Churches and Christian organizations need a way to develop leaders without adding more meetings to the calendar. Develop.Me is a learning platform built for that work, turning leadership content into on-demand courses people can take from a phone or desktop.^1
An organization sets up its own branded space, then builds courses or assigns ready-made ones. The platform includes a Course Builder, prebuilt leadership courses, interactive assignments, chat and discussion boards, on-demand lessons, badges and other gamification, white-label branding, and an admin dashboard for tracking progress.^2 It serves pastors, business owners, and educators who want to disciple, train, and multiply leaders in their own context.^3 Develop.Me is subscription-based, with a free option to start and no long-term commitment required.^4
Develop.Me is a product of Cultivate Leadership Institute (CLI). Dr. Eric Freeman founded CLI in 2018, after recognizing the need for a more personalized approach to leadership development, and its first training began with a small group at Definition Church.^5 In 2021, CLI created Develop.Me as its own custom learning management software, so organizations could share their content with a branded experience.^5 The institute's mission is to equip individuals to become mature, healthy leaders through instruction, training, and guidance, and Develop.Me lists its first core value as "Jesus is our focus."^3
"Develop.Me has allowed our courses to replicate and be available in real time. What used to be limited to my availability is now limitless in who we can serve." — Patrick Hayes, Owner, Safe Eats Consulting^6
"What I really love about Develop.Me is the user experience. It makes it easy to focus on the things you're actually supposed to focus on when developing leaders." — Stephanie Ertel, Executive Director of Academics, Manna University^6
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