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’ Intensives connect 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: Your women hear messages every day about what they should–and shouldn’t–do with their gifts. We’ll help you develop a clear, life-giving understanding of calling, so your women can 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 already building into women’s work and leadership.

  • Soul Care for Busy Women: God invites us to walk with him in all of life, but it’s easy to 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 to build connections with like-minded women and gain wisdom for the challenges we face in our roles. You’ll benefit from forming connections with members of your cohort 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.

What to expect:

  • 5 monthly, 90-minute cohort calls.

  • 2, 60-minute one-on-one 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.

  • Relational connections with like-minded leaders.

  • Participants receive a Certificate in Women & Vocation from Denver Institute for Faith & Work.

  • COST: Valued at $950, tuition cost will determined by the size and scope of the group you lead. Please don’t let financial concerns keep you from applying!

Meeting Dates:

  • June 20, Thursday 1-3 p.m. - Kick off!

  • July 25, Thursday 1-2:30- p.m.

  • August 22, Thursday 1-2:30 p.m. 

  • September 19, Thursday 1-2:30 p.m.

  • October 24, Thursday 1-2:30 p.m.

(All times listed in Mountain Time)

Note: We know summer is a busy season. All cohort sessions will be recorded. You may miss ONE of the 5 sessions, but consistent attendance is required to participate.

Apply Now!

Deadline to apply is May 31, 2024.

Curious about the Ministry Leader Intensive, but unable to participate in Summer 2024? The Winter 2025 cohort will kick-off in January. Email women@denverinstitute.org to let us know you’re interested!