Leadership, Spirituality and Organisational Practice (DS9111J)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

In this unit, students become more critically aware of the structures and processes at work in the collaborative ministry teams in which they minister. The guiding matrix for this unit is The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the spiritual pedagogy and dynamism of which provides deep insights into groups as for individuals, though the Spiritual Exercises for groups uses a different framework. Students must be currently working in a collaborative ministry team.

Unit code: DS9111J

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Spirituality

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Jesuit College of Spirituality

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate a theoretical and practical understanding of the structures and processes which help collaborative ministry teams work effectively and justly
2.

Analyse how destructive forces can operate in a collaborative ministry team using the models presented in the unit
3.

Demonstrate an appropriated understanding of the life-death-resurrection cycle of organisations
4.

Apply leadership theory to assist a collaborative ministry team to focus the energy of individual members around shared goals and objectives
5.

Evaluate a decision-making process that is aligned with the myth, goals, objectives and values of the organisation

Unit sequence

Prohibited combinations: Old Codes: DS9121J / DS9129J

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars, tutorials, facilitated interaction in small groups

Indicative Bibliography

  • Borbely, James, et al. Focusing Group Energies. Scranton, PN: Private Printing, 1992. (recommended for purchase)
  • Borbely, James, et al. Understanding Group Spiritual Life. Scranton, PN: Private Printing, 1999. (recommended for purchase)
  • Fleming, David L. Draw Me into your Friendship: The Spiritual Exercises. St. Louis, MO: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1996.
  • Greenleaf, Robert K. Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power & Greatness. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2002.
  • Sofield, Loughlan & Caroll Juliano. Collaborative Ministry: Skills and Guidelines. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 1992.
  • Sofield, Loughlan & Donald H. Kuhn. The Collaborative Leader: Listening to the Wisdom of God’s People. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 1995.
  • Tyson, Trevor, Working with Groups, 2nd ed., South Melbourne, AU: MacMillan, 1989.
  • Wenger, Etienne. Communities of Practice. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

An integrative essay of 6,000 words

6000 100.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 11:20:11 +1100