Global Leadership Institute

 

The Global Leadership Institute (GLI) at Andrews University is a collaborative leadership development initiative supported by the General Conference (GC) of Seventh-day Adventists. Our mission is to promote the integrative development of Adventist leaders. For this reason we created LeadLab – a learning laboratory to grow leaders for mission, to support their learning on the journey of being an Adventist leader.

 

The GLI offers the LeadLab, transformational learning experiences and resources to inspire, equip, and support administrative leaders and their teams to help them fulfill their God-given mission. 

“​​Leadlab is not any other leadership training. It is about reorientation on how to become Christ-like in values, behavior and lifestyle.  [...] To wear Christ’s lenses to be able to see leadership from Christ’s point of view as service to humanity and not position. Leadership is about an external and internal relationship with self and others enabled by God. The lessons we have learned have changed my leadership perspective forever.” 


—LeadLab Growth Series Participant, East Central Africa Division

“It was a blessing stepping into a learning journey with LeadLab. My humble but profound recognition of the value of this unique opportunity LeadLab granted me to rethink my walk with God and my influence over colleagues and members. I got to realize that God really cares and expects more from me. I am committed to live with conscious actions and to replicate the learnt skills. So Lord, help me!”


—LeadLab Growth Series Participant, West Central Africa Division

“LeadLab creates a safe environment in which leaders from around our division--from one corner to the other of Europe--come together to confront their ideas with the challenges they face together in a kind of whirlpool of brainstorming to find innovative solutions."


—LeadLab Growth Series Participant, Inter European Division

"For me LeadLab arrived about 27 years late. I think every student, pastor, or any other professional needs this training. The LeadLab has given me the right position of leadership in my mission, and it has strengthened my calling as a pastor."

—LeadLab Growth Series Participant, South Pacific Division

GLI Team

Dr. Erich Baumgartner

Founding Director of the Global Leadership Institute

Dr. Randy Siebold

Associate Director of the Global Leadership Institute

Anna Piskozub

Operations Program Coordinator

Ramiro Quero

Associate for Digital Learning Technologies

Jungkil Son

Graduate Assistant

Assistant Project Manager

Edgar Escobar

Graduate Assistant

Media Content Specialist

Songhwa Chae

Graduate Assistant

Media Content Specialist

Dr. Alayne Thorpe

AU Center for Leadership

Dr. Juan Prestol-Puesán

GC Liaison

 

“The church on earth is composed of erring men and women, who need patient, painstaking effort that they may be trained and disciplined to work with acceptance in this life, and in the future life to be crowned with glory and immortality. Pastors are needed—faithful shepherds—who will not flatter God’s people, nor treat them harshly, but who will feed them with the bread of life—men who in their lives feel daily the converting power of the Holy Spirit and who cherish a strong, unselfish love toward those for whom they labor.” 

-Acts of the Apostles, p.526

GLI In The News

Le pardon, cœur de l’innovation / Façonner le cœur d’un leader - Articles Sélectionnés de Ministry International Juillet 2023 (Ministry France, 1st Quater 2024)

The case for leadership education among Adventist leaders (Ministry, August, 2023)

GLI Guest Editorial of Ministry International July 2023 (Ministry, July, 2023)

Transformational Leadership Laboratory Growth Series Equips Administrative Leaders to Fulfill God-given Mission (Adventist.asia/news May 23, 2023)

GLI Shares Innovative LeadLab Program for Adventist Leaders in Southern Asia-Pacific (Aventist.asia/news Mar. 17, 2023)

Leadership Program Inspires and Transforms (Adventist Record, Oct. 11, 2022)

Church Experts Report on Adventist Leadership Training Initiatives (Adventist Review, Oct. 10, 2022)

LeadLab Presentation at GC Annual Council 2022 Session (Oct. 7, 2022)

Adventist Leaders Preview Leadership Program (Adventist News Network, Feb. 11, 2022)