Pastoral Leadership (XS9992Y)

Content

This unit focuses on the fact that graduates will, in many ways, assume positions of leadership within the Christian community. The roles will differ but this unit will help students develop principles and practices of leadership that are coherent with their personal faith commitment and their theological studies. Drawing on the sources of faith (Scripture, Tradition, experience) and the literature on leadership, students will develop methods for theological reflection, an understanding of the relationship between faith and community, an examination of qualities of leadership, pastoral planning skills, and creative approaches to the challenges that confront all who are called to leadership

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Capstone unit to conclude a Master’s degree (as required by AQF and UD)

Pedagogy

Weekly class of three hours conducted face to face. Class begins with a student centered review of the set reading for the week which then flows into lecture and discussion

Indicative Bibliography

• Barton, Ruth Haley. Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry. Expanded Edition. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2018.
• Davies, Mervyn and Graham Dodds. Leadership in the Church for a People of Hope. London: T & T Clark, 2011.
• Day, David and John Antonakis, eds. The Nature of Leadership. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2012.
• Doohan, Leonard. Courageous Hope: The Call of Leadership. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2011.
• Gaillardetz, Richard R. Ecclesiology for a Global Church: A People Called and Sent. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2008.
• Gula, Richard M. The Way of Goodness and Holiness: A Spirituality for Pastoral Ministers. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2011.
• Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership at the University of St Thomas, Minnesota. True Leadership. St Paul, MN: Sophia Consulting, 2015.
• Massaro, Thomas. Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2008.
• Northouse, Peter G. Leadership: Theory and Practice. 5th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc., 2010.
• Nouwen, Henri. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1989.

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