Cultural Leadership Programme
Featuring teaching from Dr Dan Strange and Jen Charteris, this five-session programme will provide you with the practical tools you need to lead the way in engaging culture for Christ.
Upon completion of the programme, you will be awarded the Certificate in Cultural Leadership from Crosslands Training.
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What will I be doing?
The programme will be delivered through a mixture of online tutor led lectures and discussion, assignments, and guided reading. You will be given a copy of Dan Strange’s Plugged In which will provide a foundation for learning.
The core of the programme will be 5 sessions – taking place on Saturday mornings across 4 months – with either Dan or Jen delivering the teaching live and facilitating the discussion. By completing individual assignments, a group presentation and engaging with programme materials, you will be equipped to confidently engage the world through cultural critique and apply this thinking to your work and everyday life.
For the group presentation, you will use the cultural analysis tools, and team dynamic insights, from sessions 1-4 to analyse a cultural trend or artefact and produce either a challenge or a new cultural product that seeks to advance God’s Kingdom. You will then present this in-person to the course leaders, representatives from Christian Concern and your peers.
Session 1: Saturday 20 January, 9am-1pm
Magnetic Points: biblical framework for cultural and personal engagement and witness
Session 2: Saturday 17 February, 9am-11am
Born to lead? Biblical perspective on leadership and growing as a leader
Session 3: Saturday 23 March, 9am-12 noon
Plugged In: Tools for cultural engagement, analysis and construction
Session 4: Saturday 13 April, 9am-12 noon
Collaborative Leadership: Team dynamics, collaboration, and leading others
Session 5: Saturday 08 June (in person)
Team presentations
“Incredibly practical, this programme teaches analytical skills to identify the attractions and the fallacies of cultural trends, and then equips you with hands-on ways to point people to Jesus as the true and better fulfilment of their desires.”
Beth, 2021 student
Who is it for?
The programme is for those wanting to be equipped with the tools needed to engage the culture around them, whether in the workplace, with friends in the pub, or in their own local church. The programme is an extension of the thinking and teaching at the Wilberforce Academy, to give you the practical grounding to apply it to your everyday conversations.
Please note, this programme is only for those who can make all the dates. Session 5 will be held in person. We welcome applications from international delegates.
Because the Cultural Leadership Programme is an extension of the teaching at the Academy, this programme is exclusively for Wilberforce Collective members.
How much does it cost?
£295, with a £100 rebate after successful completion of the programme. This includes:
All teaching sessions
Tutor input and feedback
Course materials
How do I join?
You will need to apply using the form below. Successful applicants will need to confirm their place with a £50 non-refundable deposit.
There are limited places so apply today.
Meet the course leaders
Dan Strange is Director of Crosslands Forum, a new Centre for Cultural Engagement and Missional Innovation. He was previously College Director at Oak Hill Theological College in London where he lectured on Culture, Religion and Public Theology. He has written or edited several books at both the academic and popular level, including ‘For Their Rock is not as Our Rock: An Evangelical Theology of Religions’, ‘Plugged In: Connecting your faith with everything you watch, read, and play’ and the recently published ‘Making Faith Magnetic: Five Hidden Themes Our Culture Can’t Stop Talking About… And How to Connect Them to Christ’. He has been a faculty member of Wilberforce Academy for several years. Dan is married to Elly and they have seven children.
Jen Charteris, originally from South Africa, is Executive Director of Crosslands Training, which provides in-context theological training up to Masters’ level across the UK, Europe and the 10:40 window. Previously she spent over 25 years working in strategic change, organisational consulting, board and leadership development. She has been a senior advisor on major change programmes in government, defence, infrastructure and financial services, taught on various MBA programmes and at the UK Military’s Defence Academy, worked internationally with the leaders of Christian ministry organisations, and has many years of board experience. She is married to Hugo, a church pastor and planter in the north of England, and they have two adult children.