About
The School of Business Leadership is a comprehensive online school consisting of two one-year courses (GoBusiness100 & GoBusiness200) featuring real-time group interaction and dedicated support from trained facilitators. A conference component called the GoBusiness Intensive is an integral part of the experience. Registration is open year-round with new groups forming semi-annually. Our online format offers the convenience of enrollment from any location and is tailored to accommodate the busy schedules of working professionals.
College Credit
Upon successful completion of our schools, graduates can take advantage of our Advanced Standing Partnerships in which units of credit are awarded for your education with GoStrategic toward degrees and certifications with other colleges, universities, and institutions of higher education. Visit our Advanced Standing Partnerships Page for details.
The Event
Qualifying GoStrategic events are held in numerous countries around the world as well as virtually. These events are open to all and serve as a prerequisite for graduation from the School of Business Leadership. The goals of these events are to equip and inspire attendees and connect them relationally with peers and leaders. Please contact info@gostrategic.org to learn about upcoming events.
Relational Grounding
We are committed to fostering community under the firm believe that God builds relationally by joining together the hearts of individuals. Our mentor-based model is critical to the success of the course. Our desire to see students work with a facilitator is based in our conviction that genuine transformation in a person’s life takes place in the context of spiritual relationships with others. The role of the facilitator is to encourage and challenge their students as they work through the materials. Facilitators are graduates of the school, have completed additional facilitator training, and remain under the oversight of our Directors of Facilitation.
Structure
GoStrategic provides curated group assignments to enrolled students, taking into account such factors as time zone and demographics. These small groups convene every other week via video/phone conferencing (or in person where feasible) to discuss, process, and apply the lessons under the guidance of a vetted and trained facilitator. The meeting schedule for each group is determined by the facilitator at the course onset with consideration to participants’ schedules and availability. Students complete the course work online, with a two-week timeframe allotted for each lesson. The estimated time commitment of study per lesson is approximately 2-3 hours, which encompasses listening to the teaching, completing the reading assignment, and submitting homework. Additionally, GoBusiness200 (year two) includes an essay assignment due at the conclusion of the course.
Curriculum Overview
The GoBusiness100 (Year One) Course focuses on understanding the key differences between conventional versus biblical economics. Students will cultivate a foundational understanding of biblical worldview with a focus on discerning God’s heart in building, managing, and leading through the principles and patterns found in the Scriptures.
GOBUSINESS100 CURRICULUM SUMMARY:
Entry Exam (true/false and multiple-choice questions)
Reading Assignments: Each audio/video lesson includes a reading assignment from various authors and sources that topically corresponds with the respective teaching (with exception to DBGW as it is itself a book/audiobook).
5-Part Audio/Video Introductory Module:
Intro Module 1: Called by God to Steward His Creation, Part I
Intro Module 2: Called by God to Steward His Creation, Part II
Intro Module 3: Private Property: Cornerstone of Freedom
Intro Module 4: The Inheritance of the Heart
Intro Module 5: Building Spiritual & Organizational Dynasties
12-Chapter Book/Audiobook: Doing Business God’s Way
Lesson 1: DBGW Chapter 1: God is Building a Family Business
Lesson 2: DBGW Chapter 2: Maturity Comes by Stewarding Property
Lesson 3: DBGW Chapter 3: Generational Wealth and the Family Unit
Lesson 4: DBGW Chapter 4: Our God Loves to Work
Lesson 5: DBGW Chapter 5: The Product of the Family Business is Service
Lesson 6: DBGW Chapter 6: What Money Reveals about People
Lesson 7: DBGW Chapter 7: Risk, Self-Respect, and Redemptive Struggle
Lesson 8: DBGW Chapter 8: Exposing the Cruelty of the Economics of Blame
Lesson 9: DBGW Chapter 9: Justice and Equality Are Not the Same
Lesson 10: DBGW Chapter 10: Godly Government Produces Peace & Productivity
Lesson 11: DBGW Chapter 11: The Essential Three-Fold Cords
Lesson 12: DBGW Chapter 12: A Call to True Radicals
2-Part Audio/Video on Worldview
Lesson 13: The Mind Justifies What the Heart Has Chosen
Lesson 14: Worldview in a Nutshell: The Three Root Presuppositions
12-Part Audio/Video Series: Worldview for the Marketplace:
Lesson 15: WVMP 1: Glorifying God in the War Between Two Seeds
Lesson 16: WVMP 2: Building on Divine Law
Lesson 17: WVMP 3: Getting Free from Pharaoh’s Propaganda Machine
Lesson 18: WVMP 4: Living and Working Strategically
Lesson 19: WVMP 5: The Power of Obedient Faith
Lesson 20: WVMP 6: Mediating Grace
Lesson 21: WVMP 7: Jurisdictions, Authority, and Proprietorship
Lesson 22: WVMP 8: How Big is Your Vision?
