Sketches of Leadership
Sketches of Leadership is a proven discipleship and leadership development curriculum for student leaders. Adapted from Rich Lamb's original work, these 4 Sketches (Leader as Advocate, Shepherd, Steward, and Patient) are among the most frequently used on campus.



Sketches of Leadership is a proven discipleship and leadership development curriculum for student leaders. Adapted from Rich Lamb's original work, these four Sketches are among the most frequently used on campus. Each Sketch includes a Leaders' Guide and Participant's Guide and is designed to be one session (with the exception of Leader as Patient which is two sessions).
Leader as Advocate
Leader as Shepherd
Leader as Steward
Leader as Patient
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About the authors
Sara Wolfgram Chang served as National Director of Discipleship & Leadership and Director of Scripture Engagement for the Urbana Missions Conference. She is a proud alumna of the University of Michigan and Fuller Theological Seminary. Sara is an avid coffee drinker and tennis player. Together she lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband and daughter.
Greg Chimitris is an Area Ministry Director in southern & western Illinois. As a student at University of Illinois, he studied philosophy but discovered his real passion was student ministry. Now he works with students & staff across Illinois helping them develop as leaders and sharpen their Bible study skills. In his spare time he runs, hikes, and for some reason still reads philosophy.
Lindsey Graham is a campus staff minister for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship serving at two campuses in southern Illinois. She graduated from SIU-Carbondale in 2011 with a degree in Psychology and spent time raising her two sons before returning to get her Masters of Social Work from the University of Illinois. She began working for InterVarsity in 2023.