Colleen Strachan: Spiritual formation is intentionally integrated throughout the entire employee experience, rather than existing as a stand-alone program. It begins right at orientation and continues through our daily work practices. Our foundational leadership philosophy emphasizes that "who we are becoming in Christ is more important than what we do," making spiritual growth the absolute foundation of our leadership development.

Colleen Strachan: Employees regularly engage in a variety of spiritual practices, including team prayer, devotions, scripture reflection, and receiving spiritual support and pastoral care. A key component is the application of biblical principles to everyday work. However, because we are a global organization, each national office has the autonomy to determine the rhythm that best fits its own cultural context while still maintaining these core practices.

Colleen Strachan: Our strategy is built around four key priorities:

1. Growing employees in Christ through their work.
2. Encouraging prayer as an essential part of ministry.
3. Applying biblical principles to workplace decisions and relationships.
4. Ensuring that employees have access to robust spiritual care and support.

Colleen Strachan: One of the greatest challenges is balancing organizational performance with intentional spiritual practices. We seek to cultivate a mindset where prayer and spiritual disciplines are viewed as integral to the work itself, rather than something separate from it or an interruption to productivity.

To better understand our impact, we have begun establishing enterprise-wide baseline measures. This allows us to actively monitor employee spiritual well-being over time and see how these practices are shaping our culture.

Colleen Strachan: Our leadership development integrates both technical excellence and biblical servant leadership. We recognize that effective Christian leadership requires both high competence and deep spiritual maturity. Faith is woven into employee learning programs, including coaching, communication, and conflict-resolution training, directly connecting modern leadership practices with biblical principles.

To support this, several regions have established Spiritual Formation Committees that help coordinate these initiatives. We also host an annual Compassion Summit where Christ-centered leadership is deeply woven into organizational learning.

Colleen Strachan: Moving forward, we aim to strengthen our global network of spiritual formation leaders and continue integrating faith across all organizational initiatives. Our ultimate goal is to continuously develop leaders who demonstrate both technical expertise and a deep spiritual commitment, ensuring that faith remains an essential, prioritized part of our organizational culture.