HE505
Lattore
HE505: LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Patrick Lattore.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course will introduce leadership theory and practice.
Participants will look at dimensions of leadership including character
development, organizational context, spirituality, and styles of leadership, as
well as philosophical/theological reflections on leadership. All of these
topics will focus upon the person as leader and the organizational structure
that supports his/her leadership.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- Using the reading list, personality assessment inventories, course
notes, interactions with the instructor and peers, students will be challenged
to explore their leadership assumptions in life-changing ways. This course
will provide a foundation for understanding leadership and its effect on
ministry development and service.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will meet once weekly in three-hour sessions during the
fall quarter.
REQUIRED READING:
- 1500 pages of reading is required. A two-page paper will be
submitted on the books listed below:
- Bennis, Warren and Burt Nanus. Leaders. New York: Harper
& Row, 1985.
- Covey, Stephen. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Simon
& Schuster, 1989.
- De Pree, Max. Leadership is an Art. Michigan State University
Press, 1987.
- Gardner, John W. On Leadership. The Free Press, Macmillan, Inc.,
1990.
- Kouzes, James and Barry Posner. The Leadership Challenge. Revised
edition. Jossey-Bass, 1995.
- Nouwen, Henri. In the Name of Jesus. Crossroad, 1989.
- Hagburg, Janet O. Real Power. Revised edition. Sheffield
Publishing Co., 1994.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Burns, James MacGregor. Leadership. Harper Torchbooks,
1978.
- Clinton, Robert. The Making of a Leader. NavPress, 1988.
- Hersey, Paul and Ken Blanchard. Management of Organizational Behavior:
Utilizing Human Resources. Prentice-Hall, 1982.
- Sanders, Oswald. Spiritual Leadership. Marshall Pickering, 1967.
- Schein, Edgar. Organizational Culture and Leadership. Jossey-Bass,
1985.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- A two-page critical and personal response for every book is due at
the appropriate course session. A twenty-page paper focusing on the student's
personal mission statement and theology/philosophy of leadership, as well as a
self-audit and autobiography, will be required.
PREREQUISITES:
- None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- M. Div. elective; meets Spirituality core for M.A.T.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.