Institute for
Transformational Leadership

Since 2004

It is time to see leaders who can facilitate effective interdependent and interdisciplinary partnerships; leaders that challenge locals to cross boundaries to become centres of service in their community; and leaders who stand up for justice, servanthood and stewardship in government, science and the marketplace.

About ITL

The Institute for Transformational Leadership (ITL) trains innovative leaders from all over the world and equips them to facilitate transformation, serving within different sectors and communities.

 

ABOUT US

OUR PROGRAMMES

At ITL, we empower, support, and connect emerging Christian leaders so they can bring lasting, Christ-centred transformation to their communities and sectors.

EQUIPPING

Our flagship programme, ALICT, is a three-month intensive training experience. It equips emerging Christian leaders from around the world with the skills, character, and spiritual development needed to lead sustainable Christ-centred transformation in their communities, sectors, and spheres of influence. 

GROWTH

Sojourner Journey (Mentorship Programme)

Leadership development does not end after training. The Sojourner Journey begins during ALICT and continues long after, providing ongoing mentorship, guidance, and accountability to ALICT leaders. This ensures that leaders are supported as they implement what they have learned and grow in their impact over time.

Coaching and Counselling Services

We offer life coaching services to all ALICT leaders to help them reach their goals and work towards their calling. As well as counselling services with a Biblical foundation to support their personal wellbeing and leadership health. By helping leaders remain emotionally, mentally, and spiritually healthy, we strengthen their ability to lead sustainable and effective transformation.

RESOURCES

Small Grant Programme

We also offer an annual small grant opportunity where alumni can apply for funding to support their community projects. It is designed to create breakthrough moments, giving leaders the opportunity to start initiatives that can grow into lasting, meaningful change.

ITL GetFund
(Crowdfunding Platform)

ITL GetFund is our crowdfunding platform designed to support ALICT leaders in launching and scaling their community development initiatives. We help these leaders build campaigns, share their vision online, and connect with supporters who can help bring their projects to life.
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Business Coaching

We support alumni who have started businesses to fund their ministries and impact work by pairing them with experienced business coaches in their specific fields.

CONNECTION

X-Teams (Alumni Network)

X-Teams connect ALICT leaders across cities, regions, and sectors around the world. These networks create opportunities for collaboration, mutual support, and shared learning. Led by ALICT alumni themselves, X-Teams foster a self-sustaining global community where leaders encourage and strengthen one another.

Community Groups

Each ALICT cohort remains closely connected through a dedicated WhatsApp group, enabling leaders to stay in touch and support one another across the globe. This helps sustain the relational support structure and global community they experienced during the programme, modeling the global body in action.

Online Alumni Events

We organise and host annual online Connect events for the broader ALICT network. These gatherings bring together Christian leaders from across the globe to share the challenges and victories of their leadership journeys, encouraging, strengthening, and learning from one another.

RELIEF

Many of our alumni serve in contexts marked by trauma, conflict, poverty, and violence and we recognise the importance of supporting them in these realities. We therefore mobilise support through the alumni network for leaders facing sudden or unexpected crises. Through trauma counselling, we walk alongside those navigating volatile and difficult environments. Dedicated prayer groups provide ongoing intercession for crisis situations, and emergency relief funds enable us to offer practical support where it is most needed.

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Alumni Testimonies

“Before coming to ALICT, I realised that much of my understanding of leadership had been superficial. I often led from a place of pressure and control rather than authenticity and grace. ALICT challenged me to face myself honestly, to unlearn old ways, and to see leadership as a lifelong journey of growth and surrender. Through the program, I discovered the true meaning of servant leadership — that leading like Christ means humility, love, and seeing others as greater than myself. It’s not about position or power, but about being a bridge so that others may encounter Christ. My purpose now is to help others flourish — to see them, even in their brokenness, and walk with them in love. ALICT has changed not only how I lead, but how I live.”
Alumna from South Africa
2025
“[To me ALICT was] a lifetime experience of transformation, healing and discovering; A gift from God to help me to deepen my understanding about servant leadership and empower me to serve others better.”
Alumna from Brazil
2025
A gathering of a few persons from different cultures, nations and environments that will impact their communities holistically and actively. They are gathered for learning from each other, for learning from experience and for knowing more about who they are. They get to know their calling and learn how to be Kingdom builders through serving.
Alumnus
2012
[ALICT is] a transformation cooking pot that impacts your mind and shifts you to be authentically Christlike.”
Alumnus from Kenya
2025
ALICT is a like a garage where people come to be serviced. By the time you leave the garage, you can’t recognize yourself because of the changes that have taken place in you, both inside and outside. ALICT is a tool in God’s hand to shape the destiny of individuals and nations.
Alumnus
2013
Changed forever my life! The most amazing experience in all the meanings spiritual, relationships, now I can feel how I grew there, about knowledge leadership in my community, how to organize a project, to treat people and understand them.
This is very important and touches so deeply,
Alumnus
2012

Since 2004

By grace we have been privileged to equip and train hundreds of participants since 2004.

Emerging leaders from over 117 countries have participated in ALICT, sharing cultures and perspectives.

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