Background
The Arrow Leadership Program was established in Australia in 1995. Since then eight groups have progressed though a two-year leadership and spiritual growth program with over 230 graduates. Arrow 9 graduates in September 2011 and Arrow 10 commenced in February 2011.
In 2006 the Arrow Board resolved to significantly extend the impact of the program by launching a new group every year. The program was re-designed after an external educational audit with a new outcomes-based commitment and student-focussed approach being introduced. To accelerate and activate implementation of this strategic shift and ongoing program delivery, the Rev Julian Dunham was appointed as full-time Program Director.
The program has 18 learning modules grouped in four units:
- Leadership Foundations,
- Leadership Practice,
- Self-Leadership, and
- Evangelism and Mission.
The program is completed over two years around the following five elements:
- a Guided Reading Program,
- Coaching,
- Four residentials,
- Peer learning, and
- Leadership assessment.
Over the past year the Arrow Leadership Australia Board reviewed progress since 2006 and sought Godly insight for our Future. Revised mission and vision statements that best represent our strategic intents moving forward are included here:
Mission
To identify, mentor, encourage & equip Christians who are called to leadership, helping them express their vocational calling as transformational leaders, whether in the Church and/or marketplace context they have been called to serve.
Vision
To see Arrow graduates significantly represented throughout our nation whether in Church or marketplace leadership as admired and respected ambassador's of Christ in their vocational calling, making a transformational contribution to the organisations they have been called to lead and the communities they serve.