DESIGN
At the Pan-African Leader Development Consultation in Cotonou, Benin (August 24-28, 2027), 120 to 150 workplace leaders, church and ministry leaders, educators, leader-development practitioners and emerging leaders will gather around one question:
How can the African Church intentionally build whole and resilient Christian leaders who can faithfully influence people, cultures and systems toward lasting workplace and societal transformation?
This is not a conventional workplace-ministry conference. The consultation works as a learning laboratory. It will diagnose before it prescribes, bring practitioners and existing models to the same tables, and help each participant discern a credible way forward for their own context.
Sessions will be held in English and French, with provision for Arabic-speaking participants.
ACTIVITIES
- Plenary sessions and workshops
- Biblical and theological reflection
- Individual and affinity-group reflection
- Practical evaluation of your own workplace engagement
- Practitioner case studies and lived experiences
- Facilitated table conversations and peer learning
- Exploration of existing approaches and resources
- Discernment sessions for next steps
ISSUES ADDRESSED
- The leader-development gap facing African Christianity
- A biblical understanding of work, leadership and transformation
- Personal formation: spiritual maturity, character and emotional resilience
- Navigating power, corruption and competing loyalties
- African cultural and workplace realities that strengthen or compromise Christian influence
- Leading well within unhealthy systems
- Turning conviction into disciplined leadership and systemic practice
- Learning from existing approaches: what works, what doesn’t and what has failed
- Influencing people, cultures and systems toward lasting change
- Discerning pathways for transformation in your own sphere of influence
COME PREPARED
Please come ready to engage deeply, to look honestly at your own leadership and context, and to leave with a clear next step.