Integrative Leadership Formation (DP8004P)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit will draw on the student’s prior learning including professional or ministerial experience to enhance their capacities for leadership and management in faith-based and community organisations. It explores systems and practices that impact pastoral situations, examines conflict management approaches, analyses complex problem solving methods and strategies for managing change to equip students with the skills to develop their own leadership pathways.

Unit code: DP8004P

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of personal and ethical foundations for pastoral leadership

2.

Apply problem solving methods and strategies for managing change to ideas from multiple sources and perspectives

3.

Articulate conflict management approaches to harness diversity and differences for positive outcomes

4.

Evaluate inclusive and empowering styles of leadership

5.

Execute a substantial integrative project drawing on prior learning including professional or ministerial experience

Unit sequence

DP 8002P Living Leadership: Managing Organisational Change Faithfully and DP8003P Formation for Christian Leadership

Pedagogy

This unit will engage with the community of practice and include interactive seminars, expert input, reflective/analytical discussion and independent research.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bordas, Juana. Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a multicultural age. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2012.
  • Branson, Mark Lau. Memories, Hopes and Conversations. Virginia: The Alban Institute, 2004.
  • Bunting, Michael. The Mindful Leader: 7 practices for transforming your leadership, your organisation, your life, Milton, QLD: Wiley, 2016.
  • Coutts, P. Choosing Change. How to Motivate Churches to face the future. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2013
  • Dunbar, P. and A Blair. Leading Missional Change. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2013.
  • Gerzon, Mark. Leading through Conflict. Boston, MA: Harvard, 2006.
  • Grant, Gaia and Andrew, The Innovation Race: How to change culture to change the game. Milton, QLD: Wiley, 2017.
  • Gunderson, Gary and Larry Pray.* Leading Causes of Life. Memphis, TN: The Centre of Excellence in Faith and Health*, 2006.
  • Heath, Chip and Dan. Switch: How to change things when change is hard. New York, NY: Broadway, 2010.
  • Jones, L. Gregory. Christian Social Innovation: Renewing Wesleyan Witness, Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2016.
  • Kouzes, James and Barry Posner. Learning Leadership: The five fundamentals of becoming an exemplary leader. San Francisco, CA: Wiley, 2016.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Case Study

A case study from a real situation in your leadership context

 1200 20.0
Journal

Journal responding to course content

 2000 35.0
Summative Reflection

Write a critical summative reflection on your journey throughout this course with reference to integration of principles into practice.

2800 45.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 24 Aug, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-08-24 15:34:22 +1000