ELE

WHAT IS ELE?

OUR PURPOSE: To empower students to love biblically, serve sacrificially and lead boldly wherever life takes them.


The FCA Emerging Leader Experience has a desire to see ongoing high quality leadership training made available to the students we serve. In our society today, students face unprecedented challenges among which are poverty of vision, poverty of spirit and poverty of opportunity.


We are honored to partner with Student Leadership University to provide this world-class leadership journey. 


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What is THE ELE

In our society today, students face unprecedented challenges among which are poverty of vision, poverty of spirit and poverty of opportunity. The FCA Emerging Leader Experience is committed to empowering students to lead effectively and dream God-sized dreams.



We are committed to training up the next generation to love Biblically, serve sacrificially and lead boldly wherever God leads them. We are honored to partner with Student Leadership University to provide this world-class leadership journey.

What is SLU

Our goal is to empower, enable, and equip students around the globe to rise to the call of leadership. Our vision is to train up a generation of leaders who will effectively engage their world on all levels with a contagious passion for Christ in a manner that is full of both grace and truth.  In other words, our vision is to change the world … one student at a time.



SLU 101 will give your students a quantum leap in how to think, dream, and lead. This is accomplished through a high intensity four-day event which serves as a catalyst for your students to begin purchasing their tomorrows today.

Sessions & Experiences

When:

Meetings will be held once a month. Begining September 2022 and lasting throughout the school year with our last meeting in April 2023.


Where:

Colonial Oaks Baptist Church 

6901 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, Florida 34241


What to Expect:

- Rules & tools of leadership

- Time & life management skills training

- Developing a Biblical worldview

- Understanding your personality

- Theology of imagination & discovering your dream

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY

SLU 101 

A year’s worth of leadership development in just 4 days. This dynamic experience allows attendees to learn from world-class thought leaders in creative and participatory environments inside and outside of the conference room. SLU teaches each student practical and relational life skills to change the way they think, dream and lead at the feet of Jesus.


Places You'll Go

  • Sea World
  • Islands of Adventure
  • Universal Studios

What You'll Experience

  • All-Inclusive 4-Day/3-Night Stay in a Business Hotel
  • Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Experiences at Sea World
  • Rules and Tools of Leadership from World-Class Communicators
  • Worldview Development from Leading Christian Apologists
  • An Afternoon of Roller Coasters at Renowned Theme Parks
  • Business Leadership Lessons from Top Level Executives
  • Personality Assessment and Time and Goal Management

SLU 201

Building on the foundation of personal leadership learned at SLU 101, SLU 201 will equip you to lead as a citizen and catalyst for change. Explore the ten foundational components of SLU 201 as you discover your own role in our society’s future.


Places You'll Go

  • National Monuments
  • The Holocaust Museum
  • Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • The U.S. Capitol (Pending Reopening)
  • The Museum of the Bible
  • The National Archives (Pending Reopening)

What You'll Experience

  • Observe and meditate on the cost of freedom & honor through a private wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
  • Grapple with deep questions about justice in the shadow of the Holocaust
  • Learn the power of legacy while exploring our national monuments
  • Watch theology and culture intersect in the hall of Congress and faith lived out in the public square
  • Understand your responsibility and calling to be a citizen

SLU 101 

A year’s worth of leadership development in just 4 days. This dynamic experience allows attendees to learn from world-class thought leaders in creative and participatory environments inside and outside of the conference room. SLU teaches each student practical and relational life skills to change the way they think, dream and lead at the feet of Jesus.


Places You'll Go

  • Sea World
  • Islands of Adventure
  • Universal Studios

What You'll Experience

  • All-Inclusive 4-Day/3-Night Stay in a Business Hotel
  • Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Experiences at Sea World
  • Rules and Tools of Leadership from World-Class Communicators
  • Worldview Development from Leading Christian Apologists
  • An Afternoon of Roller Coasters at Renowned Theme Parks
  • Business Leadership Lessons from Top Level Executives
  • Personality Assessment and Time and Goal Management

SLU 201

Building on the foundation of personal leadership learned at SLU 101, SLU 201 will equip you to lead as a citizen and catalyst for change. Explore the ten foundational components of SLU 201 as you discover your own role in our society’s future.


