Rapid church growth means there is also a growing need to develop more leaders who can help strengthen and expand the church. In Iran there is a great need to develop more indigenous leaders who have a sound understanding of the Bible and theology and who at the same time are able to serve effectively in outreach and discipleship.
The training of existing and emerging Iranian church leaders is at the heart of Elam’s strategy. Since 1990, Elam has developed various programs for leadership development to help train people at various target levels. Our goal is to train healthy Iranian church leaders and workers who will effectively serve the growing Iranian church; train others to be healthy leaders; and stand the test of time
All of our training programs are based on the five C’s model of leadership development, which maintains that there are five elements that must be strong in a leader’s life for them to be ‘healthy’ and effective: Christ, Community, Character, Calling and Competencies. Currently Elam provides the following training programs:
- Three-month intensive leadership program
- Three year training by extension program
- Conferences and seminars
Elam's extension school in Austria. More.
Six weeks in the life of an Elam student. More.
A testimony from Elam's leadership training programme in the Iran region. More.
Fundraising for BA Bible Course in Persian. More.
Watch his message online. More.