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Self-Paced Courses

DAI Workshops.
Convenient Format.

For over 25 years, DAI’s continual learning workshops have equipped hundreds of thousands of participants around the world to lead like Jesus. Each course raises issues that leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America face. It then prompts learners to think through and apply biblical principles and best management principles as they lead. Self-paced courses are always available, always free. (DAI’s staff also lead guided courses online and in-person.)

Our Courses

Authors & Instructors

Arthur Denyer

DAI Ministry Center Director, Costa Rica
Instructor – Ministry of Mentoring

Daneli Ureña

Daneli Ureña

Business Consultant, United States
Instructor – Facilitating Learning
Learn more about Daneli at daneliurena.com.

Hani Morcos

Hani Morcos

Marriage and Family Therapist, Los Angeles, United States
Instructor – Women and Men Serving Together

Greg Smerdon

Greg Smerdon

Consultant, John Maxwell Team, South Africa
Instructor – Fundraising for Ministry

Jane Overstreet

Jane Overstreet

President/CEO, DAI, United States
Author – Servant Leadership

Jane joined DAI in 1996, working alongside DAI co-founders Jim Engel and David Fraser. She was appointed President/CEO in 1999.

Prior to joining DAI, Jane served for many years as the Director of Legal Services for Youth with a Mission (YWAM) International while living in the Middle East and Europe.

She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Colorado Bar Association. She serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations and is a member of the Lausanne Leadership Development Working Group.

Jane received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Oral Roberts University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa, College of Law.

John Rogers

John Rogers

Former Senior Consultant for Education, DAI, United Kingdom
Author and Instructor – Facilitating Learning, Curriculum Design;
Author – Servant Leadership; Instructor – Fundraising for Ministry

M. D. Kinoti

M. D. Kinoti

Professor, Development Practice, Management and Leadership, Regis University, Denver, United States
Instructor – Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity

Kinoti has over 25 years of professional experience in community development and leadership development. Before academia, he worked with several International NGOs including World Vision International in rural and urban community development in East Africa; with the United Methodist Church in youth and community development in Los Angeles; and with Lifewater International in global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programs. He currently serves in several national and international NPO/NGO boards including Farm Concern International and Centura’s St. Anthony Health Foundation Advisory Board.

Dr. Kinoti’s expertise is in community needs assessment, monitoring and evaluation, report writing and development technical project advice. He also advises International NGOs on cultural and political realities of establishing development projects globally. He is a Rotarian and has served as a Rotary International Cadre of Technical Experts for several years.

Michele Breene

Michele Breene

Senior Consultant, Staff Development, DAI, United States
Author and Instructor – Women and Men Serving Together;
Instructor – Ministry of Mentoring

Michele joined DAI in 2013, bringing with her over 10 years of executive leadership coaching for Fortune 500 companies in the USA and UK. Michele continues to use her leadership coaching skills with DAI staff ensuring they have the knowledge and skills they need to thrive. She also serves as a facilitator for DAI’s Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program and non-formal leadership training.

Michele has a Master’s of Education from the University of London.

Paul Borthwick

Paul Borthwick

Senior Consultant, DAI, United States
Author and Instructor – Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity

Paul has worked for DAI since 1998. Before joining DAI Paul served for 22 years at a church outside of Boston – first as youth pastor and then as missions pastor.

Paul holds a Doctorate of Ministry in Cross-cultural Ministry and a Masters of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Management) from the University of Massachusetts. He serves as an advisor to the Urbana Student Mission Conference, teaches as an adjunct faculty at a number of schools.

Paul has written more than a dozen books on issues related to youth ministry, leadership, and global missions.

Tertia Morcos

Tertia Morcos

Senior Consultant, Marriage and Family, DAI, United States
Instructor – Ministry of Mentoring

Tertia joined DAI in 2014. Together with her husband Hani, she has written the Growing Marriage curriculum, which addresses the marriage needs of leaders in diverse cultural settings. Tertia is South African and has lived most of her adult life in the Middle East.

Tertia is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and lives in southern California. She has a background in education and has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. Tertia attends an Arabic church and is a regular speaker on topics related to marriage, family and spiritual formation. She co-facilitates the Growing Marriage courses with Hani in North America and abroad.

Thel Rountree

Thel Rountree

Director, Online Learning, DAI, United States
Author and Instructor – Introduction to Zoom;
Instructor – Servant Leadership, Pastoring the Flock of God

Thel joined DAI in 2013 and brought with him over 30 years of experience in video production, instructional design, adult learning, and the visual arts. He has produced work for Taco Bell, Toyota Motors, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan Motors, Hughes Aircraft, Pioneer Electronics, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Toshiba America Information Systems and many more.

He also has served on the multimedia curriculum advisory boards for the California State Multimedia & Entertainment Initiative Economic and Workforce Development Leadership Council, Pasadena City College and the National Science Foundation.

At DAI, Thel is responsible for the development of DAI’s online learning program.

Self-Paced Courses

DAI Workshops.
Convenient Format.

Our Courses

Authors & Instructors

Arthur Denyer

Daneli Ureña

Hani Morcos

Greg Smerdon

Jane Overstreet

John Rogers

M. D. Kinoti

Michele Breene

Paul Borthwick

Tertia Morcos

Thel Rountree

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Self-Paced Courses

DAI Workshops.Convenient Format.

Our Courses

Authors & Instructors

© 2022 Development Associates International

DAI Workshops.
Convenient Format.