You've read the books.
You've done the courses.
Why do you still feel stuck?
Because information doesn't change you. Formation does.
You don't need another framework to memorize.
You need a space where you can finally be honest about what's not working — with people who actually get it.
Imagine being in a room with other leaders who:
Carry the same weight you do
Won't judge you for struggling
Are committed to real change, not surface fixes
That's what a Crown & Compass cohort is.
Who This Cohort Is For
This work is for leaders who carry more than they should and are ready to restore clarity, boundaries, and sustainable authority.
Leaders Who Carry Too Much
You feel guilty setting limits and struggle to delegate without controlling the outcome.
Externally Strong, Internally Exhausted
Others see you as capable, but privately you feel misaligned, reactive, or burned out.
Strategy Hasn't Fixed It
You've tried systems, coaching, and time management—but something still feels "off."
Ready for Peer Formation
You want to process with other leaders who understand the weight of responsibility.
If leadership feels heavier than it should, this isn't a capacity issue.
It's an identity issue—and cohorts address it at the root.
Identify Your Leadership Patterns Before Joining a Cohort
Not sure if you're leading from healthy self-leadership or unhealthy patterns? Take the Narcissistic Leader Assessment as a diagnostic tool.
This assessment helps you understand where you fall on the spectrum between narcissistic leadership (ego-driven, controlling, image-focused) and healthy self-leadership (identity-rooted, empowering, integrity-focused). Use it to clarify what you need to work on in the cohort.
This is a self-assessment tool to help you prepare for cohort work—not a prerequisite or judgment.
Prepare for Your Cohort Experience
These assessments help you enter your cohort with clarity about your patterns, needs, and starting point—making the formation work more focused and effective.
Best Self Assessment
Get a holistic view of your life before the cohort begins. This helps you identify which of the 5 pillars needs the most attention in your formation journey.
Why take this before your cohort:
- • Identifies your starting point across 6 life dimensions
- • Helps you set personal formation goals
- • Gives context for group discussions
- • Tracks progress throughout the cohort
Leadership Discernment Tool
Clarify your primary leadership need before joining the cohort. This ensures you're in the right formation space and helps you engage with the right focus.
Why take this before your cohort:
- • Confirms cohort is the right format for you
- • Identifies your primary growth area
- • Helps you articulate needs to the group
- • Ensures you're ready for peer formation
Cohort Tip: Share Your Results
Many cohort participants find it helpful to share their assessment results during the first session. This creates immediate depth, builds trust quickly, and helps the group understand each person's starting point. Your facilitator will guide this process in a safe, structured way.
The Core 5 Crown & Compass Teaching Pillars
Every cohort is built on these foundational pillars—forming identity before behavior.
👑 Pillar 1: Identity Before Authority
Foundation Pillar
Core Truth: Who you are determines how you lead—especially under pressure.
What This Corrects:
- • Identity confusion
- • Performance-based leadership
- • Approval-seeking authority
What Changes:
- • Leaders stop negotiating worth through outcomes
- • Authority stabilizes under stress
- • Boundaries stop feeling selfish
"You don't lead from what you know. You lead from who you believe you are."
🧱 Pillar 2: Boundaries Are Leadership
Stability Pillar
Core Truth: Boundaries are not personal preferences—they're leadership infrastructure.
What This Corrects:
- • Overfunctioning
- • Guilt-driven leadership
- • Emotional enmeshment
What Changes:
- • Leaders stop rescuing others from growth
- • Responsibility becomes clear, not crushing
- • Burnout patterns reverse
"Leaders without boundaries don't lead—they manage anxiety."
🧭 Pillar 3: Alignment Over Control
Wisdom Pillar
Core Truth: Control is a symptom. Alignment is the solution.
What This Corrects:
- • Micromanagement
- • Reactivity
- • Decision paralysis
What Changes:
- • Leaders regain discernment under pressure
- • Decisions become calm and timely
- • Authority no longer requires force
"Control shows up when identity and values drift out of alignment."
👑 Pillar 4: Sonship, Not Striving
Spiritual Authority Pillar
Core Truth: We lead as sons and daughters—not hired hands trying to earn worth.
What This Corrects:
- • Burnout theology
- • Fear of displeasing authority
- • Performance spirituality
What Changes:
- • Obedience without panic
- • Rest without guilt
- • Authority without insecurity
"Sons don't prove their worth. They steward responsibility."
