Boot Camp
Rare Leadership
Boot Camp
Most leaders know how to push through. Few know how to stay relational while they do it. Over six weeks, you’ll learn the maturity model behind RARE Leadership: four uncommon habits that let you remain yourself, recover faster, and build the kind of team culture that lasts.
Upcoming Sessions
Fall 2026 — Thursdays, 3–5PM ET
Oct 15 – Nov 19
Deadline: October 8th
Duration
6 Weeks · Live Online
Format
Live online cohort
Tuition + Tech Fee
$399 - Introductory Price!
6
Weeks Long
6
Live Sessions
Small
Cohort Size
4
Uncommon Habits
THE RARE LEADERSHIP MATURITY MODEL
The Maturity Model Foundation
Maturity isn’t intelligence, giftedness, or competence; it’s the capacity to endure difficulty without losing relational connection, identity, or stability.
Remaining Relational
Under stress, most people don’t lose intelligence first; they lose relational connection first. Learn to recognize your defaults before they take over.
Acting Like Yourself
Maturity is remaining yourself under pressure. Explore the difference between a false self that shifts for safety and a stable identity that consistently holds under stress.
Returning to Joy — For Ourselves
Most people know how to react. Few know how to recover. Build the personal regulation skills and practices that let you return to joy quickly and reliably.
Returning to Joy — With Others
Rupture is inevitable; repair cannot be optional. Practice validating what someone feels, offering comfort, and repairing relationships instead of letting conflict quietly fester.
The Fruit of the Maturity Model
Maturity is visible long before it’s verbalized. Integrate all four habits into a leadership presence that stays stable, absorbs pressure, and endures hardship well.
01
Remain Relational
02
Act like Yourself
03
Return to Joy
04
Endure Hardship Well
THIS BOOT CAMP IS FOR YOU IF...
- You lead a team, church, ministry, or family and feel the weight of that responsibility
- You want to move beyond managing behavior to leading from a healthier, more mature place
- You're a pastor, ministry leader, or anyone who leads people under pressure
- You've noticed old reactive patterns take over your best intentions when stress hits
- You're ready to trade reactive habits for practiced ones
- No prior leadership training is required
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
Most leadership training stays at the level of technique — do this, say that, manage this way. RARE Leadership goes deeper, connecting your own relational maturity with the skills you’ll use to lead your team.
This isn’t information for its own sake. Every week is built for immediate, real-world practice — habits you can bring into your next hard conversation, not just concepts to remember.
The RARE Leadership principles, practices, and community were instrumental in my personal development while supporting my peers, direct reports, and project teams through a stressful season. Four years on, RARE Leadership is still primary for reference, contemplation, and practice in my spheres of influence.
You’ll be practicing alongside a community of leaders from organizations already cultivating a culture of RARE Leadership — including Cru, Navigators, Willow Creek, Camps Farthest Out, and Distant Shores Media.
Requirements & Upcoming Sessions
RARE Leadership Boot Camp requires a completed application for enrollment. This ensures every cohort is filled with pastors and ministry leaders ready to engage fully with the material and with one another.
- Application required for enrollment
- Basic internet connection for live sessions (Zoom)
- Approximately 3–4 hours per week (live session + practice exercise)
- Willingness to engage personally and practice with a small group
- No prior leadership training required
If you don’t have a copy, please purchase and begin reading before the class begins.
Not included in tuition — purchased separately by the student.
Upcoming Sessions
Fall 2026 — Thursdays, 3–5PM ET
Oct 15 – Nov 19
Deadline: October 8th
Greg Neumayer
Greg Neumayer (MATS, M.Min) is a gifted communicator who has been leading and teaching Heart-Focused Discipleship principles since 2015. As a local church pastor he has used Deeper Walk materials for small groups, bible studies, relational discipleship, and pastoral care as well as personal and organization retreats around the country. In 2021-22 Greg played a key role in launching our School of Ministry and then led Cohorts 2 and 4 as Senior Instructor. As a part of the Speaking Team he’s been honored to present for groups like local churches from The Brethren in Christ, Missionary Church, Lutheran-Missouri Synod, and Evangelical Free denominations along with regional and/or national leadership teams from the Evana Network, The Salvation Army, and others. Greg’s passion is helping your people discover their unique calling and fuel it with joy and belonging in the Lord’s epic story.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much time will it take me?
Plan on 2 hours per week for the live session, plus time for the weekly practice exercise between sessions.
What if I have to miss a session?
Sessions are recorded for the current cohort so you can catch up before the next week.
I bought the course but forgot how to access it!
Not to worry! Go here: https://deeperwalk.populiweb.com/ If you have trouble, please contact us.
How long will I have access to the course?
You will have long term access to the teaching portion of each class.
Cohorts are small and fill quickly. Join the Fall 2026 RARE Leadership Boot Camp with Greg Neumayer.
“The RARE Leader can endure the difficulties that come along with leading because they have practiced 4 uncommon habits — they have better patterns that will appear when the pressure is on.”