About | Leslie James

You're Called to Transform Communities. You Need Infrastructure That Keeps Up.

Your vision is clear. Your calling is urgent. But scattered tools, isolated data, and fragmented systems hold you back. What if you had an operating system designed for the transformation you're already leading?

The Gap You're Navigating

You pour vision into Sunday mornings, but by Wednesday you wonder if anyone remembers. You know your neighborhood needs coordinated care, but you don't know who else is already serving there. You design youth programs hoping students discover their calling, but they age out without clarity or confidence.

You've tried collaboration, but without shared data it falls apart. You've launched initiatives, but measuring outcomes feels impossible. You've written grants, but proving impact takes weeks you don't have.

You're not lacking effort. You're lacking infrastructure.

The people and places you serve deserve more than disconnected programs. They need networks that see clearly, mobilize intentionally, and multiply impact sustainably. That requires an operating system—not just another tool.

What Becomes Possible

Imagine your network operating from one integrated platform—where every layer amplifies the others and transformation becomes measurable, fundable, and replicable.

1

See Your Community Clearly

Know exactly where to focus. Discover who's already serving. Build 90-day action plans rooted in ZIP-level data and partnership maps.

Stop guessing. Start coordinating.

2

Mobilize Your People All Week

Turn Sunday sermons into daily discipleship journeys. Coordinate service opportunities. Form people who don't just hear—they become.

Stop preaching into the void. Start forming disciples.

3

Prove What's Working

Track spiritual and community outcomes with standardized metrics. Show funders real impact. Make decisions based on evidence, not instinct.

Stop hoping. Start knowing.

4

Fund Your Mission Sustainably

Match your work with aligned funders. Generate grant proposals and impact reports in hours, not weeks. Build recurring revenue streams.

Stop scrambling for dollars. Start building sustainability.

5

Learn from What Works

Access proven playbooks, case studies, and templates. Share what you've learned. Accelerate impact by building on what's already validated.

Stop reinventing. Start multiplying.

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Form the Next Generation

Help K-12 students discover their calling and develop real-world skills. Equip them to lead, not just follow.

Stop losing youth. Start launching leaders.

This isn't a collection of tools. It's an integrated operating system where each layer makes the others more powerful—so your network can do what isolated programs never could.

Why This Works for Leaders Like You

You need someone who understands the pressure you're under because they've carried it. Someone who speaks your language but can also build the systems you need. Someone who bridges Sunday credibility with Monday execution.

Built by a Pastor Who's Lived It

This platform wasn't designed in a boardroom. It was forged in the trenches of lead pastoral ministry—planting churches, navigating crises, preaching weekly, and carrying the weight of vision that wouldn't translate into action.

  • 10 years as lead preacher across two congregations
  • Church planter and turnaround leader
  • Led congregations through transformation and crisis

Designed by a Formation Expert

You don't just need content. You need systems that change behavior. This platform is rooted in instructional design principles proven across Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and K-12 education.

  • Certified instructional designer with 10+ years experience
  • Designed learning experiences achieving 70%+ completion rates
  • Expert in microlearning, cohort design, and behavior change

Powered by Data Intelligence

You can't improve what you can't measure. This platform turns overwhelming community data into clear, actionable insights—so you know where to focus and what's working.

  • MajorDomo certified in data analytics
  • Scaled analytics for 2,200+ hospitals and 14 international markets
  • Asset-based community development practitioner

Executed with Speed & Precision

You don't have time to wait for lengthy development cycles. This platform is built using no-code/low-code tools and AI—so strategy becomes reality fast, and iteration happens in real time.

  • Built Community Playbook, Multiply, and Dream Chaser Kids from scratch
  • Expert in Lindo.ai, Airtable, Zapier, Firebase, and AI integration
  • Rapid prototyper who ships, tests, and iterates based on feedback

This combination is rare: pastoral credibility meets instructional design meets data intelligence meets technical execution. That's why this platform can do what fragmented tools never could—and why it's built for leaders like you.

Proven Across Contexts

Leading Transformation Networks Today

2024 - Present

Project Director (Immerse), TMS Global

Equipping pastors and congregations across a 16-month cohort to engage their communities with clarity, compassion, and measurable impact.

Founder, Community Transformation OS

Building the integrated platform networks need—from research and design to technical execution and pilot partnerships.

Leading Congregations Through Crisis & Growth

2012 - 2021

Church Planter & Lead Preacher, Kingdom Church of Christ

Planted and grew a Spirit-led community rooted in prayer, generosity, and authentic belonging. Navigated pandemic transformation while helping members rediscover devotion to God and compassion for neighbors.

Lead Preacher, Sugar Creek Church of Christ

Helped a congregation move from passive attendance to active discipleship—becoming people who look more like Christ together.

Scaling Community & Product Impact

2017 - 2024

Community Manager, Bluesight (Healthcare Technology)

Scaled learning initiatives to 1,500+ users across 2,200 hospitals. Increased product adoption by 25% through community-based content and support systems.

Global Community Manager, Ticketmaster

Managed search and content operations across 14 international markets, building scalable processes that improved accessibility and user experience.

Director Community Program, Communities Doing Good Inc.

Designed evidence-based learning programs achieving 70% completion rates. Led Economic Mobility initiatives in partnership with UNC Charlotte.

Designing Learning That Changes Behavior

2012 - 2017

Instructional Design Consultant, Armoza & Company LLC

Designed custom learning solutions—microlearning, e-learning, videos, facilitator guides—translating complex content into measurable behavior change and business results.

Education & Certifications

Master of Science, Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Walden University · 2009 - 2011

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance

University of Texas at Tyler · 2007 - 2009

Key Certifications: MajorDomo (Domo Analytics) · Community MBA (CMX) · Strategic Leadership (Regent University) · Gamification for Learning

Who This Serves

This platform is for leaders and networks ready to move from isolated efforts to coordinated, measurable transformation.

Church Networks & Coalitions

City-wide coalitions, regional associations, and denomination leaders who want to move from independent silos to coordinated, measurable impact across communities.

Pastors & Ministry Leaders

Leaders tired of sermons that evaporate by Tuesday—ready for discipleship systems that form people all week long and mobilize action that lasts.

Funders & Foundations

Philanthropies who want better grantee outcomes, standardized impact data, and less administrative overhead in their giving processes.

Ready to Transform How Your Network Operates?

Whether you're a pastor looking for systems that work, a network ready to coordinate impact, or a funder seeking better outcomes—let's explore what's possible when infrastructure matches your vision.

Currently accepting a limited number of 2026 pilot partners.