Recovering the Church’s Language of Leadership
The Agapé Institute helps leaders and churches return to a biblical vision of leadership rooted in agapé. Through research, teaching, and practical resources, the Institute equips God’s people to become Love Leaders and to build the Beloved Community.
What the Institute Offers
Biblical scholarship, pastoral application, and congregational resources brought together for leaders and churches.
- A leadership framework rooted in 1 Corinthians 13 and Philemon
- Resources connected to Becoming Love Leaders
- Church-wide tools for Becoming the Beloved Community
Founded by Trevón Gross, PhD
Pastor, leadership speaker, and author, Trevón Gross founded the Agapé Institute to help leaders and churches recover a biblical vision of leadership rooted in love. His work joins Scripture, pastoral experience, and practical formation for the life of the church.
Pastor
Trevón serves the church through preaching, teaching, and shepherding, with a ministry vision centered on spiritual formation, faithful leadership, and the witness of the Beloved Community.
Author
He is the author of Becoming Love Leaders, writing to help readers lead with biblical clarity, courage, and love in real life and ministry.
Speaker
As a leadership speaker, Trevón equips churches and leaders with teaching that is biblically grounded, pastorally sensitive, and designed for practical implementation.
A Biblical Framework for Leadership
The Agapé Standard offers a clear way to think about leadership through the lens of biblical love. It brings together theological conviction, practical leadership insight, and the life of the church so that leaders can serve with greater faithfulness, clarity, and love.
Biblical Foundation
Rooted in 1 Corinthians 13 and Philemon, the framework begins with Scripture rather than borrowed leadership language.
Leadership Formation
The goal is not simply better technique, but leaders whose character, relationships, and practice are shaped by agapé.
Church Application
The framework is meant for real ministry settings, helping churches build healthier leadership cultures and stronger communities.
From Leadership Formation to Congregational Life
The book and the church resource belong together. One helps leaders recover a biblical vision of love-shaped leadership, and the other helps congregations practice that vision together.
Becoming Love Leaders
This book calls leaders back to a biblical understanding of leadership rooted in agapé. It provides the theological vision and leadership framework behind the Institute’s work.
- Biblical vision for leadership
- Agapé Standard framework
- Leadership formation for pastors and ministry leaders
Becoming the Beloved Community
This ministry resource helps churches put that vision into practice. It is designed to help congregations grow in love, unity, and shared witness as a community shaped by Christ.
- Church-based teaching and formation
- Congregational reflection and application
- A pathway toward shared life in love
Bring the Vision Into Your Church
Learn more about the Institute, explore the book and resource, or begin a conversation about how this message can serve your congregation.