Program Details | dsministries

MODULES

WORKING GENIUS

Discover how you personally get things done and how you can utilize and activate your own “geniuses” within your team. Most personality tests are 90% personality and 10% work. Working Genius, a program developed by best-selling author, Will Mancini, is 90% work and 10% personality. Discover where you find and sustain energy and what things drag you down.

WHO ARE YOU AS A LEADER?

God has made each of us unique, which means we are each unique in the way that we lead. It you are simply copying someone else, it is impossible to lead intuitively or effectively. In this module we will discover how God made each of us and how we can leverage our own unique leadership style, personality and abilities.

CULTURE BUILDING

This leadership module focuses on fostering a positive organizational culture by equipping leaders with essential skills and strategies. It emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, building trust and creating a great place to work that exhibits employee engagement and satisfaction.

CRUCIAL INFLUENCE

This leadership module explores the framework of Crucial Influence and how it empowers leaders to drive meaningful and lasting change. Participants learn to identify the few vital behaviors that matter most, diagnose why people act the way they do, and apply multiple sources of influence to shape those behaviors. By mastering these tools, leaders gain the ability to create accountability, strengthen motivation, and build systems that sustain positive results. The outcome is a culture where individuals consistently act on their values, teams perform at higher levels, and ministries thrive through purposeful and aligned action.

CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS

This leadership module equips participants with the skills to handle high-stakes conversations where opinions differ, emotions run strong, and outcomes matter. Through the Crucial Conversations framework, leaders learn how to stay focused on shared goals, create psychological safety, and speak with clarity and respect even in tense situations. Participants practice tools for transforming conflict into dialogue, turning defensiveness into openness, and ensuring that all voices are heard. By applying these strategies, leaders build stronger relationships, foster trust, and guide their teams toward better decisions and lasting results.

SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP: THRIVING PEOPLE, THRIVING TEAMS

This leadership module explores how thriving individuals create thriving teams, drawing on insights from neuroscience and research on personal well-being. Leaders learn how brain science explains motivation, stress, and resilience, and how these factors directly influence team dynamics and performance. The module emphasizes practical strategies for cultivating energy, focus, and emotional regulation—skills that enable leaders to bring their best selves to their work and model healthy patterns for their teams. By understanding the neurological foundations of trust, empathy, and collaboration, participants discover how to design environments where people feel safe, valued, and motivated. The result is a team culture that is not only more innovative and productive but also more sustainable, as leaders and team members alike thrive personally and collectively.

LIVING A LIFE GUIDED BY THE WORD

God calls us to live a life built upon and guided by his Word. But what does that actually look like? Join us as we address the emotional highs and lows of daily life and learn how to practically redirect our thoughts onto his Truth. At the same time we’ll learn how to provide spiritual care to others by helping them redirect their thoughts onto his Truth.

SHIFT: MOVE FROM FRUSTRATED TO FULFILLED

Every day, we move in one direction or another. We’re free to choose from endless possibilities. Only you can choose the direction for the rest of your life. Whether you are a seasoned executive, emerging leader, stay-at-home parent, or college student, frustration is inevitable. Now is the time for you to SHIFT from, “I’m so busy and stressed,” to, “I’m living my ideal life right now.” In this presentation, Derek will teach you a 5-gear process that you can apply in your personal and professional lives. Each gear will uniquely move you from frustrated to fulfilled. Through powerful questions and effective exercises, you’ll discover how to make today the day you are inspired to change. It’s your next move!

EXECUTE: 10 HABITS THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR WORK & LIFE

Carefully look over your to-do list. Will you commit to action? Reality check: wherever you are in your life and career is a result of your habits, good or bad. Great news! No matter where you are right now, you can transform your life by transforming your habits. The best way to get started is to bridge the gap between being busy and being productive. In this workshop, you’ll learn that the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system. Derek will help you design every minute of your activities with gap-closing behaviors. You’ll go from, “I’m overwhelmed, stuck, and unfulfilled” to, “I’m laser-focused, making progress, and fulfilled.”

*Modules subject to change based on feedback and testing during our pilot program.