We envision a vibrant community accelerating Christ-centered movements around the world. We equip and unify visionary Christ-centered leaders to influence Spirit-led change. We change the few who change the many.
WHAT DO WE WANT TO SEE IN THE LIFE OF EVERY A3 LEADER?
Here are the four outcomes of A3 that we have learned from nearly six decades of experience gathering a dozen or so leaders into a learning community, uniting them, developing them, and releasing them into a season of increased effectiveness.
Effective ministry flows from our relationship with God—from the inside out. After 10-15 years in ministry, leaders can begin to lose their connection to the Lord—relying more on their strengths and experience. This brings trouble and weakens the impact of their ministry. In contrast, leaders who continue to deepen their love of God are transformed and can bring powerful change to their sphere of influence.
Effective leaders who abide with Jesus, lead more and more like Jesus. Flowing out of transformed hearts, they exhibit fruits of the Spirit and grow in Christlikeness. If leaders are not growing in Christlikeness, ministry can get off track and they are more susceptible to spiritual plateau and abuse of power.
Fruitful leaders say, “Follow me as I follow Jesus”. They live out that truth by reproducing themselves in others and equipping those new disciples to follow their example to make more disciples. This is the heart of the Great Commission to make disciples who not only follow Jesus but also make more disciples.
Fruitful leaders build kingdom movements to expand the reach of their ministries. Starting new witnessing communities for spiritual growth, outreach, and multiplication gives more people access to Christ’s life-changing power. Launching new missional businesses brings about God-honoring change. Catalyzing movements advance the kingdom and bring momentum that transform people, families, cities, and countries.
A3 leaders are carrying the opportunity to reach many people in their local communities with the transforming message of Jesus Christ. They are strategically positioned and poised to grow alongside other leaders with shared purpose.
Most of our participants experience typical paradigm_shifts resulting from their 2-year transformational process.
Isolation to Connection
Leaders shift from living and working in isolation (because it's faster, no one tells you "No!", and there's little accountability) to being connected to others, especially other leaders.
Hierarchy to Community
Leaders shift from being stuck in hierarchy (becuase of culture or denominational levels) to living in community with others.
Mega to Multi
Leaders shift from working to build their own empire of a large church or business to gaining vision for launching many churches or businesses for the Lord's Kindgom purposes.
Personal Growth to Disciplemakiing
Leaders shift from desiring merely to grow personally (which isn't a bad motivation) to adopt a vision for disciplemaking, reproducing themselves in others toward building up God's Kingdom.
Narrow Vision to Broad Vision
Leaders shift from seeing themselves in their own small network of their local church or denomination to seeing God's plan for their country, region, or world. They begin to see genuine believers of all stripes as brothers and sisters.
Connection
Isolation to Connection
Leaders shift from living and working in isolation (because it's faster, no one tells you "No!", and there's little accountability) to being connected to others, especially other leaders.
Community
Hierarchy to Community
Leaders shift from being stuck in hierarchy (becuase of culture or denominational levels) to living in community with others.
Multi-Church
Mega-Church to Multi-Church
Leaders shift from working to build their own empire of a large church or business to gaining vision for launching many churches or businesses for the Lord's Kindgom purposes.
DIsciplemaking
Personal Growth to Making Disciples
Leaders shift from desiring merely to grow personally (which isn't a bad motivation) to adopt a vision for disciplemaking, reproducing themselves in others toward building up God's Kingdom.
Expanded Vision
Narrow Vision to Broad Vision
Leaders shift from seeing themselves in their own small network of their local church or denomination to seeing God's plan for their country, region, or world. They begin to see genuine believers of all stripes as brothers and sisters.
Brands
ministry streams
A variety of ministry streams for DIVERSE contexts
“I thank God for this A3 family whom I can lean on. My learning experience made a difference in my life, family, and ministry now. Long live A3!”
Indeed A3 is truly life transforming. I am expectant of God's favor for me, family and ministry. I am beginning to see fruits of my learning experience with A3.
Thank you for your undivided service to Jesus through A3. Truly you help 'change the few for the many.' Rest assured that A3 is now part of my prayer list. Shalom!”
— Philip
"By joining A3, I learned about planting churches and about generosity. A3 changed my mind about the world and about the ministry. This was the best thing I got from A3.
And I hope A3 will not just impact my country, but all of for the world. God bless A3!"
— Heny
“An amazing exposure to different ways to have a meaningful relationship with our God. A3 provides a pretty non-judgemental and conducive environment to such growth for me. It happened because I would spend time now in a personal real way of relating to God.”
