Center for Church Based Training

Rowland Forman
Curriculum Development

Two words that drill to the core of who I am are “Educator” and “Mentor.” I was a public school teacher for 14 years before spending 14 years teaching in a Bible College. When I was asked to write curriculum for CCBT in 1999, I eagerly accepted the role as it was and is an extension of my passion for education. Since then, I’ve partnered with various CCBT team members to write discipleship and leadership curricula. More recently, when Gene Getz’s award winning book was published in 1993, I had the privilege of writing the companion, Elders and Leaders FIELD GUIDE. I believe that the combination of Gene’s book and the FIELD GUIDE has the potential to transform your leadership team.

My second passion is mentoring which I define as a transformational spiritual friendship. I had the privilege of co-authoring The Leadership Baton with Jeff Jones and Bruce Miller and in particular enjoyed writing a chapter on mentoring. If they write “Mentor” on my tombstone, I’ll rest in peace (not that I’ll know!).

There is a third passion I have and that is to be remembered as a loving family man. I am married to Elaine, my bride of 39 years and have three married children, six grandsons and one granddaughter. My wife would say I have a fourth passion—sports. Coming from New Zealand, my favorite sports are rugby, soccer and cricket.