A3 utilizes an interwoven curriculum that focuses on fourteen strategic areas of leadership and church health. These strategic areas are covered in a variety of ways depending on the needs and situation of the participants and on the availability of faculty.
There are four categories of topics covered in the A3 Leader Development Model:
- Developing the Leader
- Reproducing Other Leaders
- Multiplying Churches
- Expanding the Kingdom
2. Reproducing Other Leaders

— TOPIC 5 —
Training and Developing Leaders
Selecting and developing others to lead with you
Developing leaders is one of the main tasks of the pastor. His job is to equip the people so that they can do the work of the ministry, grow the church, and impact their communities for Christ.
Through this teaching module, leaders:
- Learn basic principles of developing leaders.
- Gain vision, passion and practical skills for developing leaders in their churches.
- Form a practical plan for training leaders in their church.
- Empower those they have trained and release them to do ministry.
— TOPIC 6 —
Disciple Making
Emulating Jesus’ method of reproducing disciples
Jesus told us to make disciples. Virtually every component of a healthy church depends on making true disciples.
Through this teaching module, leaders:
- Understand that making disciples is the primary task of the church.
- Learn that a commitment to making disciples must become a major focus of ministry.
- Define, in writing, what they mean by “disciple.”
- Understand the basic elements and dynamics of making disciples.
- Develop and implement a plan to make disciples in their church.
— TOPIC 7 —
Spiritual Gifts
Unleashing others to serve effectively
People ministering out of their spiritual gifts is a key to a healthy, vibrant church.
Through this teaching module, leaders:
- Develop a Biblical understanding of spiritual gifts.
- Understand the relationship of spiritual gifts and church growth.
- Learn how to help people to discover, develop and use their spiritual gifts.
A3 sustains change by identifying, developing and releasing the right leaders at the right time through the right process. By helping leaders thrive, we are changing the few, who change the many.
More Information
- Can you show me the A3 Teaching Manual?
- Why disciple-making is so important
- A3's integrated Curriculum
- See some of the A3 faculty

