Work — Leslie James

The 2026 Portfolio

Your calling shouldn't be a race against the clock.

Pastors are time-starved. Every platform, book, and cohort I build is a response to that reality—designed to return margin to the leader so the mission has room to move.

See

ZIP-level intelligence via Community Playbook.

Say

Pulpit-to-movement engine via Multiply.

Sustain

Generational agency via Dream Chaser Kids.

The Thesis

Systems • Stories • People

Intelligence Platform

See your neighborhood clearly.

Most pastors spend hours piecing together a picture of their community from guesswork. Community Playbook gives you that picture in one place—so hours go toward people, not research.

"As a leader, the Community Playbook has been a game changer. It provides the data-driven insights necessary to understand the unique needs of our community, allowing us to serve with greater precision and impact."

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Dr. Thomas

Community Leader & Strategist

"Multiply is a movement. It has transformed the way we think about discipleship—moving us beyond the walls of the church and into the rhythms of daily life. It's about finding our place in God's bigger story."

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Rev. Trevonte Peterson

Lead Pastor

Movement Engine

Sunday sermon to Monday movement.

Multiply connects the pulpit to the week, turning messages into simple daily rhythms that disciples can actually live—without the pastor having to reinvent the wheel every seven days.

Next-Gen Agency

Space to build, not just consume.

Helping young people discover their gifts and launch real projects alongside mentors—so they taste agency, not just attendance, in an AI-shaped world.

"Dream Chaser Kids truly delivers what it promises. It provides students with the tools necessary to become entrepreneurs and gives them a way to live out their faith in real projects."

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Stefanie McNair

Dean of Students, CMS

Theory & Experience

The Planted & Multiply Suite.

The theological and practical spine of this work. Designed for leaders who need to read, use, and act—without adding more hours to an already full week.

Book One • Forthcoming

More Than a Message

Why the pulpit still shapes the world.

A deeply researched case for the pulpit as a pastor's most powerful lever. This book outlines how sermons can move systems and communities in an age of AI and upheaval.

Historically Researched • Biblically Grounded • AI & Culture Aware

Book Two • Forthcoming

Planted

People, place, and the local church.

A practical field guide for understanding the people you serve and the places you inhabit. Lead with focus, not fog, and stop guessing about your context.

ZIP-Code Discernment • People & Place Framework • Field Ready

Live Experience • Active

PEOPLE & PLACE Lab

A Planted live experience.

A guided 60-minute lab for teams to map connections, name neighborhood stories, and surface one surprising insight that changes how you lead. No offsite required.

The Runway: Revisit the pulpit through More Than a Message, see the neighborhood through Planted, and align your team in the People & Place Lab. Then, our platforms give that movement somewhere to go.

Deep Field Work

The Immerse Project.

"Where pastors slow down long enough to see clearly."

A 16-month place-based pastoral cohort that equips leaders and congregations to engage their communities with measurable impact. This is where the frameworks get stress-tested in real neighborhoods with real churches.

  • Structured cohort labs including the People & Place experience.
  • Direct implementation of Community Playbook intelligence.
Immerse Project

On the Horizon

Where this is headed.

Scholarship

PhD Research

Research at the intersection of pastoral leadership, community systems, and AI ethics. The academic "proof" behind the practice.

Teaching

AI & Ministry Training

Developing training tracks that help leaders use AI with wisdom, reducing admin burdens to focus on human presence.

Governance

Board & Advisory

Serving universities, foundations, and institutions seeking a practitioner's lens on systems and long-horizon strategy.

What would you do with
10 hours back?

Whether you lead a church, a foundation, or an institution—we start with one honest conversation. No pressure. Just clarity.

Limited Partnership Slots Remaining for 2026