An Overview
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Leading Tomorrow exists to equip a new generation of leaders, resource and inform experienced leaders, and develop inter-generational teams for influential and effective service in a rapidly changing culture.
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Dr. Jolene Erlacher Dr. Jolene Erlacher founded Leading Tomorrow in 2014 with the aim of equipping churches, businesses, schools, missions agencies and other organizations for effective inter-generational leadership in an evolving culture. Her passion for equipping a new generation of leaders emerged from various leadership experiences in education and ministry.
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Jolene worked for eight years at North Central University, specializing in leadership training, student development and personnel management. During that time, she identified the need for building awareness of generational differences as young leaders entered the workplace, especially in ministry contexts. This began an extended journey of researching the experiences and needs of Millennials in ministry positions. Her book, Millennials in Ministry (Judson Press) documents her findings. Jolene's book, Daniel Generation, was released in August 2018. Her new book, Mobilizing Gen Z, was released in August 2022. She specializes in providing training and consulting on team effectiveness and inter-generational leadership, and works with schools, community organizations, government agencies, churches, missions agencies, and small businesses. Jolene teaches continuing education courses for Eduspire. She is also an adjunct faculty member and teaches graduate courses on Organizational Leadership at several universities including North Central University, and serves on the Boards of Directors for MissionWorks.
Jolene's education background includes degrees in Education and English, and a graduate certificate in International Leadership. Her doctorate is in Leadership from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She has also completed training on the StrengthsFinder assessment through Gallup Consulting and is a certified IPSAT (Identity Profile Self Awareness Tool) leadership coach. Jolene is also a Certified Church Consultant through CC.U (ChurchConsultation.University).
Jolene is fluent in Spanish and has volunteered and studied in various countries including Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Kenya, and South Africa. She is actively involved in her local church and community. Jolene lives in central NC with her husband and twin daughters. She enjoys reading, writing and drinking coffee.
StrengthsFinder Themes: Strategic, Activator, Context, Achiever, Input
MBTI Profile: ENFJ
Personality Profile: Choleric/Sanguine
Identity Overview Statement (IPSAT): I am a strategic, action-oriented, people-focused leader. My passion is to see individuals, especially the next generation, grow spiritually and develop their leadership abilities. I appreciate studying trends and consequences, learning from history and research. I enjoy connecting with diverse individuals and groups and learning from them. Helping individuals and teams gain new insights and skills, and inspiring others to live with greater understanding and faith, energizes me.
Jolene's education background includes degrees in Education and English, and a graduate certificate in International Leadership. Her doctorate is in Leadership from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She has also completed training on the StrengthsFinder assessment through Gallup Consulting and is a certified IPSAT (Identity Profile Self Awareness Tool) leadership coach. Jolene is also a Certified Church Consultant through CC.U (ChurchConsultation.University).
Jolene is fluent in Spanish and has volunteered and studied in various countries including Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Kenya, and South Africa. She is actively involved in her local church and community. Jolene lives in central NC with her husband and twin daughters. She enjoys reading, writing and drinking coffee.
StrengthsFinder Themes: Strategic, Activator, Context, Achiever, Input
MBTI Profile: ENFJ
Personality Profile: Choleric/Sanguine
Identity Overview Statement (IPSAT): I am a strategic, action-oriented, people-focused leader. My passion is to see individuals, especially the next generation, grow spiritually and develop their leadership abilities. I appreciate studying trends and consequences, learning from history and research. I enjoy connecting with diverse individuals and groups and learning from them. Helping individuals and teams gain new insights and skills, and inspiring others to live with greater understanding and faith, energizes me.
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Matt Erlacher Matt joined Leading Tomorrow in 2016 to empower and assist organizations of all kinds with strategic thinking, complex problem solving, and analysis and planning techniques. As a retired Special Forces officer and former Army Special Operations civilian strategist, Matt has first-hand experience with both organizational and international collaboration tackling a wide range of problems in complex and risky environments. Matt is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, and earned a M.S. in Defense Analysis of Irregular Warfare from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
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Matt’s areas of specialty are strategic thinking and strategy development, organizational planning, design-based approaches to understanding complex problems, building high-performing teams, cross-cultural collaboration, and organizational performance measuring. For foreign policy matters, Matt specializes in sources and structures of social movements, economic & political conflict analysis, insurgency/counterinsurgency analysis and planning, and Russian political-military affairs (Он говoрит немногo по русский). Matt also advises and assists in security & emergency preparedness & planning.
Matt is married to Jolene and lives in NC with her and their two daughters. He loves being in the woods, but also thoroughly enjoys reading, writing, sketching, painting, watching movies and playing with his kids.
StrengthsFinderThemes: Individualization, Strategic, Learner, Achiever, Ideation
MBTI Profile: ENTP/INTP
DISC: Di
Passion Profile: Primary: conceiver; Secondary: transformer; Tertiary: builder
Identity Overview Statement (IPSAT): I seek to apply all that I am in a way that brings about positive, lasting, meaningful change to that solves a problem (or leads to solving a problem) that makes the world better for my family or at least better prepares my family to carry on in this world to be blessed and acceptable to God. I want to find and lead the right people for the mission ahead, help them grow to be even better, to see the world for what it is, and to apply themselves individually and collectively in a way that magnifies their impact.
Matt is married to Jolene and lives in NC with her and their two daughters. He loves being in the woods, but also thoroughly enjoys reading, writing, sketching, painting, watching movies and playing with his kids.
StrengthsFinderThemes: Individualization, Strategic, Learner, Achiever, Ideation
MBTI Profile: ENTP/INTP
DISC: Di
Passion Profile: Primary: conceiver; Secondary: transformer; Tertiary: builder
Identity Overview Statement (IPSAT): I seek to apply all that I am in a way that brings about positive, lasting, meaningful change to that solves a problem (or leads to solving a problem) that makes the world better for my family or at least better prepares my family to carry on in this world to be blessed and acceptable to God. I want to find and lead the right people for the mission ahead, help them grow to be even better, to see the world for what it is, and to apply themselves individually and collectively in a way that magnifies their impact.
Barbee Decker
Barbee joined Leading Tomorrow in 2018.
She has more than eleven years of experience in the financial field. Her responsibilities included various branch positions as well as regional leadership positions. She also worked in administration at a local church for three years. Barbee has a passion for communication, marketing, organizing/streamlining in the workplace.
Barbee earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Trust Management and a minor in Financial Planning from Campbell University. She kicked off her banking career with the completion of BB&T's Leadership Development Program with a Retail Banking Concentration.
She has more than eleven years of experience in the financial field. Her responsibilities included various branch positions as well as regional leadership positions. She also worked in administration at a local church for three years. Barbee has a passion for communication, marketing, organizing/streamlining in the workplace.
Barbee earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Trust Management and a minor in Financial Planning from Campbell University. She kicked off her banking career with the completion of BB&T's Leadership Development Program with a Retail Banking Concentration.
Barbee lives on a small hobby farm in central NC with her husband and children. She enjoys camping, cooking, crafts, gardening, pets, and reading. While Barbee is not a coffee drinker, you can find her with Diet Doctor Pepper every morning for her caffeine fix. She is active in her local church and enjoys short term mission trips with her family when possible. In her "free time", Barbee serves on the board of Christian Home Educators of the Sandhills (CHES).
StrengthsFinder Themes: Belief, Responsibility, Developer, Individualization, Learner
MBTI Profile: ESFJ
Passion Profile: Mentoring, Discipleship
StrengthsFinder Themes: Belief, Responsibility, Developer, Individualization, Learner
MBTI Profile: ESFJ
Passion Profile: Mentoring, Discipleship
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