How long does the application take?

Fifteen short questions, about fifteen minutes if you take it seriously. The application is short enough that a serious leader will complete it and deep enough that Andrew can make an informed read and walk into the Discovery Conversation with real context.

What happens after I submit?

Andrew reads every application personally and reaches out within a few days with one of three things: an invitation to a Discovery Conversation, a clarifying question or two, or a thoughtful note about a better-fit door. A copy of your answers is also sent to your inbox automatically.

Is the cohort first-come or curated?

Curated. Fit with the room matters as much as fit with the work. Across applications, Andrew curates for sector spread, voice spread, season spread, and posture — so the cohort that forms is the strongest version of the room rather than the first eight applicants. The application and the Discovery Conversation together are how that curation happens.

What is the investment?

Per-seat tuition is $5,000 for the full ten-month cohort — about $500 per month. Verified 501(c)(3) and ministry leaders receive a 20% rate (about $4,000). One to two partial-scholarship seats are available per cohort, awarded by fit and need; the application includes a scholarship-discussion option.

When does the next cohort run?

Once a year. The next cohort is scheduled for early 2027, with enrollment opening the prior fall. The cohort confirms once the floor of four enrolled leaders is reached and runs at a maximum of eight. Below four, the cohort is postponed rather than run half-empty.

Cohort Application | The Renewal Cohort

Section 01 of 05

Identity & contact.

Full name*

Email*

Phone

Optional — used only for scheduling Discovery if it's a yes.

Role / Title*

Organization*

What does your organization do, in a sentence?*

Section 02 of 05

Where you are right now.

Which of these resonates most about your current season?*

Plateaued. Competent and established, quietly aware the next season requires different growth than another book will provide. In transition. Stepping into a larger role, leaving one chapter, or sensing a call you haven't yet named. Isolated. Carrying real weight with no peers who understand it. Done with information. Done the conferences, read the books, know the gap is not knowledge. More than one of these — or something else. Please describe in the next answer.

In a sentence or two: what is the gap you are trying to close in this season of your leadership?*

What about The Renewal Cohort specifically draws you?*

Section 03 of 05

Your context.

How do faith and leadership intersect in your work?*

An open question. Honest answers across the spectrum are welcome — including “still figuring that out” or “complicated.”

What's shaped you most as a leader so far?*

A mentor, a program, a book, a hard season, a specific failure or success — whatever first comes to mind.

Who in your life currently has permission to tell you a hard truth about your leadership?*

Honesty is the most useful answer here — including if the honest answer is “no one right now.”

Section 04 of 05

Cohort readiness.

The Cohort runs on peer honesty. Are you comfortable bringing the kind of openness peer formation requires?*

Yes — I want this and I am ready. Mostly, but it will stretch me. I'd want to talk with Andrew about what this actually looks like.

The cohort runs January through October. Two in-person intensives in Central Virginia (day-and-a-half each, Months 1 and 6) plus monthly virtual sessions. Can you commit to that calendar?*

Yes — fully. Probably yes, with one or two known conflicts I'd want to flag. Not for the upcoming cohort — I'd like to be considered for a future one.

Investment.*

Per-seat tuition is $5,000 (payment plans available; roughly $500/month across ten months). Which fits?

Standard rate works. Verified 501(c)(3) or ministry — 20% rate (about $4,000 / $400 per month). I'd want to discuss scholarship options. (One to two partial scholarship seats per cohort.)

Section 05 of 05

Anything else.

How did you hear about The Renewal Cohort?

Anything else you'd like Andrew to know before he reaches out?

Optional. Sometimes the most useful answer of the whole form lands here.

Apply for the next Cohort.

Identity & contact.

Where you are right now.

Your context.

Cohort readiness.

Anything else.

Thank you. Andrew will be in touch within a few days.