Current headlines bring our leadership crisis to light. DAI believes in leadership that can't be bought or sold, that establishes justice and has God's compassion for the poor; because vibrant and healthy communities grow with servant leaders. Invest $50 to provide a servant leadership workshop.
While many see the great need for leadership development and are trying to respond, DAI has found that helping leaders grow is more of an "art form" than a science. It doesn't matter how many leaders take a class, it matters how many of them truly grow and change. DAI seeks to see leaders be transformed personally in their leadership and then become agents of transformation in their communities. For this to happen the leadership development has to happen from the "inside out". Classes and workshops play a role, but it is the interactive nature of the sessions, the mentoring, and long-term relationships that make a huge difference. In addition indigenous leadership directs each local DAI office, contextualizing the services. Taken all together, more impact is the result.
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I CARRY GOD'S HEART FOR THE POOR AND NEGLECTED
Pastor Cross, of Northeast India, in his spare time raises money through catering parties so that he could create and run "God's Dream Home," a home for the elderly and uncared for homeless. He named it "God's Dream Home" because DAI's teaching on God's Dream started it all.
I LED A TRIBE TO TURN GUNS INTO PLOWS
Samuel Ngorok, of Uganda, pastors a warring nomadic tribe. Using his conflict management tools from DAI, he led the tribe to peaceful disarmament and to a new life of sustainable farming.
I INFUSE THE MEDICAL WORLD WITH CHRIST-LIKE ETHICS
In a world of quickly advancing technologies Dr. Satish Thomas, of the Center for Bio Ethics in India and graduate of the DAI MAOL program, helps medical doctors navigate new sciences and medical practices.
I PASS ON SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Josué and Paloma, in Mexico. Excited and encouraged by what they learned at a DAI workshop in Mexico City, the couple replicated the workshop for their church, which resulted in two new ministries for immigrants and those in need of emotional counseling.
Development Associates International (DAI) enhances the integrity and effectiveness of Christian leaders worldwide so that the Church fulfills its role in extending God's Kingdom.
We are a global fellowship, movement and non-profit organization raising up a generation of strong servant leaders. We continue to see leaders transformed personally, professionally and spiritually through their involvement with DAI's servant leadership training and consulting services. They leave their time with DAI with a greater self-awareness, deeper understanding of their team, and tools to build the integrity and effectiveness of their mission or business.
In 2022 alone, over 200,000 leaders benefited from DAI's personalized leadership training programs. These refined leadership skills allow people to accomplish things like: rehabilitating more child soldiers in Uganda, performing more life-saving surgeries for the poor in India, and launching community impact programs in the slums of Mexico City.
DAI's history started over 20 years ago. In 1990, two distinguished professors believed they could make a difference in the lives and ministries of key leaders in the Majority World. Their dream was to enhance the integrity and effectiveness of Christian leaders worldwide. Together the two undertook nearly three years of research in various parts of the world to identify key areas of need that would have to be addressed for Christian leaders in the majority world to be effective and positively impact their communities.
Over the next five years curriculum was created, field-tested, modified, and retested. Methods of distribution were tried and evaluated. Staff and volunteers were recruited, including men and women with expertise in the most critical fields, and the ministry began to expand. In 1996 Development Associates International (DAI) incorporated as its own 501(c)3 corporation to enable growth.
Organization name
Development Associates International
other names
DAI
1996
Tax id (EIN)
23-2838716
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
PO BOX 49278El Paso County, CO, US