LeaderSource SGA

What LeaderSource SGA does

LeaderSource SGA is a Christian nonprofit ministry that delivers leader-development training and resources to indigenous church leaders, church-planting networks, and Christian ministries across more than 34 countries. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, the organization operates regional teams in India, Nigeria, Egypt, Niger, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, and Indonesia, and works in regions including East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Its customers and beneficiaries are individual church leaders and ministry organizations such as Compassion International, Awana International, Operation Mobilization, Hope International, World Vision India, Elam Ministries, and the Lausanne Movement, with downstream participation from trained leaders training others.

The ministry's core intellectual property is the ConneXions Model of Leader Development, comprising the 5C Goal (Christ, Community, Character, Calling, Competencies) and the 4D Process (Spiritual, Relational, Experiential, Instructional dynamics). Around this framework LeaderSource has productized supporting tools and curricula: the 5C Checkpoint 360-degree evaluation tool (57 psychometrically validated indicators), LeaderID (emerging-leader identification), LeaderStream (generational succession), the Healthy Church Model, Shaping a Culture of Generosity (co-developed with GenerousChurch), and video course series including Transformational Thinking, Transformational Theology, Transformational Teaching, Building Healthy Leaders, and Building Healthy Churches. The complete content library, including 60+ books, is available in 20+ languages.

LeaderSource is funded primarily through donations (with tiered giving opportunities such as $50 for one emerging leader, $250 for sports-camp attendance, $400 for LeaderTrek wilderness training), supplemented by training-program fees from partner ministries. It holds ECFA accreditation, Candid Platinum Transparency 2026, and Excellence in Giving Transparency credentials, and its 2023 audited financial statement reports 85% of expenditures going to Ministry Programs, 12% to Administration, and 3% to Fundraising. Distribution is direct and field-based via customizable online and in-person training events, supplemented by partner-driven network distribution.

Name

LeaderSource SGA

Legal name

LeaderSource SGA

Website

https://leadersource.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

LeaderSource SGA is a Christian nonprofit ministry that trains and resources indigenous church leaders and church-planting networks across more than 34 countries using its proprietary ConneXions Model, funded primarily through donations and partner training fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Leadership Development Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA), Team & Group Executive Coaching (Leadership Teams) (EDABANAF), Executive Leadership Summits (C-Suite, Board, Strategy Offsites) (THAHAMAA), Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

Keywords

• Leadership development training
• Church leader training
• Faith-based consulting
• Organizational development services
• Ministry training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Elkhart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a non-profit Christian ministry, LeaderSource operates entirely through donations. Donors can give to areas including Where Most Needed, specific regions (East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America), projects (Book Translation, Printing, LeaderTrek, Sports Camps), or to support staff members directly.
2. Training Program Fees: LeaderSource leads hundreds of training events each year for leaders across the globe. These trainings are customizable to the needs and context of each group of leaders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LeaderSource SGA is a nonprofit Christian ministry that provides holistic leader development training, consulting, and resources for church leaders and Christian ministries worldwide. Its core methodology is the ConneXions Model, which combines the 5C Goal (Christ, Community, Character, Calling, Competencies) with the 4D Process (Spiritual, Relational, Experiential, Instructional dynamics) to build healthy Christian leaders. The organization delivers customizable in-person and online training events, video course curricula, evaluation tools, and wilderness and sports camp programs in over 20 languages across dozens of countries.

Product overview

LeaderSource SGA is a Christian leader development ministry offering a unified framework called the ConneXions Model, which comprises the 5C Goal and 4D Process as its core methodology. The product portfolio includes evaluation tools (5C Checkpoint), identification models (LeaderID), succession planning (LeaderStream), and multiple curriculum programs (Transformational Thinking, Transformational Theology, Transformational Teaching, Building Healthy Leaders, Building Healthy Churches). The organization also offers experiential programs (LeaderTrek wilderness training, Sports Camps) and collaborative models (Shaping a Culture of Generosity with GenerousChurch). All products share the common framework of holistic leader development integrating spiritual, relational, experiential, and instructional dynamics, with materials available in over 20 languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ConneXions Model: A comprehensive framework for healthy leader development based on the 5C Goal and 4D Process.
• BHL (Building Healthy Leaders)
• Building Healthy Churches
• Building Healthy Youth
• Discover ConneXions
• LeaderID
• LeaderStream
• LeaderTrek
• 5C Checkpoint
• Transformational Theology
• Transformational Thinking
• Transformational Teaching

