LifeTracks

LifeTracks is a life development and leadership course, designed to help you build solid theological foundations, understand church life, explore deep personal and spiritual issues and prepare you for active service.

We believe God calls each person to develop their potential in order to be able to serve others effectively. LifeTracks is an outstanding course specifically designed to assist you in your journey of personal and ministry development. We highly recommend it.

Advanced Tracks

We encourage everyone to complete LifeTracks 1 to LifeTracks 6 above before proceeding to the following courses. Please note that some courses require participants to complete all Track above. Please refer to the course detail.

Our new Leadership Hub is open to all leaders at CityLife, providing high quality leadership training and development. The year-long program is built around 3Cs: Content (teaching material), Context (your leadership environment) and Coaching (happens each session during your cluster group).

Leadership Hub runs on Monday nights (7-9pm) at CityLife Knox and includes 20 teaching and learning sessions.

Program Fees $200 - Course Starts 2 March - Applications Close 25 February

2026 Course - Biblical Leadership: Theology, Character & Practice

The Calling of a Leader
How do I discern God’s calling in me and others?
The Character of a Leader
How do I grow in Christ-like character?
Theology of Leadership
How do the Old and New Testaments describe leadership?
The Preparation of a Leader
What does preparation for leadership look like?
Self-Leadership
How do I lead myself effectively?
The Devotional Life of a Leader
What following Jesus looks like as a leader?
The Ministry Paradigm of a Leader
What does a personal ministry philosophy look like?
Leading Change
How do I lead others through the change process?
Making Decisions like a Leader
How do I make effective decisions?
Handling Conflict as a Leader
What are the keys to resolving conflict effectively?
The Calling of a Leader
How do I discern God’s calling in me and others?
The Character of a Leader
How do I grow in Christ-like character?
Theology of Leadership
How do the Old and New Testaments describe leadership?
The Preparation of a Leader
What does preparation for leadership look like?
Self-Leadership
How do I lead myself effectively?
The Devotional Life of a Leader
What following Jesus looks like as a leader?
The Ministry Paradigm of a Leader
What does a personal ministry philosophy look like?
Leading Change
How do I lead others through the change process?
Making Decisions like a Leader
How do I make effective decisions?
Handling Conflict as a Leader
What are the keys to resolving conflict effectively?
The Strategic Work of a Leader
What does strategic planning look like in ministry?
The Power and Authority of a Leader
How do I use the power and authority I have legitimately?
The Leader as Architect
How do I effectively create culture?
The Leader’s Teaching Ministry
How do I effectively communicate God’s Word?
Five-Fold Leadership
What is 5-fold ministry and how does it work in a local church?
Leadership Development
How do I effectively develop others?
Leading Teams
How do I build and lead a healthy team?
The Tests of Leadership
What are the tests I may have to face as a leader?
The Spiritual Warfare of a Leader
How do I handle the reality of spiritual warfare in life & ministry?
Leaders that Last
How do I stay the course and finish well as a leader?
The Strategic Work of a Leader
What does strategic planning look like in ministry?
The Power and Authority of a Leader
How do I use the power and authority I have legitimately?
The Leader as Architect
How do I effectively create culture?
The Leader’s Teaching Ministry
How do I effectively communicate God’s Word?
Five-Fold Leadership
What is 5-fold ministry and how does it work in a local church?
Leadership Development
How do I effectively develop others?
Leading Teams
How do I build and lead a healthy team?
The Tests of Leadership
What are the tests I may have to face as a leader?
The Spiritual Warfare of a Leader
How do I handle the reality of spiritual warfare in life & ministry?
Leaders that Last
How do I stay the course and finish well as a leader?

