MA in Global Leadership Seminar 1 – Colorado Springs

ML582A: Winter 2015; ML582B: Spring 2015 [Cohort 35]
Downes

ML582 A & B: CHARACTER, COMMUNITY, AND LEADERSHIP (A is 2 units, B is 2 units)

Dr. Donna Downes, Associate Professor of Global Leadership

DESCRIPTION:

Students from around the globe will join faculty in dialogue around topics of character formation in community. The challenge of developing character as a foundation for leadership will be applied in students’ lives through reading, discussions, lectures, small group exercises, sharing of spiritual journey narratives, community meals, prayers and reflection. The work for this course sequence (4-units) spans 2 quarters. Part A comprises the pre-seminar work, in-class activities and post-seminar assignments. Students will meet on campus for one week for 1) an orientation to Fuller Seminary resources, the MAGL program and its learning components, 2) an opportunity to build deeper relationships with cohort members to achieve a more effective learning community; and 3) an introduction to the principles of character formation and leadership. Part B comprises post-seminar reading, writing, group dialogue and the final paper.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: As a result of this course sequence students will have:

1. Prepared for continuing studies at Fuller through an orientation to program resources

2. Celebrated further development of the cohort learning community with fellow students

3. Examined several models of character formation and applied at least one to the student’s life and ministry context

4. Examined several character formation issues that leaders face including calling and vocation

5. Explored the global cross-cultural context of Christian leadership today

6. Revised the MAGL Curriculum Sheet through conversations with the cohort advisor and cohort peers

COURSE FORMAT:

ML582A will meet for the first week of a required two-week intensive on-campus residency for the MA in Global Leadership from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students will do pre-seminar, in-seminar and post-seminar assignments. ML582B will involve post-seminar readings and assignments, online connecting, and completion of the final paper after they return home.

REQUIRED READING:  Approximately 1300 pages from the following texts:

Personal Character Formation:

• Bosch, David J. 2001. A Spirituality of the Road. Eugene, OR:Wipf & Stock. ISBN-13: 1-57910-795-8. List Price: $ 14. 96 pp.

• Labberton, Mark. 2014. Called:  The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today. Downers Grove, IL:  InterVarsity. ISBN-13: 978-0830836833. List price: $16. 174 pp.

• Willard, Dallas. 2002. Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ. Colorado Springs: NavPress. ISBN-13: 978-1576832967. List Price: $25. 255 pp.

Character Formation in Community

• Barton, Ruth Haley. 2012. Pursuing God’s Will Together. Illinois: InterVarsity Press. ISBN-13: 978-0830835669. List Price: $20.  233 pp.

• Lohfink, Gerhard. 1984. Jesus and Community: The Social Dimension of Christian Faith. New York: Fortress. ISBN-13: 978-0800618025. List Price: $22. 185 pp.

• Thrall, Bill, Bruce McNicol, and Ken McElrath. 1999. The Ascent of a Leader: How Ordinary Relationships Develop Extraordinary Character and Influence.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. ISBN-13: 978-0787947668. List Price: $25. 181 pp.

Leadership in a Global Context

• Lingenfelter, Sherwood. 2008. Leading Cross-Culturally: Covenant Relationships for Effective Christian Leadership. Grand Rapids: Baker. ISBN-13: 978-0801036057. List price: $18. 170 pp

ASSIGNMENTS (subject to change as the course progresses):

ML582A (Winter 2015) (80 hours)

1. REQUIRED Reading - 610 pages [34 hours] LO’s 3,4 & 5.

2. Two 500-600-word (2-page) reading reports on Willard and Thrall, et al. pre-seminar (20% of grade). [4 hrs.] LO’s 3 &4.

3. One 300-word journal response about our “calling” (as presented in the Labberton book) (10% of grade) [1 hr.] LO’s 3 & 4

4. Make an 8 to 10-minute oral “personal journey narrative” presentation to the class (33% of grade). [4 hrs.] LO’s 2, & 4

5. Attend and fully participate in class discussions and learning exercises during the one-week on-campus seminar (25% of grade) [35 hrs.] LO’s 1 to 6

6. One-week of analytical forum connecting posts about character formation and leadership (10% of grade) [1½ hrs] LO’s 3, 4

7. Revise and adjust personal MAGL Curriculum Sheet based on advising meetings (2%). [½ hr] (LO 6)

ML582B (Spring 2015) (80 hours)

1. REQUIRED Reading 684 pages [39 hrs.] LO’s 3, 4, & 5

2. One week of analytical forum connecting posts over Barton and leadership in community (15% of grade) [2 hrs] LO’s 2 & 4

3. One 750-word (3 pages) integrative reading response to Lingenfelter and Bosch readings (15% of grade) [6 hrs.] LO 5

4. One week of analytical forum connecting posts over Lohfink (10% of grade) [3 hrs.] LO’s 2, 4 & 5

5. A 3,750-4,000word (15 to 16-page) paper integrating the themes of the course (60% of grade) [30 hrs.] LO’s 3 &4

PREREQUISITES: This course sequence is only available to MA in Global Leadership students.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: This two-quarter sequence, ML582A and B, is part of the required MAGL cohort series of courses. NO AUDITORS.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification Updated October 2014