Servant Leadership Development -

Servant Leadership Development

Raising up men and women to serve in different areas of ministry leadership at Grace Fellowship Church.

2026 Meeting Dates and Topics

January 17

Humility (C.J. Mahaney)

February 21

Taking God at His Word (Kevin DeYoung) and Systematic Theology — Chapters 2–4 (Wayne Grudem)

March 21

A Praying Life (Paul Miller)

April 18

Systematic Theology — Doctrine of God, Chapters 10–14 (Wayne Grudem) Stop at page 293 in Chapter 14

May 16

Systematic Theology — Doctrine of Christ and the Holy Spirit, Chapters 26–30 (Wayne Grudem)

June 20

Systematic Theology — Doctrine of the Application of Redemption, Chapters 31, 33–38, 40 (Wayne Grudem) For Chapter 36, stop at page 896

July 18

Trusting God (Jerry Bridges)

August 15

The Discipline of Grace (Jerry Bridges)

September 12

When People Are Big and God Is Small (Edward Welch)

October 10

Love Your Church (Tony Merida) and Systematic Theology — Doctrine of the Church, Chapters 44, 46, 48 (Wayne Grudem)

November 21

Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Part 1 (Paul Tripp)

December 19

Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Part 2 (Paul Tripp)

*All meetings will take place at the Florence Campus from 8:00–10:30am

What is Servant Leadership Development?

Servant Leadership Development is a track for raising up men and women to serve in different areas of ministry at Grace Fellowship Church. The next class starts January 2026.

Childcare will be available

How does it work?

Servant Leadership Development is a one-year program where you commit to:

Meet once a month

Attend monthly Saturday morning sessions throughout the year.

Complete readings

Work through a book or section of Systematic Theology, complete reflections, and memorize Scripture.

Serve in ministry

Actively participate in a ministry of the church to apply what you’re learning.

The meetings take place on early Saturday mornings starting January of 2026. Each session includes a small group discussion of about ten people for the first hour, followed by a talk and Q&A from a ministry leader about how the topic applies to ministry and service.

*Childcare will be available.

What you’ll get

Free book: Systematic Theology

Each participant receives a free copy of Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology for the course.

Discounted curriculum books

Additional titles in the reading plan are available at a discounted price for participants.

Hear from a participant

“SLD has already changed my own thinking. It’s helped me slow down and process Scripture, and think through theology in a way that connects to everyday life.”
– Connor Brown