The LeadLab Difference
LeadLab is a leadership laboratory—
a journey where insight becomes disciplined action, reflection shapes conviction, and learning in community refines both competence and character.
Here, leaders do the deep work of growth—examining their own stories, testing new practices, and striving together toward greater impact for the mission of the church.
““It’s not what I learned—it’s who I became.””
Why LeadLab Exists
Most leadership programs inspire for a moment—then fade.
Many leadership programs feel like short conferences: energizing speakers, compelling ideas, and a quick return to the familiar routine.
LeadLab was created to be different—a journey that goes beyond inspiration to transformation.
Here, learning is not an event; it’s a process where leaders grow together in competence, conviction, and Christlike character.
A Leadership Laboratory
LeadLab is not a classroom. It’s a laboratory.
In LeadLab, learning is lived, tested, and refined. Each session follows the rhythm of the Leader Growth Engine—
turning insight into action, making space for reflection, and sharing discoveries within a learning community.
This rhythm builds both competence and character, helping leaders face real challenges with courage, creativity, and faith.
“Insight becomes action.
Reflection becomes wisdom.
Community becomes catalyst.”
“Your story may be the breakthrough someone else is waiting for.”
Growth Through Story and Community
As the journey unfolds, leaders begin to see God’s fingerprints in their own stories—moments of calling, challenge, and growth that shaped who they are.
When those stories are shared within a trusted learning community, they become catalysts for collective growth.
In speaking truth in love—sometimes uncomfortably at first—leaders build trust, deepen understanding, and awaken gratitude for the way God forms His people through real life.
When leaders grow, the mission thrives.
LeadLab measures success not by how much information is delivered but by how much transformation takes root—in leaders, teams, and mission.
As leaders grow in wisdom, humility, and courage, their organizations grow in clarity, alignment, and fruitfulness.
Leader growth becomes mission growth—an echo of Jesus’ own model of multiplying leaders who changed the world.
The Journey Continues with LeadLab+
LeadLab+
Building on the success of the six-month LeadLab Growth Series, LeadLab+ extends the journey through:
Immersive workshops for teams and fields
Personalized coaching and mentoring for continued growth
Collaborative facilitation and consulting for organizational alignment
Each experience carries the same pioneering DNA: learning that transforms leaders so they can transform the mission they lead.
“The journey doesn’t end—it multiplies.”
Growing Leaders for Every Stage and Setting
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LeadLab Launch ECD
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LeadLab Forward CHUM
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LeadLab Forward WAD
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LeadLab Intro WAD
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LeadLab Forward SPD
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LeadLab Forward EUD
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LeadLab EUD cohort
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LeadLab Forward SSD
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LeadLab CHUM Cohort
Current Impacts
12
Cohorts
400+
Participants
30+
Learning Coaches
9 Divisions and
2 Attached Fields
“The higher the position a man occupies, the greater the responsibility that he has to bear, the wider will be the influence that he exerts and the greater his need of dependence on God. Ever should he remember that with the call to work comes the call to walk circumspectly before his fellow men. He is to stand before God in the attitude of a learner.”
—Ellen White, Prophets and Kings, p.30
The LeadLab is a leadership development experience for the various Divisions and attached fields of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The LeadLab is a hybrid, 6-month, synchronous program designed to help Adventist leaders grow more fully into God’s likeness.
FAQs
Across the world, leaders are discovering how LeadLab helps them grow and multiply for mission. Here are some questions they often ask.
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The LeadLab Growth Series—the core program within LeadLab+—typically runs for five to seven months, combining two four-day face-to-face intensives with weekly online learning and reflection. Other LeadLab+ offerings, such as Workshops, Support, and Resources, can be customized in length and format to meet the specific needs of your field or organization.
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Plan to invest about 3–5 hours each week—time that participants consistently describe as some of the most rewarding hours of their growth journey.
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Completing LeadLab is more than earning a certificate. It reshapes how you think and lead, renews your sense of calling, and connects you with a global network of leaders committed to growing together.
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Start by filling out the interest form. Once your application is reviewed and accepted, you’ll receive detailed information about the program and how to prepare for this journey of growth and discovery.
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Yes. LeadLab+ partners with divisions, unions, and conferences to design custom Growth Series and other experiences tailored to local leadership needs and mission priorities.
Powered by GLI
The LeadLab approach was developed by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI) at Andrews University. GLI is a collaborative leadership development initiative housed at Andrews University and supported by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (GC). As part of the GC Leadership Development Program, LeadLab provides a variety of opportunities for growing leaders to learn and apply.