Products and services

• ConneXions Model A comprehensive framework for healthy Christian leader development combining the 5C Goal (Christ, Community, Character, Calling, Competencies) and the 4D Process (Spiritual, Relational, Experiential, Instructional dynamics), implemented across dozens of nations for church planting networks and ministries.
• 5C Checkpoint

Quantifiable outcome

• 315,538 participants trained and 3,830 training events hosted in the last 12 months
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Compassion InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for leader development with Compassion International, a Christian child sponsorship organization working globally.
• Awana InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Awana International for leader development training in youth and children's ministry contexts.
• Operation MobilizationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Operation Mobilization, a global mission organization, for leader development in church planting movements.
• Hope InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hope International for economic development through leadership training.
• WorldLeadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with WorldLead for leadership development in church networks globally.
• World Vision IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in India for leadership development within World Vision India's ministry contexts.
• New India Evangelistic Association (NIEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with NIEA for leader development and church planting in India.
• New India Bible Seminary (NIBS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership bridging nonformal and formal theological education, revolutionizing how leaders are trained in India.
• Indian Evangelical Team (IET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with IET for leader development in mission contexts across India.
• Lausanne Movement (Southeast Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Lausanne Movement for evangelism and mission leadership development in Southeast Asia.
• Elam MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Elam Ministries for leader development among Persian-speaking Christians in the Middle East.
• GenerousChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in developing the 'Shaping a Culture of Generosity' model that brings Christian leaders into a deep embracing of generosity and helps them shape a generous culture in churches.
• The 54 CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with The 54 Collective in creating video content for the 'Four Dynamics of Transformation' introduction.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Leadership Network: Leadership Network provides resources and consulting for church leaders and church planters, with a focus on innovation in ministry. Comparable in audience (senior church leaders) but more focused on innovation and church growth strategies.
• Christian Leadership Alliance: Christian Leadership Alliance provides leadership development and training to Christian nonprofits and ministries, with comparable audience of ministry leaders. More focused on operational and management leadership than on spiritual formation.

Broad incumbents

• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Cru is a large, established interdenominational Christian ministry with global leader development programs, though much broader in scope. Overlaps with LeaderSource in cross-cultural leadership training but with a wider portfolio including evangelism, campus ministry, and digital content.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: InterVarsity develops Christian leaders on campuses and beyond with emphasis on holistic spiritual formation. Comparable in leader development framework, though operating in different contexts (primarily university-based).
• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): YWAM is one of the largest global Christian missionary organizations with extensive leader development programs, including the University of the Nations. Overlaps with LeaderSource in training indigenous Christian leaders but operates with a much broader scope.

Direct peers

• Pioneers: Pioneers mobilizes and trains leaders for church planting in unreached people groups, with a similar focus on indigenous ownership and cross-cultural leader development in restricted access regions.
• Frontiers: Frontiers focuses on church planting movements among Muslims and other least-reached peoples, with similar emphasis on indigenous leadership development and contextualized training models.
• The Navigators: The Navigators is a global Christian ministry that disciple-makers and develops leaders across cultures, with strong emphasis on leadership multiplication and indigenous ownership. Comparable methodology of training leaders who train others.
• Haggai International: Haggai International is a faith-based ministry focused on training indigenous Christian leaders for evangelism, with a similar model of sending leaders to train leaders in their own countries. Directly comparable mission, target audience, and outcome metrics.
• Christar: Christar is a missions organization focused on church planting and leadership development among least-reached peoples, with comparable methodology of training indigenous leaders in cross-cultural contexts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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