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Steve Hitz has founded and led companies, and served with his wife, Ginger, as a young single adults bishop. He is a founding member of Launching Leaders Worldwide Inc. Michael Leonard is the Executive Director of Launching Leaders and has worked in higher education and Church public affairs. Launching Leaders is a faith-based nonprofit leadership program for young adults. It started as a course at BYU Hawaii and later became a book and online course.
Highlights
9:00 Come alongside: learning together instead of learning in a hierarchical manner
12:00 Their mission is to empower young adult leaders, offering the course worldwide to groups of many faiths
13:30 Discussion in a group setting without hierarchy empowers young adults in applied learning, bringing enlightenment
17:00 How the course operates with interfaith groups
- Speaking the language of young adults reaches them where they might otherwise be losing their faith
- Religious Freedom and Business Foundation
- Using the course in YSA wards and church schools
26:00 YSA bishoprics
- Allow space for faith with young adults
- Cycle of spiritual guidance
30:00 Compartmentalization and congruency: bringing the parts together and embracing your whole self
34:30 Example of reaching congruency
38:00 The formula: Get up early, work hard, get your education, make your mark, give back
- 42:00 Developing daily mindfulness
- 44:00 Giving back every day instead of waiting to do it as older adults
47:00 Mentorships
- Finding and adopting their own mentors
- Be bold to create a relationship
- New models of mentoring
- The Mosiah principle: Every gift comes from God
56:00 Advice for YSA bishops
58:10 How to get started using Launching Leaders or contributing to the organization
Links
Website: www.llworldwide.org
Book: Launching Leaders: An Empowering Journey for a New Generation
Steven A. Hitz
Michael Leonard
