Pretoria · Since 2015

Lifework
Leadership
Transforming leaders. Transforming cities.

A 9-month, Christ-centred journey for business and professional leaders who want to integrate their faith with how they lead and do business alongside a community of like-minded City Changers.

10 contact sessions · Approximately one weekday a month · Flexible payment plans

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The good influence of godly citizens causes a city to prosper.

Proverbs 11:11 TLB
4000+
alumni graduated
16
cities
6
nations
2015
first African city — Pretoria
The Outcomes

Three outcomes. One journey.

Everything in the Lifework Leadership process is built to move you through three defining shifts.

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C1

Clarify your Calling

Integrate your faith in Jesus with your business and everyday life, and discover how your work fits a greater purpose.

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C2

Connect to Community

Build dynamic relationships with other Christian influencers across industries, denominations and generations.

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C3

Captivate your heart for the City

Use your God-given influence and resources for the good of your workplace, your home and your city.

Life after graduation

The Commissioned Community

Graduation isn't the finish line, it's the beginning. Every leader who completes the journey is commissioned into the Lifework Commissioned Community: a lifelong, global network of City Changers.

Lifetime global membership across 16 cities in 6 nations
Ongoing connection with a bench of marketplace leaders and alumni
Access to Deep Dive programmes, including Business in Ministry (BIM)
A platform to mentor the next generation of leaders
Explore the Deep Dives
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The Full Jesus Journey

BUSINESS meets spiritual development

Ten contact sessions built around twelve focus areas. Lectures from international speakers, local business case studies, and honest application to your life and work.

Focus 1
Orientation
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Focus 2
Worldview
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Focus 3/4
Calling · Knowing God
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Focus 5
Relationships
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Focus 6
Generosity
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Focus 7
Compassion
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Focus 8
Integrity
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Focus 9
Humility
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Focus 10
Courage
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Focus 11
Legacy
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Focus 12
Commissioning
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Why it works

Your business is where God has placed your influence.

You do not need to leave the marketplace to do more for God.

Multiplication

Through deep connections with like-minded leaders in your community, your influence compounds beyond what you could reach alone.

A new perpespective

Practical, biblical tools for optimising your time, your talents and your platform for God, right where you already lead.

Actionable strategies

Leave each session with something to apply, so you live and lead with greater intentionality and purpose.

Some of our previous speakers

A global bench of marketplace leaders

Internationally and locally recognised leaders share their real victories and setbacks.

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Gordon MacDonald

Chairman, World Relief USA · Author, Ordering Your Private World

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Abigail Khuluse

Former SA Business Woman of the Year · Founder, Tushiya Advisory

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Nico van der Merwe

Founder, Eduplex · Author, What Does God Know About Business?

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Francois van Niekerk

Founder, Mertech Group · Co-Founder, Atterbury

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Martin Kuscus

Former MEC of Finance, North West · Former CEO, SABS

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Lynette Beer

Founder, Seeds of Inspiration

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Victor Sekese

CEO, SNG Grant Thornton

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Ken Costa

Chairman, Alpha Course · Author, God At Work

Alumni experiences

In their words

I want to express my sincere gratitude for the exceptional teaching and highly qualified speakers from around the globe, who transform leaders across ethnic groups. I recommend that any leader wanting to transform their life join this critical process.

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Gezani Mashele
MD, Scientia Optimate Group Schemes

Lifework helped me look at the deeper meaning of business from a fresh biblical perspective. The programme's power lies in the relationships you build with fellow graduates — the real-life stories and ethical solutions.

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Marno Boshoff
Director, Dreamstrat Consulting

New growth, energy and purpose; solid principles, incredible speakers with real success stories, and friends who share your values — topped by a revived relationship with the best Leader and Coach, Jesus. It changed my approach to life.

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Ronél Bezuidenhout
MD, The Capital Hotel School
Some of our partners & sponsors

Trusted across the marketplace

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