The Arrow Australia Leadership Program takes place over a two-year period and consists of three main components

1. Five-day Conferences
Over the course of the program participants will travel to Melbourne for three week-long interactive conferences led by some of Australia’s most capable Christian, business and civic leaders.  The dates for the 2009/2010 program are as follows:

• Conference 1,  29 June – 3 July 2009
• Conference 2,  1-5 March 2010
• Conference 3,  30 August – 3 September 2010

3. Mentoring & Guided Reflection
Each month for 16 months, participants will meet with a trained mentor, selected in consultation with the Program Director, to discuss progress on a leadership development plan.

Unique Advantages of the Program

• It's national
• It's interdenominational
• It's for a select group of emerging leaders
• It provides critical assessment of Australian culture and evangelism in that context
• It allows participants to interact with outstanding Christian, business and civic leaders and creative thinkers
• It builds a unique peer-network for each participant with gifted leaders from other churches‚ para-church groups and denominations.

Selection of Participants

The Arrow program is aimed at young leaders‚ both men and women, in full time ministry and who: -

• Are generally between the ages of 25 and 35 at the time of applying for Arrow
• Are committed to the fulfillment of the great commission (Matthew 28:18-20)
• Have demonstrated leadership capacity
• Desire to become more like Christ
  
• Want to increase their effectiveness by developing their skills and competencies
• Sense a God-given vision they wish to sharpen and pursue with their whole heart
• Are willing to be challenged in their growth both by mentors and peers
• Reflect diverse denominational and para-church groups within Australia

Names are recommended to the Program Director by our State Coordinators and applications are available online.

Costs

The total fee of $3000 is paid in 6 quarterly payments of $500 and covers:

• All conferences and tuition
• All program materials (excluding books purchased for the Guided Reading Program)
• The Arrow Journal and Guided Reading Program
• One-on-one mentoring
• Leadership assessment tools and follow-up consultation
• Contact and liaison time with the Arrow staff

Each participant is responsible for his or her transport costs and purchase of books for the Guided Reading Program assignments. Approximately 60% of the overall cost of the course is subsidised by donations from the wider Australian Church. The Executive Director in cooperation with the Board has responsibility for raising these funds.