DESCRIPTION:

This course explores the nature of Christian leadership development based on J. Robert Clinton's Leadership Emergence Theory. The course will explore how God shapes, deepens, and guides a leader over a lifetime for unique purposes. Development of a leader's life takes place (1) in the context of God's sovereign formative hand, (2) in the context of time, and (3) in context of a leader's response to God's formation. The course also aims to provide perspectives that enable students to assist others in their lifelong development.

1. acquired key insights into how God has been shaping their life over a lifetime for unique purposes;

2. done several developmental exercises aimed at guiding their assessment of their God-given potential;

3. reflected on personal soul care including the integration of being and doing and renewal for their continued development as leaders;

4. become familiar with numerous Leadership Emergence concepts that are applicable to their own life and the lives of those they influence;

5. generated a Lifelong Development Reflection Paper using adapted course concepts that will enable them to assist others in their personal development.

The class will be conducted on the Internet using a 10-week lesson program aligned with Fuller's academic calendar. Each week students and the instructor will interact with the material through journaling, threaded discussions and reflective assignments. The sessions include a time of spiritual formation and question and answer times, as well as further input on lifelong development concepts. There will also be small group activities to apply the concepts.

Barton, Ruth Haley. Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry. Nashville: Abingdon, 2008. ISBN: 9780830835133. $18.

Benner, David. The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780830832453. $13.

Clinton, J. Robert. The Making of a Leader. Colorado Springs: NAV Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780891091929. $16.

_______________. Leadership Emergence Theory Reader Articles (LET Reader). Altadena, CA: Barnabas Publishers, 2005. ML530 concept readings are available on course shell.

Trebesch, Shelley. Isolation: A Place of Transformation in the Life of a Leader. Altadena, CA: Barnabas Publishers, 1997. ISBN: 9780974181844. $8. Available through amazon.com or alibris.com or powells.com.

1. Weekly Threaded Discussions (15%) and journaling (10%).

2. Response Sheets (10%).

3. Reading of all required materials (15%).

4. A Reflection Paper on the student's own life using leadership emergence theory concepts to prompt analysis. This Paper will be completed by the end of Finals week (50%).