— "Samuel"
"A3 has been an amazing program that has transformed my relationship with God. It has blessed our family. And the learnings and the teachings have blessed my ministry and my church. I'm so grateful to God for what has been taught, and what I've learned through A3. The friends that I have made, the stories, the life-transforming stories that we've heard—and I would recommend it wholeheartedly.
I feel it's something like the gospel. When you taste the gospel, you know how wonderful it is. And for me, A3 has been something that has deeply ministered to me, especially my relationship with God."
— Rahul
"I have learned not to build a relationship with each of my disciples only on the basis of ministry, but through a relationship of accompanying their life to encourage and support so that they can grow to build an intimate relationship with God."
— "John"
“A3 has influenced so many of the key leaders in our country. It is amazing how your program can change so many when you start with so few. Of all of the ministries I’ve seen over the last 20 years, A3 is the one that stands out.
“But the most important reason that I cherish A3... the personal care and support you and the A3 family provided for my husband and me helped to save our marriage.”
Periodically we try to assess whether we are meeting the mark and being fruitful in our overall ministry thus we try various ways to discern how effective we are. Evaluation is crucial to see if we are on target.
This past quarter, we anonymously surveyed our alumni on our effectiveness. The results affirmed what we have discovered in other studies as well as from the stories of impact that we are always hearing. Given the results of this survey and how much they aligned with what we’ve been hearing all along, we thought it worthy to share these with you.
"This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."
— John 15:8
OUR PROCESS is centered around the belief that a Spirit-led community can change the culture of an entire nation—virtually anything—toward Christ's purposes. We give leaders a structure to connect and sustain each other, accelerate their own ministries, and expand the love of Jesus throughout their communities.
The process
What is the process for how A3 develops leaders?
01/ SELECT.
Find & Identify
A3 selects leaders carefully. We look for Christ-influencers who would benefit from the A3 experience...
• servant leaders
• leaders with potential, not potential leaders
• optimistic
• bold and energized
• grace-filled
• collaborative
• diverse
• humble and willing to learn.
02/ CONNECT.
Link & Bond
A3 connects leaders to live an Up-In-Out lifestyle. We connect (or reconnect) leaders...
• to God to deepen their love for Him (UP)
• to other leaders to build deep community (IN)
• to their mission to enlarge their vision for the world (OUT)
03/ UNIFY.
Coalesce & Cement
A3 fosters a safe community where leaders of different backgrounds and viewpoints are combined. Life journeys are shared, burdens are carried jointly, trust is built, and lifetime bonds are forged. Cohort members become friends with no need for professional titles or levels of hierarchy.
04/ DEVELOP.
Shape & Sharpen A3 is a vibrant community that develops leaders. Our community is committed to life-long development: being developed personally as well as developing other leaders. We aim to develop servant leaders for church, businesses, and any sector.
05/ MULTIPLY.
Reproduce & Thrive A3 is a vibrant community that seeks to multiply. We are committed to reproduction on all levels:
• Personal Multiplication
• Leaders and Disciples
• Congregations & Churches
• Businesses
• Movements
06/ TRANSFORM.
Recreate, Reshape & Recolor. A3 is a vibrant community of people seeking initially to be personally transformed, but then also to transform our world. God is the One who transforms. But our responsibility is to cooperate with His Spirit working in us. We strive to submit to His transforming power both personally and corporately.
A3 learning cycle
A3 network
A3 Leaders are placed within a safe learning community which accelerates their growth during the two-year program. But this connection extends well beyond graduation. They form long-term friendships and often remain connected to one another as ministry peers and sometimes continue on in partnership.
Alumni are encouraged to remain engaged as a part of A3's vibrant global leader network.
Aspen trees are remarkable for
their ability to spread across vast
areas, all originating from a single
root system. In the same way, A3’s
global network of leaders unites
around our shared vision, mission,
values, and four key outcomes,
forming a strong foundation for
collaboration and growth.
A3 has forged partnerships with many other organizations and numerous indigenous movements for shared Kingdom advancements. These organizations and networks partner, collaborate, and share faculty with us. One notable contribution is that most of the groups focused on the Persecuted Church are now using our course on Helping Leaders Thrive through Persecution. This includes the Alliance for Defending Freedom,, Voice of the Martyrs, Open Doors with Brother Andrew, and the entire Religious Liberty Partnership.
valued partners & affiliations
These world-class organizations are partnering with A3...
A3 is recognized and highly rated by these leading groups and affiliations...
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