Leadership Accelerator
Leadership Accelerator was established to help parish priests fulfill this higher calling by learning to live and lead from overflow instead of overwhelm.
The Gap
While seminary education provides priests with essential biblical, theological, and historical knowledge, there is a gap. Seminarians are generally not taught how to be leaders or apostles. The Leadership Accelerator provides experienced guides who serve as trusted advisers to grow Orthodox clergy into leaders, so that priests can both care for and lead their parishes more effectively without sacrificing the values that matter most. We call this the “Double Win.”
The Program
- Three Live Retreats Per Year for Two Years
- Group Coaching Sessions
- Individual Coaching Sessions
Impact
Read more about the impact Leadership Accelerator has had on devoted clergy in The Metropolis of Chicago's 2024 Annual Impact Report.
Meet Fr. Panagiotis Boznos, a devoted clergy leader, fellow graduate and coach of Leadership Accelerator.
Retreat Schedule
All retreats start on Monday with an informal dinner at 6 PM at an off-site restaurant. We recognize that travel schedules or delays are always an issue, so there are no formal events on Monday nights. However, the time with other priests and coaches is important and valuable, so please make this part of your travel plans.
On Tuesday and Wednesday we’ll start with breakfast at 8 AM. Our intensive content, reflection and workshops will start at 9 AM and end at 4 PM, with breaks and lunch during that time. We’ll gather again for dinner at 6 or 6:30 PM.
Thursday is focused on group coaching and application. Breakfast is at 8 AM, followed by the intensive from 9 AM – 12 noon. Lunch will be take-away — we encourage to stay on site and eat if you can, but you can take lunch to-go in order to be on time for your flight.
What's Included
Please note that your program fee includes your room and all meals, with the exception of Monday night dinner for the June and October retreats, as well as all curriculum and required books. You are responsible for your travel to and from each venue, the Monday night dinner in June and October, and any alcoholic beverages at off-site restaurants.
Learn More
Please click below to view our detailed pamphlets. Don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions.
October 20-23, 2025
St. Iakavos Retreat Center
Kansasville, WI
Our October retreat will take place at the St. Iakovos Retreat Center in Kansasville, Wisconsin, a 137-acre retreat facility located in the western corner of Kenosha county in beautiful Kansasville, WI. Settled on the 11-acre Friendship Lake with over 50 acres of pinewood forest, the St. Iakovos Retreat Center is a unique facility offering a quiet setting for overnight retreats and camps as well as a joyful environment for celebrations such as weddings and family reunions. Activities available on the grounds include softball, soccer, basketball, grass and sand volleyball court, tennis, hay wagon rides, boating, outdoor pool, trail walking and hiking, campfires, barn visits, and animal feedings.
Rev. David Limiero
The Reverend David Limiero received his Master of Divinity degree with honors from Emmanuel Christian Seminary in 1992, and is a member of the International Honor Society of Theta Phi. He also holds the Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from the University of Colorado, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. He received his ordination into Christian ministry in 1992.
David served as a local church pastor for more than 26 years, first serving as an assistant pastor in Colorado, Tennessee, and Illinois before leading congregations in Illinois and California. He started Life Journey Christian Church in Bakersfield, California in 2003, and was instrumental in starting two other congregations in Bakersfield over the next decade, one English-speaking and one Spanish-speaking.
In 2007, David joined the staff at Stadia, an international church-planting mission, where he served until 2021. He brings more than three decades of experience working with local congregations and non-profit organizations. During his time at Stadia, he was involved in supporting 1500 church plants in 23 countries and 46 US States, leading the Pastoral Care and Information Technology teams. In 2018 David and his wife Jan co-founded Eagles Rest, which provides sabbatical care and coaching to cross-cultural and local ministry leaders. In 2020 he co-founded Journey Appalachia, where he served as a faculty member and focuses on helping leaders live and lead from overflow, not overwhelm.
David is the President and Founder of Edens View Coaching and Consulting, where he leads a team that guides small business owners and ministry leaders in how to have a business or ministry and a life, not a business or ministry that is their life. He is a Certified Professional Leadership Coach, a certified Habit Coach, an Associate Credentialed Coach with the International Coaching Federation, and a Full Focus Certified Professional. He has published articles in the Christian Standard, SmallGroups.com, and Leaven: A Journal for Christian Ministry.
In addition to his coaching credentials, David holds numerous technical certifications. His passion is blending soul care and systems to bless leaders and those whom they lead.
David and his wife Jan have been married for thirty-four years and have three grown children and one grandchild. They reside near the Appalachian Mountains in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Fr. Panagiotis Boznos
Fr. Panagiotis Boznos grew up in the suburbs of Chicago attending the Greek Orthodox parishes of St. Nectarios in Palatine and St. Athanasios in Aurora. He earned his BA (2008) from the University of Oklahoma with a double major in Religious Studies and Classical Greek. From there he proceeded to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, where he received his MDiv (2013). While at seminary, Fr. Panagiotis met and married Presbytera Nichole, who also graduated from Holy Cross the same year with an MTS. Together they have four children. Fr. Panagiotis was ordained to the Diaconate on June 29th, 2013 and to the Priesthood on July 28th, 2013. Following his ordination to the Priesthood, he served the parish of Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview, IL from 2013-2019. Father currently serves as the priest of his home parish of St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Aurora, IL. In addition, Fr. Panagiotis currently serves as both the President of the Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Alumni Association, and as Spiritual Advisor to the Student Leadership Board of Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF).
Rev. Scott Caldwell
One way or another, The Reverend Scott Caldwell has been leading leaders for 27 years through his work in the non-profit and ministry space. Along the way he’s gained sincere appreciation for the lessons that failure can bring…learned the importance of empowering a team…felt the impact of strength-based leadership and experienced the power of an agreed-upon, shared vision. Each of these form the framework of his coaching relationships and he sincerely enjoys building capacity in leaders to achieve their personal and organizational goals.
After attending Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Scott was ordained into ministry and, while he has served in various capacities in the church, his calling has been lived out primarily through Young Life (parachurch ministry to adolescents) and now CLC – Christ Led Communities (a men's discipleship and leadership development ministry). He hired his first coach when he was a stressed out ministry leader in his thirties in need of a new approach to life and ministry. Through that process he quickly moved from futility to flourishing and gained an appreciation of the profound impact a coach can make in the life of a leader. That same coach has remained a consistent presence in his life ever since.
Since 2023 Scott has been coaching business and ministry leaders with a focus on Leadership, Team-Building, Vision and Alignment as a catalyst for organizational growth in order to help leaders spend more time conducting the orchestra rather than playing all the instruments. He enjoys walking alongside leaders and teams to give shape, structure and support as they move from where they are to where they want to be. He's a big believer in putting the "Who" before the "What" in terms of how he views himself, leads people and assembles teams and, by doing so, he has repeatedly experienced The Double Win of "Winning at Work and Succeeding at Life."
Scott has been blessed to be married to his wife Susan for twenty-nine years. Together they have three children, Katy Ann, Austin and Chesney. He enjoys playing golf, cheering for the St. Louis Cardinals and University of Tennessee sports teams, and playing fantasy baseball.
Our Thanks!
Much of the content of Leadership Accelerator was developed by Michael Hyatt, the founder and Chairman of Full Focus and architect of the Full Focus Planner. Michael is a Deacon in the Antiochian Orthodox Church and a personal friend to His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago.
Michael believes strongly in leadership development for Orthodox priests and has graciously allowed Edens View Coaching and Consulting to license and customize his content for Orthodox clergy. We are grateful for his generous support!