Year-Round Mentoring Group for Emerging Leaders
with Adrian Reynolds
Programme Overview
The Network has a number of components, each designed to meet these twin goals.
▪ The Network begins with a four-day private Network at the 2026 European Leadership Forum, 16-21 May 2026, held in Wisła, Poland.. This consists of four three-hour morning Network sessions, plus an evening social activity.
▪ An initial one-to-one mentoring session with Adrian to take place at the European Leadership Forum annual meeting in Wisła, Poland.
▪ A 48-hour in-person December Retreat from noon to noon on 1-3 December 2026 (Location TBC)
▪ Five 2-hour online sessions as a group (dates and curriculum below).
▪ Two informal online prayer times, recognising that supporting one another in prayer is an integral part of leadership growth.
▪ Two one-to-one online mentoring sessions with Adrian over the course of the year.
This plan equates to a monthly commitment from May through to April (with a break in July).
GOAL:
to resource emerging leaders with long-term strategies for growth, development, and resilience in the service
to which God has called themto develop a group of men from across Europe in similar circumstances which will, in the Lord’s goodness, be a long-term support cohort serving the cause of Christ in Europe
PARTICIPANTS:
Participants (eight to ten men) should be men who are in the first 15 years of ministry and who are willing to commit to being part of a learning community as part of their growth and development. It is for leaders in Europe. Participants will have to provide a reference from a senior leader in their country/context.
Interested applicants need first to apply and be accepted to the 2026 Forum before filling out an application specific to the Emerging Leaders Year-Round Mentoring Network. If you wish to apply for the 2026-2027 Year-Round Mentoring for Emerging Leaders, please fill the online application.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be pastors or leaders of Christian organisations (e.g., a seminary) who are in their first 15 years of ministry and who commit to a year-round curriculum of webinars and in-person mentoring meetings.
YRM Leader
Adrian Reynolds is Associate National Director for the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) in the UK. His responsibilities include leadership development. He has over 30 years of experience training and mentoring leaders in both the secular and Christian worlds. Before joining FIEC, he served as a pastor and also as Director of a UK training institution for pastors. He has written 12 books, including books on leadership and marriage as well as two Bible commentaries. He has contributed to The Gospel Coalition commentary project and hosts the In:Dependence podcast. His passion is to pass the baton on to a new and emerging generation of leaders. Adrian is married with three daughters and five grandchildren. He is also a member of the ELF Steering Group.
Application Process
To apply:
Thoroughly review the curriculum.
Complete the online application.
Ask a pastor or spiritual mentor who knows you well to submit a reference for you.
Once you have completed the application, if your experience and responsibilities match the Network's aims, you will be asked to have online interviews with Emanuel Tundrea and Adrian
Reynolds.
We will notify you whether or not you have been accepted as a participant in the 2026-27 programme within four to six weeks.
If you have questions, contact us at initiatives@euroleadership.org.