LAUNCHPAD

Start building what’s next. Launchpad helps you clarify your vision and turn it into a real venture, in a 3 day intensive experience.

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LAUNCH YOUR KINGDOM DREAM.

Launchpad is a 3-day immersive sprint that helps leaders move from idea to prototype, distilling the best of our cohort experience into an intense, high-impact format.

Across three days of workshops, mentorship, and design sessions, you’ll clarify your vision, pressure-test your concept, and build early traction in the real world. Each Launchpad gathers 30 innovators pursuing bold new ministries, movements, and redemptive ventures.

Whether you’re exploring a new idea, refining an early-stage project, or preparing for a Venture Cohort, Launchpad gives you the tools, feedback, and momentum to take your next decisive step toward impact.

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AT A GLANCE

3 days. Focused coaching. Real-world traction. Launchpad distills our proven venture framework into an intense, fast-moving sprint that takes you from idea to prototype.

WHY LAUNCHPAD?

VISION

Clarify Your Vision. Gain confidence in your idea, sharpen your purpose, and articulate a compelling vision you can share with others.

DESIGN

Validate Your Venture. Use a proven design process to develop, validate, and pressure-test your concept in real contexts with real people.

COMMUNITY

Find Your People. Join a growing circle of mentors, peers, and partners who provide support, perspective, and momentum for the journey ahead.

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HOW IT WORKS

  • Tell us about your idea, calling, or emerging venture. We select 30 leaders who are exploring bold, Jesus-centered possibilities for mission and renewal.

  • Across three immersive days, you’ll clarify your vision, design a prototype, and test your concept using our proven venture frameworks and hands-on coaching.

  • You’ll leave with a tangible prototype, a validation plan, and clear next steps you can act on immediately, whether that means launching, iterating, or preparing for further development.

  • After Launchpad, you stay connected to peers, mentors, and next-step opportunities inside the wider Missional Labs ecosystem.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FAQ

  • A 12-week intensive cohort where founders turn kingdom vision into growing ventures.

    You'll gain theological grounding, venture design skills, deep mentorship, and a lasting community of peers, all while building your calling into something that advances God's kingdom in the world.

  • Our programs are for founders, pioneers, and builders with Kingdom vision. You're in the early stages of building a movement that mobilizes the Church, a ministry reaching people and communities, or a venture advancing redemptive impact.

  • You'll Gain:

    • Theological vision for your specific calling and context

    • Venture design tools to build something sustainable

    • Expert mentorship from leaders who've built and scaled kingdom organizations.

    • Peer community of ambitious builders across domains

    • Strategic connections to partners, funders, and allies

    • Ongoing support as you launch and grow

    This is formation, strategic support, and ongoing community for early stage builders.

  • Our sweet spot is “early,” meaning you have conviction, vision, or an early prototype but haven't properly launched or started expanding yet. Too early is better than too late.

  • Hybrid. The core of the program is weekly virtual sessions and virtual mentoring 1:1s. Some programs have in-person kickoffs; all programs have in-person demo days at the end to present your work and connect with partners, mentors, and potential supporters.

  • The program is a mix of content, peer learning, venture coaching, mentoring, and prayer/spiritual formation.

    The curriculum arc looks like this:

    Phase 1 - We blend theological grounding with personal calling underlying vision and mission discernment.

    Phase 2 - We focus on validating your core model, looking at business model, program model, and organizational model.

    Phase 3 - We bring everything together, focusing on positioning, storytelling, and pitching, leading to the finale demo day with partners and funders.

  • You join the Missional Labs alumni community, an ongoing network of partners, mentors, coaching, friendships, and continued support as you grow. Many alumni become mentors for future cohorts or collaborate on new ventures together.

  • Plan for ~6 hours per week: group sessions, one-on-one coaching, independent work, and peer collaboration. It's intensive but designed for busy leaders who are building while they learn.

  • Share your venture through our form and we'll evaluate it for cohort fit. We're selective (about 30% acceptance rate) to ensure the right mix of ventures and founders. Whether accepted or not, we'll provide feedback and guidance on your best next steps within two weeks.

  • We uniquely integrate deep theological formation with proven startup methodology. While business incubators focus on profits and seminaries focus on theory, we develop kingdom-minded founders who build ventures with both spiritual depth and real-world viability. Our leading network of church, ministry, and mission partners means your venture launches with built-in Kingdom connections.

BUILD WITH US.

Tell us about your venture and we'll help you find the next step.


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