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.

Using the reading list, personality assessment inventories, case studies, 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. It is especially helpful to all three schools in terms of leadership development.

The course will meet once weekly in four-hour sessions during the fall quarter.

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.

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.

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. Please see course syllabus for details.

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M. Div. elective; meets M.A.T. (General Format) requirement in Spirituality (SPIR).

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