Living into our Christian Life and Values

Empowering and Supporting Multilevel Leadership for Family Discipleship, Holistic Well-being, and Community Stability among East Africa Communities and Neighborhoods

A Charitable and Educational Nonprofit Organization with Four Program Objectives

Living into our Christian Life and Values

The family remains one of the primary places where Christian values are formed and sustained. Our program objective is to equip and support multilevel (community, church, ministry, neighborhood, and family) leaders to establish and sustain family discipleship. The package for leaders comprises:

  • Family Ministry Needs’ assessments

  • Family discipleship training and tools

  • Spiritual formation and development & practices

  • Leadership impact training and tools

Safety, Belonging, and Inclusion

‍Community, church, ministry, neighborhood, and family leaders need to be equipped with knowledge, skills, and approaches to support families, neighborhood faith communities, and initiatives. Our program package for leaders comprises:

  • Parent-child Interactions training for positive parent-child relationships 

  • Community safety-focused training for safety, belonging, and inclusion within the community

  • Holistic family well-being seminars

  • Community engagement strategies workshops

  • Pastoral care workshops and support

  • Conflict resolution and reconciliation workshops

  • Domestic violence prevention and response workshops 

Access and Use of Community Resources and Services

Our program objective consists of working with community, church, neighborhood, and family leaders to ensure access and use of community resources and services for improved well-being. The program package for leaders includes:

  • Awareness raising and education on wellness resources and services

  • Community and Family Needs Assessment training and services

  • Guidance and Advisory Services to Community leaders

  • Community and Family-Based Project Design, Implementation, and Evaluation training and Services

Knowledge Exchange and Experience Sharing

Our program objective consists of turning isolated individual insights and solutions into a dynamic and collective intelligence to accelerate problem-solving, efficient use of resources, and collaboration. The program package comprises:

  • Thematic conferences and seminars as forums for learning and sharing on family discipleship, holistic family well-being, and community stability

  • Intercession, self-reflection, and prayer retreats for spiritual growth, personal enrichment, and prayer requests for leaders

  • Leadership Workshops

  • Research and publications on family discipleship, holistic family well-being, and community stability

Our Team

At Leader Focus Missions, we are a team of Christian believers, mission-driven scholars of social change, consultants, ministry and spiritual leaders, educators, social workers, marriage & family therapists, and program implementers with a passion to help multilevel leaders grow in knowledge, skills, and character for their influence and legacy in family discipleship, holistic well-being, and community stability.

Amans Ntakarutimana, PhD

President

Pastor Dr. Amans Ntakarutimana in his education and ministry/ professional experience specialized in Public Health Education and Research, Family Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Job Coaching and Employment Services, Community-based Projects, & Implementation Research for over 25 years

Sheryl Bane, MACYFM   

Vice-President

Pastor Sheryl Bane in her education and ministry experience specialized in Youth Ministry, Family Discipleship, Congregational Care, Leadership Development, Discipleship Pathways, Healthy Ministries, Spiritual Direction, Curriculum Design & Implementation for over 20 years.

Mara Getewood, Ed. D  

Secretary

Dr. Mara Gatewood in her education and professional experience specialized in Pedagogy, English as a Second Language (ESL) acquisition, Education Administration, Leadership Preparation, Policy Implementation, and Research for over 30 years.

Bryan Kingsriter, LMFT         

Senior Advisor and Treasurer

Mr. Bryan Kingsriter in his education and professional experience specialized in social work, marriage and family therapy, and has put more emphasis on the positive growth of bonds in families and adult relationships, for over 35 years. 'Bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ!’