Introduction to Leadership in Ministry (DP2195B)

Content

This unit introduces students to the theory and practice of leadership from a Christian perspective, and its implementation in a local mission context. Biblical and theological lenses will be used to explore leadership from a Christian perspective. Further theoretical breadth will be explored through best practice in secular organisational literature.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

18 points in Field D for level 2

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars, online forums, videos, podcasts

Indicative Bibliography

Northouse, Peter L. Leadership: Theory and Practice. Los Angeles, SAGE Publications, 2022. (Set Text)

• Abrams, Stacy. Minority Leader: How to Lead from The Outside and Make Real Change. New York: Henry Holt and Co. 2018
• Banks, Robert and Bernice M. Ledbetter. Reviewing Leadership: A Christian Evaluation of Current Approaches. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004.
• Blackaby, Henry and Richard Blackaby. Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2011.
• Brown, Brene. Dare to Lead. New York: Random House, 2018
• De Pree, Max. Leadership is an Art. New York: Doubleday, 2004.
• Jacobsen, Eric O. The Three Tasks of Leadership: Worldly Wisdom for Pastoral Leader. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
• Kouzes, James M and Barry Z. Posner (eds). Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
• Lencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2002.
• Sandberg, Sheryl. Lead in: Women, Work and The Will to Lead. New York: Knopf, 2013
• Wright, Walter C. Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Leadership Service. 2 ed. (Rev). United Kingdom: Paternoster Press, 2009.

Assessment