Mentorship
Discover Your Calling. Step Into Leadership.
The Called Initiative is a 10-month discipleship and leadership development program for evangelical Christian women who sense God calling them into deeper ministry. Through biblical teaching, mentoring relationships, spiritual formation, and practical training, participants receive the support and equipping they need to grow as leaders in the Church and world.
Why The Called Initiative Exists
Many evangelical women feel a genuine call to serve Christ but lack access to leadership training, role models, and supportive networks. Since the early 2000s, Crown of Life Discipleship Ministries (CLDM) has walked alongside women who have gone on to become chaplains, counselors, pastors, ministry leaders, educators, and Christian creatives.
The Called Initiative continues this legacy by providing:
A biblically grounded mentoring community
A space for deep theological learning
Tools for practical ministry leadership
Guidance for clarifying calling and direction
A network of women who encourage, pray, and grow together
We believe that when women are discipled and equipped, the Church is strengthened and the Gospel multiplies across generations.
What Participants Receive
Every woman accepted into The Called Initiative receives a full program scholarship, which includes:
Monthly leadership and theology classes
A February one-day workshop
A two-day fall retreat that includes professional headshots and the creation of a speaking video
Mentor–mentee meetings throughout the program
A personal ministry webpage developed as part of her capstone project
Speaking and communication coaching
We also affirm the full participation of women in all areas of Christian ministry, including ordination. We welcome women from both egalitarian and complementarian backgrounds and honor the diversity of ministry contexts in which women serve. We encourage women to discern God’s calling with clarity, wisdom, and freedom.
Who Should Apply?
Women are encouraged to apply if they:
Sense a deeper call to serve Jesus
Are active in ministry or longing to step into it
Desire theological depth and spiritual formation
Want a community of women to learn and grow with
Are ready to commit to attending workshops and classes
Are able to complete 1–2 hours of weekly assignments
No formal ministry title or education is required. Just a clear desire to follow Jesus into whatever He is calling you to do.