Troika Leadership Academy

The Mind of Christ

Philippians 2:5–11

The foundation of the entire formation arc. Phil 2:5 — "Have this mind among yourselves which is yours in Christ Jesus." Self-emptying love (kenosis) as the inner posture every other virtue rests on.

D.R.E.A.M. — Dream Bigger

Dare · Reach · Embrace · Align · Move

Proverbs 29:18 / Philippians 4:7

Learn to dream with God rather than apart from him. Reframes vision as a formation practice — the Spirit shaping not just what you hope for, but who you are becoming in the hoping.

A.R.I.S.E. — The Power of a Positive Attitude

Awaken · Reframe · Ignite · Sustain · Establish

Romans 12:2 / Isaiah 40:31

Attitude is not mood. It is the inner compass formed by the Spirit over time. The difference between managed emotion and formed Attitude — cultivating peace as the ground of all leadership.

F.O.R.C.E. — Leading with Resilience

Focus · Overcome · Recover · Commit · Endure

James 1:2–4 / 2 Corinthians 4:17

Pressure reveals formation — it does not create it. FORCE forms the resilience that keeps leaders faithful under load, building the capacity to endure without losing character.

H.E.L.P. — The Serving Leader

Humble · Empower · Listen · Pour Out

Mark 10:45 / Philippians 2:3–4

Leadership is not about position — it is about posture. HELP forms the servanthood beneath every role, teaching leaders to lead through giving rather than extracting.

A.C.E. — Winning Every Day

Align · Commit · Execute

Colossians 3:23 / Matthew 5:37

Behavior is what people encounter day after day. ACE forms the practical discipline of consistent, committed, Christ-honoring action — moving from good intentions to faithful execution.

L.O.Y.A.L. — The Covenant Leader

Love Deeply · Own Your Word · Yield Your Will · Abide · Leave a Legacy

Proverbs 20:6 / 2 Timothy 2:13

Integrity is dependability, not perfection. LOYAL forms the faithful character that holds when the spotlight is off — the kind of leadership that outlasts the leader.

R.I.P. — Resurrection In Progress

Release · Invite · Persist

John 11:25 / Galatians 2:20

Fracture is signal, not verdict. RIP takes leaders into the most honest work of formation — the death of what was, the surrender of what must go, and the resurrection of who God called them to become.

W.I.N. — The Empowered Life

Walk It Out · Invest in Others · Never Quit

Galatians 6:9 / Ephesians 6:10

The empowered life is not the invincible life — it is the sustained life. WIN forms the quiet, steady, enduring power of the Spirit working through a person who keeps showing up.

G.R.A.C.E. — Love That Goes the Distance

1 Corinthians 13:7

Love after the honeymoon. The kind that bears, believes, hopes, and endures all things — even with the difficult people who don't change.

S.T.A.N.D. — Joy That Holds

Habakkuk 3:17–18

Joy that doesn't depend on results. "Though the fig tree does not bud... yet I will rejoice in the Lord."

S.T.I.L.L. — Peace as Peacemaker

Matthew 5:9

Peace as posture and as practice — what it means to make peace, not just feel it. The peacemaker's vocation.

P.A.U.S.E. — Patience That Leads

Exodus 14:13

"Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord." Patience is not passivity — it is the leader's most active discipline under pressure.

T.R.U.T.H. — Kindness With Backbone

Ephesians 4:15

"Speaking the truth in love." Kindness without backbone becomes flattery. Truth without kindness becomes violence. Both must be carried together.

W.A.T.C.H. — Goodness That Doesn't Perform

Matthew 6:3–4

"Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing." The hidden goodness that needs no audience.

F.A.I.T.H. — Faithfulness That Outlasts Results

Luke 16:10

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much." Faithfulness in the boring season is the only kind that lasts.

Y.I.E.L.D. — Strength That Doesn't Strike

Numbers 12:3

Moses — "more humble than any other person on the face of the earth" — and one of the most powerful leaders in Scripture. Strength under control.

G.U.A.R.D. — The Disciplined Leader

1 Samuel 24:6

David spared Saul. Self-control when you could win — the most counter-cultural virtue in any leadership context.

P.O.U.R. — Love That Multiplies

John 15:12–13

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." Love that produces more lovers — formation that reproduces.

S.O.A.R. — Joy That Lifts Others

Isaiah 40:31 / Nehemiah 8:10

"The joy of the Lord is your strength." Joy that not only sustains you — but lifts the people around you when they cannot lift themselves.

S.E.N.D. — Peace That Commissions

John 20:21

"Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." Peace as the prerequisite for sending — the commissioning posture.

T.R.A.I.N. — Patience That Mentors

2 Timothy 2:2

"Entrust to faithful people who will be qualified to teach others." Patience long enough to disciple disciplers — the multiplication mandate.

G.I.V.E. — Kindness That Equips

Luke 6:38

"Give, and it will be given to you." Kindness that doesn't just bless — it builds capacity in others.

L.I.V.E. — Goodness That Witnesses

Micah 6:8

"Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God." Goodness lived so consistently it becomes a wordless witness.

B.E.A.R. — Faithfulness That Carries Others

Galatians 6:2

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Faithfulness strong enough to bear weight that isn't yours.

Y.O.K.E. — Gentleness That Frees

Matthew 11:29

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart." The gentleness that doesn't burden — it liberates.

R.E.I.G.N. — Mastery That Leads

Proverbs 16:32

"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." The mastery of self that becomes the credential for leading others.