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 aims to provide viewpoints that enable students to gain perspective on their personal lifelong development as well as gain insights for assisting others in their development.

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

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

3. done several developmental exercises aimed at facilitating personal leadership assessment including lifelong perspective, sense of destiny/calling, critical formative experiences, giftedness, suffering (desert seasons), and the integration of being and doing;

4. generated a Personal Development Paper (8-10 pages) based on the developmental exercises (see objective #3) in order to integrate course learning;

5. collaborated in a small group in order to generate a Developing Others Plan (10-15 pages) that enables the group to assist others in their personal development.

The class will be conducted online 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: 978-0830835133. $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: NavPress, 1988. ISBN: 978-0891091929. Pub.price: $16.

__________. Leadership Emergence Theory Reader Articles (LET Reader). Altadena, CA: Barnabas Publishers, 2005. Selected articles from that LET Reader are embedded or are available in course shell. Students who wish to obtain the entire LET Reader may use this information: ISBN: 097418182X. Pub.price: $20. Available through http://jrclintoninstitute.com/resource-store/readers/leadership-emergence-thery-reader/

Reese, Randy. Slow and Deep Work: Learning to Guide the Leadership Formation of Others. Selected drafted chapters are embedded or are available in the course shell.

Trebesch, Shelley. Isolation: A Place of Transformation in the Life of a Leader. Altadena, CA: Barnabas Publishers, 1997. ISBN: 978-0974181844. Pub.price: $8. Available through http://www.amazon.com or http://www.alibris.com or http://www.powells.com

Clinton, J. Robert. Leadership Emergence Theory: A Self-Study Manual for Analyzing the Development of a Christian Leader. Altadena, CA: Barnabas Publishers, 1988. ISBN: 978-0974181820. Pub.price: $20. Available through http://jrclintoninstitute.com/resource-store/books--manuals/leadership-emergece-theory-manual/

Hagberg, Janet O., and Robert A. Guelich. The Critical Journey, Stages in the Life of Faith. 2nd ed. Salem, WI: Sheffield Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN: 978-1879215498. $23.95.

Nouwen, Henri. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1992. ISBN: 978-0824512590. Pub.price: $14.95.

Walling, Terry B. Stuck! Navigating the Transitions of Life and Leadership. ChurchSmart: 2008. ISBN: 978-1889638751. Pub.price: $15.

1. Weekly Threaded Discussions and Collaborative Group Work (15%).

2. Reading Responses (15%).

3. Weekly Reflection Exercises (10%).

4. Personal Development Paper (30%).

5. Group Development Plan for other leaders. This Paper will be completed by the end of Finals week (30%).