Ignite Fort Wayne
A Unique Leadership Learning Experience
Ignite Fort Wayne is a unique learning experience focusing on the most important leadership opportunity every leader faces…self-leadership. Packed with relational, experiential, and reflective learning, you will anchor yourself to lead in the current environment and hone your ability to be an innovative leader. Participants will engage with veteran leaders, expert facilitators, community members, and carefully selected group of peers all within a unique leadership learning design rooted in proven leadership development practices. “The task of our lives is not what we do, but who we become.” – John Ortberg
Ignite Fort Wayne Features
- Anchoring leadership in faith, values, and spiritual vitality to meet the demands of the current environment.
- Emphasis on life-long self-leadership through a combination of introspection and skills development.
- Peer coaching and learning frameworks that quickly get to the heart of leadership growth.
- 1:1 Connects with exceptional Veteran Leaders from across Fort Wayne.
- Contribution to the Love Fort Wayne movement.
- Expert group facilitators.
- Hands on development of the skills essential to innovation and problem solving.
- Balance of rigor and accessibility to every schedule.
- Group size limited to 12 (multiple groups will run concurrently).
Dates, Times, Locations
Group Meetings 2025 Fall Session Schedule
- Eight group meetings are 90 minutes and will occur during each of the following weeks:
- September 17: Kick-Off – 11:30 a.m. in person lunch at the Kaizen Center
- September 24: Week 1 – Im person at the Kaizen Center
- October 1: Week 2 – online via Zoom
- October 15: Week 3 – In person at the Kaizen Center
- October 23: Special Event – Kaizen Center
- October 29: Week 4 – online via Zoom
- November 5: Week 5 – online via zoom
- November 12: Week 6 – in person at the Kaizen Center
- Graduation | Open House: November 19 – Love Fort Wayne Office
Veteran Leader Meeting
One 60-minute meeting with an established Fort Wayne area veteran leader committed to seeing the next generation of leaders flourish:
- Week of October 6
Participants can expect individual reading and reflection activities of about 90 minutes per week. Multiple Ignite groups are run co-currently, each limited to 12 participants.
Application Deadline and Payment
FALL 2025 Session is now open and taking applications. Application deadline is September 12. Accepted applicants will be notified by September 15th. The $450 registration is payable upon acceptance and includes books and programming (payment plans also available).
What Past Participants Are Saying
I’ve been through other leadership programs, but they can become so time consuming. Seemed like we really got down to it with not a lot of wasted time.
The way the questioning happened throughout the whole thing was so different. Asking questions was a huge light bulb for so many people.
The group design is super powerful.
I walked away with a new mentor.
I wondered how it was going to fit in my life, but I left wanting it to continue.
Sponsorship
Sponsoring an up-and-coming leader who participates in Ignite Fort Wayne is a double return on investment. Sponsors invest in the leader and because of the integration with the Love Fort Wayne movement, invest in Fort Wayne as well!
Specific Questions? Email: ignite@lovefortwayne.com
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