Question 1

What is The Renewal Cohort?

Accepted Answer

The Renewal Cohort is Renewal Leadership's nine-month, whole-person leadership formation cohort for a small company of four to eight leaders drawn from different organizations and sectors. It pairs structured formation with genuine peer community across a single arc — from the inner work of identity and self-leadership, through a mid-point renewal retreat, outward to leading others, organization, and multiplication. It is Formation-tier (Tier 2) depth delivered in the cohort format.

Question 2

How long is it, and what does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Nine months, running once a year. Tuition is $5,000 per seat — about $560 per month across the nine months — and includes two in-person intensives in Central Virginia, all monthly gatherings, peer learning circles, the whole-person practices track, the workbook, the anchor assessment, and a closing leadership strategy. Verified 501(c)(3) and ministry leaders receive 20% off, and each cohort reserves one to two partial-scholarship seats.

Question 3

How is the Cohort different from Formation Engagement?

Accepted Answer

Both hold the same Formation-tier depth; the difference is the vehicle. Formation Engagement is private, one-to-one, paced to the individual leader and anchored on the GiANT 5 Voices framework. The Renewal Cohort forms a leader alongside a company of peers from different organizations, on a shared calendar, following a broad whole-person arc. Choose Formation Engagement to be formed privately and around your specific situation; choose the Cohort to be formed among peers — and at a more accessible price.

Question 4

How is the Cohort different from Team Formation?

Accepted Answer

The Renewal Cohort is open: leaders from different organizations enroll as individuals and are formed cross-sector. Team Formation is closed: one organization's own intact leadership team is formed together, privately, around their shared work. Open versus closed is the distinction — a room of peers from many organizations versus your own team in the room.

Question 5

Who is the Cohort for?

Accepted Answer

Leaders who have done some clarity work and now want depth among peers: the leader who has plateaued, the leader in transition, the leader who is isolated and carrying real weight without peers who understand it, and the leader who is done collecting information and knows the gap is formation. It is not for a leader who needs directional clarity first (that is the Align Intensive) or one who needs sustained one-to-one work on a specific personal pressure (that is Formation Engagement).

Question 6

When does the next cohort run?

Accepted Answer

The cohort runs once a year, with the next cohort scheduled for early 2027; enrollment opens the prior fall. It runs at a minimum of four and a maximum of eight, curated for fit through a free Discovery Conversation. Below four enrolled, the cohort is postponed rather than run half-empty.