MOUNTAINTOP ANGLICAN LEADERS PROGRAM
The Mountaintop Anglican Leaders Program is a fully funded, 11-month online leadership program supported by Trinity Church NYC. It is designed to equip Anglican leaders with the leadership skills, spiritual grounding, and strategic clarity needed to serve their churches, organizations, and communities more effectively.
This year, the program brings together 30 Anglican leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa into a shared learning journey centered on faith, leadership formation, and a strong peer community.
Supported by Trinity Church NYC
This program is designed for Anglican leaders across Sub-Saharan Africa who are actively serving in leadership roles within churches, ministries, nonprofit organizations, and social impact ventures.
Eligible candidates include:
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Priests, clergy, and pastoral leaders
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Lay leaders and ministry directors
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Leaders working in nonprofit organizations, social ventures, and community-based initiatives
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Both emerging and experienced leaders seeking to strengthen their leadership and deepen their impact
WHO THIS PROGRAM IS FOR:
WHAT THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:
The online program runs for 11 months. During the experience, participants complete a rigorous leadership development course through Trinity Church NYC’s Faith Leadership Campus.
Weekly Learning and Reflection: Each week includes guided readings, personal reflection, and facilitated small group discussions via Zoom. These sessions are designed to help participants apply what they learn directly to their leadership context.
Small Pod-Based Learning: Participants are placed in small pods to foster trust, are paired with an accountability buddy, and build meaningful peer relationships that support sustained growth throughout the program.
Cross-Cohort Community Gatherings: Leaders from across cohorts come together regularly to share insights, reflect on their leadership journeys, and strengthen connections across the broader Mountaintop Anglican Leaders community.
Access to Anglican Advisors: Participants can connect with experienced Anglican Advisors for one-on-one conversations to receive guidance, perspective, and support related to their leadership, ministry, or organizational challenges.
Time Commitment: The program requires approximately 6 hours per week and is designed to integrate alongside participants’ existing professional responsibilities.
Participants complete seven core courses and one elective course as part of the Faith Leadership Campus program. The curriculum integrates faith-based leadership formation with practical skills to strengthen churches, nonprofit organizations, and social impact initiatives.
WHAT IS THE CURRICULUM:
Core Courses
Faith, Values, and Leadership: Explore personal leadership identity, calling, values, and spiritual foundations.
Community Organizing: Learn how to mobilize communities, build trust, and lead collective action to address local challenges.
Narrative Approaches to Conflict Transformation: Develop skills to navigate conflict with wisdom, empathy, and faith-grounded approaches.
Change Management and Organizational Development: Strengthen the ability to lead change and build resilient, effective organizations.
Nonprofit and Church Administration: Build practical skills in managing church and nonprofit operations, systems, and responsibilities.
Adaptive Leadership and Systems Thinking: Learn to lead in complex environments by understanding systems, relationships, and long-term change.
Social Entrepreneurship: Develop the capacity to design and lead sustainable social impact initiatives that serve communities effectively.
Elective Courses
Participants select one elective course based on their interests and leadership context:
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Faith and Finance
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Introduction to Mission Real Estate Development
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The Difference Course
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Each course includes a combination of self-paced learning, facilitated reflection in small groups, and shared learning across the broader community.
Participants engage in:
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Self-directed learning and reflection
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Facilitated discussions in small pods
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Monthly gatherings with the full cohort
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Quarterly gatherings with the Mountaintop Anglican Leaders alumni community
This structure ensures that learning is both practical and deeply connected to participants’ real leadership and ministry contexts.
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Applications are open to Anglican leaders across Sub-Saharan Africa who are committed to strengthening their leadership and serving their communities with faith and purpose.
TESTIMONIALS
"Participating in the Mountaintop Anglican Fellowship has been a transformative journey that reshaped my mindset and refined how I understand leadership as a responsibility to influence institutions and advance systems change.
Through the Faith Leadership Campus, courses grounded in faith, values, and ethical leadership strengthened my commitment to principled service and strengthened my ability to navigate complex challenges and pursue community resilience and sustainable impact."
Latjor Wuon Lat Dak, 2025-27 Mountaintop Anglican Fellow and Founder of South Sudan Youth Leadership Scholars Network Program (SSYLNET)