Discover the World of Wisdom-Based Leadership
At the heart of Wisdom-Based Leadership is the union of spiritual formation with leadership skill development. Our simple yet intentionally designed approach empowers you to embrace wisdom, reject the status quo, and create a new way to lead. In a world hungry for exceptional leadership, we provide the tools, community, and support you need to transform your leadership style and make an impact.
Why Wisdom-Based Leadership?
This framework is an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to leadership for social transformation. In a cultural moment where leadership is too often marked by individualism, transaction, and hyperactivity a new collective of leaders committed to the work of collaboration, communication, and care, with a deeply rooted spiritual nuancing is needed now more than ever in our world.
Our Courses
From wisdom gained from the margins to advanced collaboration techniques, our courses are crafted to equip you with the tools for personal and team growth.
Don’t Miss Our Upcoming Events
Join us for live events where we breakdown principles of Wisdom-Based Leadership in more pragmatic ways. Sit in on live podcast style discussions, get trained through a workshop, or enjoy listening to a guest speaker who’s practicing the art of WBL in their organization.
Success Stories
I would recommend this program to anyone looking to adaptively grow as a leader. It uses a holistic approach to focus not solely on issues that need tactical or strategic fixes, but also on the health and well-being of the leader.
Kevin
Pastor, Wisconsin
It's a completely unique experience, and the opportunity to connect over multiple disciplines from multiple places was the highlight for me. It made it so rich, especially coming out of a year feeling so disconnected from others.
Allison
Non-Profit Director, Alabama
This course offered more than just the traditional learning experience, it provided us with a sense of community and practical tools that allowed us to implement our leadership skills in real life.
Areej
Church Leader, Palestine
My attempts at leading movement in the education system have already been useful as I try and advocate for the groups that I do. I have referred back on the tools already to meaningfully build better systems.
Jane Doe
Teacher/LGBTQIA+ Advocate, California
Learn more about Ignite Institute.
Ignite Institute, the center of innovation and Wisdom-Based Leadership at the Pacific School of Religion, merges spiritual formation with practical leadership skills. Founded in 2014, our mission is to cultivate leaders who are courageous, creative, and contemplative—driving social transformation in a world where all can thrive.