Lead Equipped
Spring 2026 Session · Sat. April 18th · 9am EDT
Become a better leader in the church and the marketplace. Session topic: Sensitivity Training.
Follow Along with Sis. Justine
Fitness for Leadership
Leadership fitness goes beyond physical fitness — it encompasses mental, emotional, and spiritual fitness.
We are in a global mental health crisis. Unstable leaders cannot lead people who are struggling. Crazy cannot lead crazy — someone must be stable, competent, and grounded.
Competence means performing to a higher-than-average standard consistently — not occasionally. Excellence is not an achievement to be praised; it is the standard.
If you still need recognition every time you do something excellent, that is a sign of a deeper issue that must be addressed before you lead others.
Competence also means having the capacity to keep learning. A leader who refuses to learn will become irrelevant. The message of the church does not change — but the method must be updated continually.
If you cannot adapt your method to reach present-day culture, you are not being traditional — you are being offensive. And in a cancel culture, offensive gets canceled.
“The moment you stop learning is the moment you are no longer suitable to teach.”
We must stop placing people in leadership positions simply to keep them engaged or because they have been around a long time. A collar or a title does not equal competence.
Leaders in this house must be willing to do what is being done for them — tools, blueprints, opportunities, and mentorship must be paid forward.
Compassion Without Partiality
Leadership must embody compassion without partiality. If you show compassion to those you know and like, you must be equally compassionate to those you do not know or prefer.
Compassion is not just feeling sorry for someone — it is a sympathetic awareness of distress coupled with a desire and a plan to alleviate it.
A good leader is attentive beyond Sunday. Leaders inconvenience themselves to know what their people are actually going through.
The goal of leadership is to escort everyone out of their struggle. That must be a set goal — not a passive wish.
The moment you lose your sensitivity, you become unfit to lead anyone, anywhere. Desensitization is a warning sign, not a strength.
After each difficult exchange or assignment, check yourself: can you still feel? If you walk away numb, that is a problem that must be addressed.
Leaders must be prepared to coach and referee the lives of those they lead — all while remaining neutral, impartial, and fair. Even with the people you share dinner with.
“The moment you lose your sensitivity, you become unfit to lead anyone anywhere.”
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Who is Lead Equipped For?
While Lead Equipped is designed to address the specific leadership gaps and needs within the Inner City Church of New York, it is not exclusive to ICCNY members. All leaders within the Church at large and within the marketplace are invited for a day filled with learning, team building, and fortification.