Catalyst Leadership Academy (CLA) 2025 ran for over six months, equipping emerging and seasoned leaders through immersive trainings, focused short courses, and hands-on mission experiences with the theme “To the Ends of the Earth.” | | From Mindanao to Luzon, and beyond the Philippines to Cambodia and Thailand, CLA participants engaged in transformative leadership and service, empowering leaders to influence communities locally and internationally. | | Expanding Impact Across Borders | | From the Philippines to Asia, the missional calling of the Philippines. | | |
CLA 2025 extended its reach from Mindanao to Luzon and across borders to Cambodia and Thailand, impacting over 2,000 participants. Each training offered cultural immersion and practical ministry experience, helping leaders grow in skills, spiritual depth, and cross-cultural awareness.
Filipino leaders served both locally and abroad, exemplifying the Philippines’ call to world missions and stepping into their missional calling.
| | Building Leaders Through Short Course Training and Outreach | | From the Philippines to Asia, the missional calling of the Philippines. | | |
CLA offered short courses in Freedom Prayer Ministry, Public Speaking, Called to Missions, Resiliency in Leadership, and Trauma-Informed Care for Ministry Frontliners.
Paired with ministry outreach in Pampanga and Davao, these initiatives equipped leaders to serve churches as well as vulnerable populations with practical skills and hope, creating lasting local impact.
| | Empowering the Next Generation Through Camps and Training | | Investing in youth is investing in the future. | | |
CLA’s workshops, youth camps, and ministry programs in the Philippines and Cambodia equipped young leaders with confidence, leadership skills, and spiritual grounding. Camps like SAMA, First Love, and IGNITE became spaces of transformation, preparing participants to bring hope and change to their communities.
Seasoned church leaders were also trained in camp leadership, ensuring programs could continue effectively.
| | Strengthening Global Partnerships and Local Leadership | | Partnerships that transform communities. | | |
CLA expanded its international engagement in Cambodia and Thailand through leadership trainings and youth programs, while local initiatives in Davao focused on mission readiness, leadership empowerment and spiritual growth.
These combined efforts built resilient leaders and fostered sustainable partnerships for long-term impact.
| | A Year of Transformation and Leadership Development | | Partnerships that transform communities. | | |
Throughout the year, CLA reached thousands through outreach, leadership trainings, youth camps, and cross-cultural missions. By combining practical skills, spiritual formation, and trauma-informed care, participants were equipped to lead and serve with empathy, purpose, and resilience.
CLA stood as a powerful expression of Global Impact’s mission to develop leaders and transform communities, laying the foundation for even greater impact in the years ahead.
| | From our Founding Director | | A massive thank you to our CLA sponsor—you are absolutely incredible. | | | | A defining strength of CLA has been its holistic approach, integrating practical leadership skills, spiritual formation, and trauma-informed care. From grassroots outreach to cross-cultural ministry, participants were equipped to serve with empathy, wisdom, and resilience, while youth focused initiatives shaped the next generation of leaders. | | |
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All that we do is funded solely by the generosity of people like you who share the vision to:
- take care of orphans
- stop human trafficking
- empower emerging leaders
- demonstrate God's love
- minister freedom globally
I invite you into this powerful partnership today! Whether a one-time gift or ongoing giving, we will work together to make a difference.
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