Winter 2005/Pasadena
YF502
Clark
YF502: LEADERSHIP IN YOUTH MINISTRY. Chapman Clark.
DESCRIPTION:
- The purpose of this course is to teach students the calling, roles,
and responsibility of Christian leadership in any context, but especially youth
ministry. Issues discussed are: the meaning of being a Christian leader; how to
develop a volunteer leadership program, how to recruit, initiate, train,
nurture and care for volunteer leadership, the necessity for encouraging people
in their giftedness, even if that may mean helping them to move on from youth
ministry, and how to lead, equip and best utilize interns and paid staff.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- The New Testament makes clear that leadership is the recognition
that God works through every individual as their gifts are encouraged and
exercised. Leading a ministry team, however, is not for many a natural talent,
and even the most experienced of leaders have a hard time allowing for the free
expression of the giftedness of others. The student will learn how to care for
people in a way that allows the Spirit to move in and through a community of
Christian men and women.
COURSE FORMAT:
- Lectures, class discussion, and presentations by various guest
experts will make up the class time. Each student will complete a final
project. Class will meet for a three-hour session every Monday of the quarter,
including week 11 (March 14), but not including the Martin Luther King holiday
(January 17), and will also meet two Wednesdays, January 19 and 26,
3:00pm-4:50.
REQUIRED READING:
- Larson, Carl E. and Frank LaFasto. Teamwork: What Must Go Right,
What Can Go Wrong. Sage Publications, 1989.
- Nouwen, H. J. M. In the Name of Jesus. Crossroads, 1990.
- Reed, Bobbie, John F. Westfall, and John Maxwell. Building Strong
People: How to Lead Effectively. Baker Book House, 1997.
- Houston, James M. The Mentored Life. NavPress, 2002.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- June, Lee N. Evangelism and Discipleship in African-American
Churches. Zondervan, 1999.
- McLuen, and . Student Leadership Training Manual for Youth Workers.
Youth Specialties/Zondervan, 2000.
- Olson, G., and M. Work. Youth Ministry Management Tools. Youth
Specialties/Zondervan, 2001.
- Powell, Kara, Heather Flies, and . Help! I'm a Woman in Youth
Ministry. Youth Specialties/Zondervan, 2004.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Write a personal philosophy of Christian leadership paper.
- Create a one-page case study dealing with volunteers.
- Design a volunteer leadership program, including but not limited to,
recruitment, initiation, training, fellowship and nurture opportunities,
regular training times, camp counselor training, and evaluation.
- Complete two quizzes on the lectures and readings.
- Complete a midterm exam.
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Elective for general M.Div. Required course for Youth, Family, and
Culture concentration in the M.Div. and for the M.A. in Youth, Family, and
Culture.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.