UMS : Unit: DM9726W

Content

This unit introduces and critiques models of pioneering leadership especially suited to new missional contexts. It examines various approaches to organic leadership.

Unit code: DM9726W

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Missiology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.	Critically evaluate a variety of models of pioneering leadership
2.	Outline and assess models of introducing change and innovation in community and church contexts
3.	Construct a personal approach to leadership which integrates the special focus topics with their ministry practice.
4.	Analyse innovative approaches to mission and church planting
5.	Critique key themes and contributions of organic systems thinking and their implications for the practice of missional leadership in the Western world today

Unit sequence

48 points in Foundation Studies

Pedagogy

Lectures, tutorials, site visits

Indicative Bibliography

Bandy, Tom G., Mission Mover: Beyond Education for Church Leadership. Nashville: Abingdon, 2004.
Goleman, Daniel. The New Leaders: Transforming the Art of Leadership into the Science of Results. London: Time Warner, 2002.
Gordon, Wayne, John M Perkins, and with Randall Frame. Making Neighbourhoods Whole: A Handbook for Christian Community Development. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2013.
Hirsh, Alan. 5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ. NP: 100 Movements Publishing, 2017. (recommended for purchase)
Hirsh, Alan & Mark Nelson. Reframation: Seeing God, People and Mission Through Reenchanted Frames. NP: 100 Movements Publishing, 2019.
Male, Dave. Pioneering Leadership: Disturbing the Status Quo? Grove Leadership Booklet S14. Ridley Hall, Cambridge: Grove Books, 2013.
Moynagh, Michael. Church for Every Context: An Introduction to Theology and Practice. London: SCM, 2012.
Roxburgh, Alan. Missional Map-Making: Skills for Leading in Times of Transition. San Francisco: Wiley, 2010.
Sparks, Paul, Soerens, Tim, Friesen, Dwight J. The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2014. (recommended for purchase)
Wheatley, Margaret. Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2005.

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Learning Resource	Learning Resource 3,000 words	3000	40.0
Seminar or Tutorial	Tutorial Presentation 1,000 words	1000	15.0
Critical Review	Critical Reading Review 1,000 words	1000	15.0
Investigation	Investigation 2,000 words	2000	30.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 27 Sep, 2019

Unit record last updated: 2019-10-16 10:33:42 +1100