit 6
Leading Teams
Building Healthy Teams
Healthy leaders lead not only themselves but also others and understand team dynamics. They shape relationships intentionally and cultivate team cultures where trust, responsibility, and shared growth can flourish.
Practical Exercise
Reflect on a current team or group and identify specific steps to strengthen collaboration and culture.
Unit 7
Vision
Leading with Clarity and Direction
Healthy leaders create and effectively communicate their vision. They provide orientation, create alignment, and empower others to take responsibility toward a shared goal.
Practical Exercise
Formulate a clear vision for your leadership context and share it with the people involved.
Unit 8
Multiplication
Intentionally Develop Others
Healthy leaders think and act with multiplication in mind. They lead in ways that empower others to take responsibility, grow as leaders themselves, and develop new leaders in turn.
Practical Exercise
Identify two or three people and intentionally invest in their development as leaders.
Unit 9
The Gospel
Becoming Rooted in the Gospel
Healthy leaders have a clear, deep, and resilient understanding of the gospel. This foundation shapes their identity, faith, and the inner posture from which they lead.
Practical Exercise
Write down and reflect on your own personal understanding of the gospel.
Unit 10
Gospel Fluency
Living and Leading from the Gospel
Healthy leaders intentionally apply the gospel to all areas of life and leadership. They shape decisions, relationships, and processes so that the gospel continually forms, corrects, and renews them.
Practical Exercise
Establish a rhythm for integrating and reflecting on the gospel within your leadership context.
Unit 11
Calling
Integrating Faith and Work
Healthy leaders understand their calling and integrate faith, gifting, and vocation in their daily work, connecting God's kingdom with their everyday responsibilities.
Practical Exercise
Articulate a personal vision for how faith and work come together in your current season.
Unit 12
Identity
Leading from a Secure Identity
Healthy leaders know their worth as people loved by God. They lead from inner calm, are not defined by performance or recognition, and strengthen others from a grounded identity.
Practical Exercise
Identify where your sense of worth is still tied to performance or recognition, and define concrete steps toward greater freedom.