Volume I
Volume I of the EQUIP international curriculum consists of biblical leadership principles that we believe are timeless and universal. In each notebook, there are six lessons devoted to three areas that are crucial to leadership development.
1.) Spiritual Formation: Integrity, Ethics, Humility, Motives and Core Values
2.) Skill Formation: Developing People, Communicating, Team Building and Problem Solving
3.) Strategic Formation: Effective Planning, Priorities, Vision and Developing Leaders
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Notebook 1
1. God's Call to Lead: How God calls us to lead. Being made in God's image, we were created to lead, to have authority over the whole earth and to use the leadership abilities He gives us.
2. The Heart of a Leader: How leaders develop the qualities that set them apart from others. Steps to prepare our hearts and reasons why a heart of integrity is so important for leaders are both addressed.
3. I Have a Dream: Defines vision, covers steps to fulfill God's vision, suggests a variety of methods God uses to inspire vision and offers tools to cast vision.
4. Priorities and Decision Making: Includes a quiz and self-evaluation on getting the most out of a day. The 80 / 20 principle is explained with lessons learned from it as well.
5. Cultivating People Skills: What every leader should know about people is the main thrust of this lessons as well as the vital role relationships play in leadership.
6. Strategic Planning: Biblical examples of planning are explained. The sigmoid curve analogy is given, followed by steps to effective strategic planning.
 Notebook 2
1. The Leadership Test: Describes ten tests in life that reveal a leader's potential and maturity.
2. Security or Sabotage: How to spot insecurity in your behavior and the keys to emotional security.
3. Delegating Tasks and Developing People: Moses is used as an example of moving from addition to multiplication in your leadership. Methods are addressed about how to select and develop others while delegating the work.
4. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: What makes an effective team? Ten questions to ask as well as an evaluation of your teamwork are included in this lesson.
5. The Wisest Investment You'll Ever Make: Mentoring is defined, the commitment is spelled out and steps are given to start the process of mentoring leaders. Jesus is the example of the ultimate mentor.
6. Measuring Your Leadership Growth: Emphasis is on the leader's character. Seven qualities are defined and the opportunity is given for self-evaluation on each of these qualities.
Notebook 3
1. Leadership Begins with Attitude: Ten Biblical principles about attitudes are discussed in this lesson.
2. The Leader's Inner Circle: The need for leaders to build a healthy network of relationships is the focus. A diagram for personal evaluation is also included. What to look for in a mentor, an accountability partner and a mentee, is covered, using Paul, Barnabas and Timothy as examples.
3. Christ the Great Communicator: This lesson discusses how to improve your communication skills by imitating the Master. Matthew 13 is the basis to relate six lessons about communication.
4. Leading When Times are Tough: Foundational principles leaders must understand in order to handle difficult people and situations. Handling criticism in a healthy way, steps toward biblical confrontation and five stages Paul used with Philemon regarding conflict management.
5. The Five Levels of Leadership: A look at why people follow their leaders, using Moses' leadership journey in Hebrews as the biblical example.
6. The Art of the Basin and the Towel: Developing Christ-like qualities of a servant leader using the example of Jesus in John 13 when He washed the disciples' feet.
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