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A2X Leadership Cohorts
Grow Alongside Leaders
Who Understand What You’re Carrying.
10 leaders.
3 days together.
One trusted circle.
A yearlong journey.
Personally Led by Mike Bodine
A2X Leadership Cohorts bring together a carefully selected circle of church leaders for three days of honest conversation, shared meals, practical leadership insight, and meaningful time with peers who understand the journey.
The three days build the circle. The next 11 months deepen it through a focused 90-minute virtual Cohort session each month with the same 10 leaders.
This isn’t another conference or leadership program.
It’s a trusted room for leaders who rarely get the opportunity to think clearly with peers who truly understand what they carry.
Personally Led by Mike Bodine
In the room, not outside it.
Mike doesn’t open and close sessions from a distance. He sits in the circle. Asks questions. Listens. Shares from decades of leadership experience—not simply as instruction, but in conversation.
And often, the most meaningful moments happen outside the formal sessions. Because in a room this small, access isn’t scheduled into the experience. It is the experience.
Around a table.
On a walk.
Or in a conversation that wasn’t scheduled but needed to happen.
That personal leadership continues throughout the year as Mike leads each of the eleven monthly 90-minute virtual Cohort sessions.
The Setting
You don’t need more noise.
You need a different room.
Leadership rarely gives you space to think without interruption. There’s always another decision waiting. Another message. Another person who needs you to be “on.”
So we step away. Not to escape leadership, but to see it more clearly.
Hosted at a private cabin in the pines of Northern Arizona. You’ll arrive and immediately feel the difference. The pace slows. Conversations stretch. Phones stay face down longer than you expected.
No stage. No schedule packed wall to wall. Just space to think, talk, listen, and breathe again.
Some of the most important moments won’t happen during a session. They’ll happen around a table long after dinner is over, on a walk through the pines, or sitting outside in the quiet.
That’s where clarity returns.
The Experience
What it feels like in the room.
Leadership Conversations
Not presentations. Not talks. Real dialogue about what's actually happening in your church, your team, and your leadership.
Trusted Peers
Sit with leaders who understand the weight of decisions that don't have clean answers. You won't spend time explaining your world. You'll spend time sharpening it.
Space to Think Again
Not rushed reflection. The kind that happens when your mind finally stops reacting and starts processing.
Find Your Circle
We don’t fill seats.
We build the room.
Each A2X Leadership Cohort is intentionally limited to 10 leaders carefully selected to sharpen each other.
We bring together leaders with similar levels of responsibility but different experiences and perspectives.
The result is a room where conversations can start deeper, trust can develop faster, and leaders can learn from people who genuinely understand what they carry.
10
Leaders per Cohort
The room changes everything.
The Yearlong Journey
Three days build the circle. The next 11 months deepen it.
The experience doesn’t end when you leave Northern Arizona. For the next 11 months, the same 10 leaders reconnect virtually for a focused 90-minute Cohort session each month, personally led by Mike Bodine.
These monthly conversations create an ongoing rhythm of connection, accountability, shared wisdom, and practical problem solving.
No starting over. No explaining the backstory. Just a trusted circle that knows you, your leadership, and what you’re building.
Bring What You’re Facing Now
A team issue you're working through.
A decision that needs perspective.
A capacity challenge slowing progress.
An opportunity you're trying to evaluate.
A priority that needs accountability.
The same 10 leaders. Three days together. Eleven monthly conversations.
One Yearlong Journey.
The Investment
One investment. A yearlong Cohort journey.
The $3,900 investment covers the complete 12-month A2X Leadership Cohort experience, beginning with three days together in Northern Arizona and continuing with the same 10 leaders for the next 11 months.
Your investment includes:
- The three-day A2X Leadership Cohort experience in Northern Arizona
- A carefully selected circle of just 10 leaders made to sharpen each other
- Personal leadership and facilitation by Mike Bodine
- A2X Growth System™ insights and practical leadership conversations
- Select meals throughout the three-day gathering
- Eleven monthly 90-minute virtual Cohort sessions
- A full year of connection, accountability, shared wisdom, and practical problem solving with the same trusted circle
Travel and accommodations are additional and are the responsibility of each participant.
Upcoming Cohorts
Find the room built for your season.
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October 13–15, 2026Founding & Lead Pastors Cohort
Building What's Next
For church planters, founding pastors, and lead pastors in the early and growing stages of church life. This is the season where everything feels like it's being built while it's being led. Vision is no longer just something you carry. It's something others are now depending on.
In this room, conversations move quickly:
- What's actually working?
- What's heavier than it should be?
- What needs to be rebuilt before it scales?
You'll sit with leaders who know the tension of carrying the vision while building what it will take to sustain it.
When & Where
October 13–15
Northern Arizona
10 Leaders
12-Month Cohort Investment
$3,900
per participant
Includes the three-day Northern Arizona Cohort experience and eleven monthly 90-minute virtual Cohort sessions with the same group throughout the following year.
Travel and accommodations are additional and the responsibility of each participant.
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November 3–5, 2026Large Church Executive Leaders Cohort
Leading What's Already Grown
For Senior Pastors and Executive Leaders carrying established teams, systems, and organizational complexity. At this level, leadership is less about starting things and more about sustaining and strengthening what's already moving.
In this room, conversations move quickly:
- What needs to be simplified?
- Where is the organization outpacing clarity?
- What is leadership requiring from you that it didn't five years ago?
This room is built for leaders who don't need more theory. They need clarity from people who understand scale.
When & Where
November 3–5
Northern Arizona
10 Leaders
12-Month Cohort Investment
$3,900
per participant
Includes the three-day Northern Arizona Cohort experience and eleven monthly 90-minute virtual Cohort sessions with the same group throughout the following year.
Travel and accommodations are additional and the responsibility of each participant.
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January 12–14, 2027Executive Pastors & Second Chair Leaders Cohort
Turning Vision Into Reality
For Executive Pastors and Second Chair Leaders responsible for translating vision into organizational action. You're helping turn vision into clarity, priorities, teams, systems, culture, and results while leading from a seat that requires both influence and trust.
In this room, conversations move quickly:
- How do you strengthen alignment with your Senior Pastor?
- How do you turn vision into executable priorities?
- How do you build organizational capacity while leading through influence?
You won't have to explain the tension of carrying significant responsibility while helping someone else's vision become reality. The leaders in this room already understand it.
When & Where
January 12–14
Northern Arizona
10 Leaders
12-Month Cohort Investment
$3,900
per participant
Includes the three-day Northern Arizona Cohort experience and eleven monthly 90-minute virtual Cohort sessions with the same group throughout the following year.
Travel and accommodations are additional and the responsibility of each participant.
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If this feels like the kind of room you need, start here.
Each cohort is limited to 10 leaders. Tell us about you, your church, and the season you’re in. We’ll help you discern the right fit.