Session Dates

Term 1: 2, 16, 23, 30 Mar
Term 2: 27 Apr + 4, 11, 18, 25 May + 1 Jun
Term 3: 20, 27 Jul + 3, 10, 17 Aug
Term 4: 5, 12, 19, 26 Oct + 9 Nov

This program pilots at Knox. For more information, including expression of interest for the Leadership Hub course at a site near you, please email discipleship@citylife.church

Endorsements

“I believe in LifeTracks because it is one of the means of spiritual growth. The specialised courses provides according to its name a specialised kind of teaching: some meat of the Word along with some other good, spiritual cookies to help you grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ! It is designed to help you to help others!” ~ Kevin Conner

“No matter where you are in your walk with God, LifeTracks gives everyone a good foundational base to start with. From there, the basic theological and practical teaching they gain from it will act as a stimulus for future growth and development. It also helps people to experience the living God at a deeper level, and enables them to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. I believe LifeTracks is for everyone.” ~ Joe Liow

“Having been involved with LifeTracks over many years, I believe it is a powerful course that will help you understand what CityLife is all about. I believe as you journey through this course you will find yourself on an exciting path of spiritual adventure and personal growth. You can also look forward to discovering your spiritual gifts and become well equipped in your service for God. LifeTracks is a must for everyone!” ~ Daljit Gill (Associate Minister)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should do Lifetracks?

Lifetracks is for everyone. Lifetracks is CityLife Church’s life and leadership development pathway. Through the different courses, it is designed to help you build solid theological foundations, understand church life, explore deep personal and spiritual issues and prepare for active service in the church.

Everyone starts with Track 1 Christian Life and progresses through to Track 6 Coach Life

Currently all Lifetracks Tracks are FREE.  However, some Advanced Tracks may require a fee imposed by the course.

Lifetracks is conducting in 2 modes: Onsite (In-person) and Online.

Onsite mode is run in a classroom at various church sites at various times.

Currently at Knox, Lifetracks are conducted once a term (school term) on a Saturday morning 9am-1pm. If you sign up for one Track, you will complete that Track on that Saturday morning. You can only sign up for one Track on that Saturday morning.

At other church sites, Lifetracks may be conducted over 2 or more days.

Online mode is run at various dates over the year. This is a self-paced learning course over approximately 2 weeks on the Moodle Learning Management System. During the duration of the course, you will get to interact with your cohorts via workshops and discussion forums. The structure of the Online course comprised of the following:

  1. Orientation Workshop (30-min, via Zoom)
  2. Self-Paced Online Learning (over 2 weeks on Moodle)
  3. Course Workshop (1 hour, via Zoom)

Lifetracks can be started at the recommended age of 16.

Partnership, which is offered at the completion of Track 1 & 2 can only be offered to those who are 18 or above.

There is no children’s program available, so parents will need to make alternative arrangements for their children.

It is recommended you bring your Bible or have access to a Bible App, a pen, a notebook to take notes. Student manuals will be provided for Track 1 to 6.

Some Advanced Tracks may provide handout notes.

Onsite Lifetracks is run in a classroom at various church sites at various times.

Currently at Knox, Lifetracks are conducted once a term (school term) on a Saturday morning 9am-1pm. If you sign up for one Track, you will complete that Track on that Saturday morning. You can only sign up for one Track on that Saturday morning.

At other church sites, Lifetracks may be conducted over 2 or more days.

CityLife Church records your successful completion of all Lifetracks Courses (and Advanced Tracks).

This record is kept so you can track your progress along the various training pathways and is used as a qualification for serving in various ministries within CityLife. For example, you must complete Track 1 & 2 before you are offered the opportunity to become a Partner.

Yes. Registration is encouraged. With hundreds of people at a time doing Lifetracks, the logistics are complex. It is important to know who is attending, and which course, so that we can ensure rooms are setup, enough notes or manuals and refreshments are provided etc.

We have a gifted team of speakers with a wealth of experience comprising of our Senior Minister, Multi-site Leadership Team, Network Pastors, Life Group Coaches, Life Group Leaders, and external guest speakers.

Lifetracks has been developed over the last 17 years. Most of the course content of previous course has been updated and many new courses (tracks) have been added. For this reason, we encourage you to consider doing these Tracks.

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