🔥 Pillar 5: Stewardship Without Compulsion
Sustainability Pillar
Core Truth: Calling never requires you to violate your limits.
What This Corrects:
- • Savior complexes
- • Ownership mindset
- • Pressure-driven decisions
What Changes:
- • Leaders delegate without control
- • Capacity becomes sustainable
- • Long-term leadership health returns
"Pressure is not the voice of God."
Crown & Compass Leadership Cohorts are designed for people who want more than insight—people who are ready for integration, clarity, and sustainable change.
These cohorts are not classes, therapy groups, or motivational programs. They are guided formation spaces for leaders and individuals who carry responsibility and want to carry it well.
What A Cohort Is (And Isn't)
A Crown & Compass cohort is:
- Structured but relational
- Reflective but practical
- Honest without being performative
- Grounded without being rigid
A cohort is not:
- Group therapy
- Open-ended discussion
- Leadership coaching on demand
- A drop-in community space
Cohorts are intentionally designed to protect depth, safety, and focus.
What Leadership Cohorts Help With
Participants often come in carrying:
- Internal pressure they can't quite name
- Leadership fatigue or quiet burnout
- Boundary confusion or over-responsibility
- Repeated patterns in decision-making or relationships
- A sense that growth has stalled
Cohorts help participants:
Clarify identity and internal drivers
Recognize inherited patterns that shape leadership
Develop healthy responsibility and boundaries
Regain decision clarity under pressure
Build sustainable rhythms for the long haul
This is formation at the root level, not surface behavior change.
Cohort Formats & Options
Crown & Compass offers several cohort pathways depending on context and need.
Individual & Leader Cohorts
For individuals, entrepreneurs, and small-business leaders
6–8 week guided cohort
Focus Areas
- Identity and calling
- Leadership under pressure
- Boundaries and responsibility
- Sustainable decision-making
Corporate Leadership Cohorts
For organizations and leadership teams
Customized duration
Focus Areas
- Often paired with a keynote or workshop
- Internal leadership development efforts
Ministry & Pastoral Cohorts
For pastors, staff, and ministry leaders
6–8 weeks
Focus Areas
- Honors theology, context, and pastoral authority
Structure & Flow
Most cohorts include:
Weekly or bi-weekly sessions (60–90 minutes)
Guided teaching and reflection
Facilitated group conversation
Practical integration between sessions
Cohorts are intentionally time-bound to protect clarity and momentum.
Who Cohorts Are For
Leadership cohorts serve people who:
- Are ready to slow down and be honest
- Value depth over hype
- Want growth that leads to clarity, not exhaustion
- Are willing to reflect and engage intentionally
You don't need to have everything figured out.
You just need to be willing to engage.
How Cohorts Fit With Other Offers
Each serves a distinct role.
Cohorts are where insight becomes embodied.
How Leadership Cohorts Work
Crown & Compass cohorts are not motivation. They are formation.
Identity Clarification
Uncover what has shifted under pressure and restore grounded self-awareness.
Boundary Restoration
Rebuild leadership infrastructure that prevents overfunctioning and burnout.
Alignment Under Pressure
Develop discernment and calm decision-making when stakes are high.
Sustainable Expression
Lead with authority that doesn't require force, control, or exhaustion.
Every Step Is Anchored In:
Love
Safety & belonging
Truth
Clarity & responsibility
Wisdom
Timing & discernment
Why This Is an Investment
This work produces measurable return, not just insight.
Short-Term ROI
(Weeks)
- Reduced emotional reactivity
- Clearer decisions under pressure
- Immediate boundary restoration
- Lower mental and relational strain
Mid-Term ROI
(Months)
- Sustainable leadership rhythms
- Improved team trust and clarity
- Decreased burnout and resentment
- Better delegation and ownership culture
Long-Term ROI
(Years)
- Leaders who scale without collapsing
- Healthy authority that reproduces
- Organizations and families that don't depend on one exhausted person
Translation: This saves marriages, teams, churches, companies—and leaders themselves.
Ready to Stop Carrying What Isn't Yours?
Join a cohort of leaders committed to identity-based formation, not just information.
No hype. No shame. Just grounded leadership formation.