Lesson 23: WVMP 9: God Loans, Transfers, and Takes Away
Lesson 24: WVMP 10: Where is the Value?
Lesson 25: WVMP 11: The Economics of Obedience and Boundaries
Lesson 26: WVMP 12: The Beauty of Justice
Exit Exam (true/false and multiple-choice questions)
The GoBusiness200 (Year Two) Course focuses on the strategic implementation of a biblical worldview and the principles of godly leadership, management, and stewardship. Students will be equipped for service, outreach, and evangelism in work and ministry, as well as sharpened in their ability to address contemporary business and social challenges.
GOBUSINESS200 CURRICULUM SUMMARY:
Attendance of a Qualifying GoStrategic Event: required to graduate
Entry Exam (true/false and multiple-choice questions)
Reading Assignments: Each audio/video lesson includes a reading assignment from various authors and sources that topically corresponds with the respective teaching.
Section One: The foundations of Marketplace Ministry:
Lesson 1: Foundations of Economic & Family Management
Lesson 2: Our Ministry as Kings and Priests
Lesson 3: Walking in Financial Freedom
Lesson 4: Building Your Organization on God’s Word and Pattern
Lesson 5: How Your Marketplace Ministry Fits into the Big Picture
Section Two: Establishing Our Spiritual Foundations for Building:
Lesson 6: How to Hear God for Your Business
Lesson 7: Discerning Whom You Can Trust
Lesson 8: Spiritual Warfare within Organizations
Lesson 9: Business Prayers God Will Answer
Lesson 10: Biblical Ethics for the Marketplace
Section Three: The Keys to Successful Business Life:
Lesson 11: What Is Your Organization Called to Do?
Lesson 12: Changing Man and His Institutions
Lesson 13: The Nature and Power of Agreements
Lesson 14: Transformation Begins with You
Section Four: Solving Problems God’s Way:
Lesson 15: Problem Solving, Parts I & II
Lesson 16: The Relational Nature of Problem Solving
Lesson 17: Execution and Delegation
Lesson 18: Stimulating the Commitment of Others
Section Five: Managing & Mentoring People with Destiny:
Lesson 19: Basic Principles of Management
Lesson 20: Building Our Businesses on a Relational Foundation, Part 1
Lesson 21: Building Our Businesses on a Relational Foundation, Part 2
Lesson 22: Understanding the Distinctions between Teaching & Training, Part 1
Lesson 23: Understanding the Distinctions between Teaching & Training, Part 2
Lesson 24: Knowing When the Game Is On: God’s Green Light
Lesson 25: The Battle to Preserve Your Spiritual Growth
Essay Assignment: GoBusiness200 is designed to increase leadership and management skills and reach of ministry through the application of God’s truths and a defined Christian worldview that distinguishes the differences between secular and biblical economics and business practices. The essay assignment is intended to stimulate creative thinking and aid the student in identifying their own places of personal transformation in these areas.
Exit Exam (true/false and multiple-choice questions)