Places You'll Go

  • National Monuments
  • The Holocaust Museum
  • Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • The U.S. Capitol (Pending Reopening)
  • The Museum of the Bible
  • The National Archives (Pending Reopening)

What You'll Experience

  • Observe and meditate on the cost of freedom & honor through a private wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
  • Grapple with deep questions about justice in the shadow of the Holocaust
  • Learn the power of legacy while exploring our national monuments
  • Watch theology and culture intersect in the hall of Congress and faith lived out in the public square
  • Understand your responsibility and calling to be a citizen

SLU 301

Inherit the Past. Shape the Future. Continue your leadership journey by learning to think bigger about the world as we dive deep into history around Europe. We want you to experience the sacrifices made in the past and consider the worldviews of great philosophers who have paved the way for us. At SLU 301, you will learn you are called to shape history and leave a legacy for Jesus that is larger than yourself.


Places You'll Go

  • London
  • Oxford
  • Paris
  • Normandy

What You'll Experience

  • Learn the meaning of sacrifice while standing on the beaches of Normandy
  • Experience Paris by witnessing the art of history inspired
  • Have a backstage pass into the lives of Churchill, Wesley, Newton, Dickens, and Bunyan
  • Spend time walking around the famous Eiffel Tower
  • Understand church history in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Wesley’s Chapel, and Notre Dame
  • Explore the ideas that led C.S. Lewis to Christ inside Holy Trinity Church where he worshipped
  • Dream like a history-maker

SLU 401

Leadership Begins at the Feet of Jesus. The final step of the SLU journey begins at the birthplace of our faith. After you walk through Scripture at SLU 401, in the footsteps of the most incredible servant leader and teacher our world has ever known, you will never read the Bible the same way again. Not only is faith brought to life, but you will better understand your role in God’s redemptive story and that true leadership begins at the feet of Jesus.


Places You'll Go

  • Jerusalem
  • Mount Carmel
  • Garden of Gethsemane
  • Megiddo
  • Sea of Galilee
  • Mount of Beatitudes
  • Caesaria
  • Nazareth

What You'll Experience

  • Follow the early life of Christ as you journey through the streets of Bethlehem and Nazareth
  • Learn to face life’s storms while sailing the Sea of Galilee
  • Kneel in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane
  • Stand strong in the face of the world while walking the Via Dolorosa
  • Take communion outside the door of the empty tomb after seeing Calvary
  • Write your role in God’s redemptive story, and learn to lead like Jesus
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SLU 301

Inherit the Past. Shape the Future. Continue your leadership journey by learning to think bigger about the world as we dive deep into history around Europe. We want you to experience the sacrifices made in the past and consider the worldviews of great philosophers who have paved the way for us. At SLU 301, you will learn you are called to shape history and leave a legacy for Jesus that is larger than yourself.


Places You'll Go

  • London
  • Oxford
  • Paris
  • Normandy

What You'll Experience

  • Learn the meaning of sacrifice while standing on the beaches of Normandy
  • Experience Paris by witnessing the art of history inspired
  • Have a backstage pass into the lives of Churchill, Wesley, Newton, Dickens, and Bunyan
  • Spend time walking around the famous Eiffel Tower
  • Understand church history in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Wesley’s Chapel, and Notre Dame
  • Explore the ideas that led C.S. Lewis to Christ inside Holy Trinity Church where he worshipped
  • Dream like a history-maker

SLU 401

Leadership Begins at the Feet of Jesus. The final step of the SLU journey begins at the birthplace of our faith. After you walk through Scripture at SLU 401, in the footsteps of the most incredible servant leader and teacher our world has ever known, you will never read the Bible the same way again. Not only is faith brought to life, but you will better understand your role in God’s redemptive story and that true leadership begins at the feet of Jesus.


Places You'll Go

  • Jerusalem
  • Mount Carmel
  • Garden of Gethsemane
  • Megiddo
  • Sea of Galilee
  • Mount of Beatitudes
  • Caesaria
  • Nazareth

What You'll Experience

  • Follow the early life of Christ as you journey through the streets of Bethlehem and Nazareth
  • Learn to face life’s storms while sailing the Sea of Galilee
  • Kneel in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane
  • Stand strong in the face of the world while walking the Via Dolorosa
  • Take communion outside the door of the empty tomb after seeing Calvary
  • Write your role in God’s redemptive story, and learn to lead like Jesus
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