Dear friends and students of Shoreline Leadership College,

First off, thank you so much for your interest, prayer, and participation in Shoreline Leadership College. So far we gathered leaders from all the serving teams of Shoreline Church and even a few other churches to sharpen each other and become better leaders. We have truly experienced God’s love and become more dependent on God’s grace as our source of life.

Secondly, in order to align as closely as possible with our church communities leadership development model, we need to take some time to plan, to dream and to make sure that we are equipping people for ministry as efficiently and effectively as possible. We are merely taking a break for this semester to reevaluate our leadership development model.

Thank you in advance for your patience in this process and for the initiative you have shown in your own leadership development. Our prayer is that you are a life long learner. Until we resume classes again, we have prepared a suggested reading list for you to resource yourself. This list contains everything from casual reads to full-blown models of discipleship to help you grow as a leader. We hope that you will continue growing, learning, and leading with excellence!

In grace,
Mike Collins
Youth Pastor, Shoreline Church

Suggested Resource List:

Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswalk Sanders
Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard
Spiritual Direction by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
Spiritual Leadership by Henry and Richard Blackaby
How To Read the Bible For All It’s Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
The Ascent of a Leader by Bill Thrall
Life on the Vine by Philip D. Kenneson

We would also love for you to check out Shoreline’s membership class and marketplace ministry at http://shoreline.net/

We just posted the link to our course schedules on this page. Make sure you check out our lineup of wonderful teachers for our classes!!! To view the schedle, click here.

Now more than ever we as a church and community need quality leaders to be entrusted with fresh vision, renewed purpose and Godly diligence to be leaned upon for significant ministry both here at Shoreline, and all over the community/world at large.

On September 13th classes will begin which are specifically designed for emerging, up and coming leaders of Shoreline, entitled Shoreline Leadership College’s Part Time Program. Please forward this information to any emerging or prospective leader and your leadership team, who feels called to impact our world, and their world, for the loving and life changing gospel message of Jesus Christ!!!

SLC Provides
Essential training necessary for impacting and engaging ministry of all calibers Curriculum designed to sharpen and enhance leaders right where they are already ministering/serving Guest speakers ministering on riveting and essential topics essential to fulfill their calling Networking and relationship building with other leaders from other Shoreline Leadership Teams Structure, Guidance, and Design to the leadership path of anyone wanting to grow deeper in their overall leadership development.
It’s 10 weeks long. It costs$199. We do have scholarships available. The requirements: attend 2 classes on Monday night (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM & 8:00-9:00 PM), lead or assist with a small group, serve at a service, and go to one outreach per month. Sign up at http://shoreline.net/leadershipcollege.

We’re so excited to play a part in our church community’s mission to raise up leaders that will impact the world for the overwhelming love of Jesus Christ.

In order to create the best training program possible for Shoreline's leaders, we are moving our launch date to the fall of 2010. This new launch date will also allow us to better serve our full time students in the discipleship program. Thank you so much for your interest and continued prayer for shoreline leadership college.

Many of you expressed interest in the opportunity to grow in your knowledge of the bible, ability to hear God's voice, and a community where you would be sharpened as a leader. So we've crafted our first semester around your needs to grow in learning and leadership. Our Bible School will meet Monday nights for two classes between the hours of 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM. You will hear from the pastors of our church, remarkable leaders, and local professors. In addition, our Bible School students will have the option to access to staff leadership meetings with Pastor Rob on Tuesday mornings.

Looking forward to this fall!