PC021-812 - Mentoring Christian Leaders

  • 2,976 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 12
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 8
    AQF level
  • Category advanced unit
    C
  • pastoral churchUnit Discipline

Prerequisites

PC024 or PC020

96cps Level 5 or above in Religious Studies

Exclusions

Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code PC721-4.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

1. Demonstrate Advanced knowledge and understanding of, and the research underlying, the practice of mentoring Christian leaders

B. Be able to

1. Examine recent scholarship on mentoring Christian leaders and the Related areas coaching and professional supervision

2. Demonstrate skill in evidence-based   practice of mentoring Christian leaders and in the Related areas coaching and professional supervision

3. Present Research-Aware perspectives on mentoring Christian leaders and the Related areas coaching and professional supervision

C. Be in a position to

1. Applying Advanced perspectives and skills from ‘Mentoring Christian Leaders’ to ministry practice and Christian living as a reflective practitioner

Content

Section A: Biblical, Theological and Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives.

1. Biblical and Theological perspectives on Christian leadership.

2. Contemporary approaches to Christian Leadership.

3.  Models of personal spiritual formation through interpersonal relationships.

4. Contemporary perspectives on mentoring, coaching  and professionally supervising Leaders.

Section B: Skills and Methods in Mentoring Christian Leaders

4. Developing critical interpersonal skills in the context of mentoring leaders.

5. Concluding a mentoring relationship, different kinds and contexts for mentoring, pursuing leadership objectives in mentoring.

6. Action reflection exercises in the context of a mentoring leaders.

7. Resources for mentoring of leaders including personal inventories for proactive and reactive mentoring such as burnout, stress, time management, ministry philosophy, personal vision and various other leadership issues in Christian ministry.

Section C: Field Work

8. Personal involvement (with supervision) in a total of not less than 60 hours of mentoring over the semester through the application of a one year model of mentoring with two to three Christian leaders over the semester of enrolment. This work would employ principles from Section A and methods from Section B.

Notes: Sections A, B and C are weighted approximately equally.

Set Readings

This unit's indicative bibliography is currently being revised. Students should contact their home college for further details at the time of taking this unit.

 

Recommended:

*Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi, Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership II. Updated edition; New York: William Morrow, 2013.

Peter Brain, Going the Distance: How to Stay Fit for a Lifetime of Ministry. 2nd edition; Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2006.

*Eddie Gibbs and Ian Coffey, Leadership next: changing leaders in a changing world. Nottingham: IVP, 2005.

Peter Kaldor and John McLean, Lead with your Strengths: Making a Difference Where-ever You Are. Sydney South: NCLS, 2009.

*James Kouzes and Barry Posner, The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations. 5th edition; San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2012.

*James Kouzes and Barry Posner (ed), Christian Perspectives on the Leadership Challenge. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.

Rick Lewis, Mentoring Matters: Building Strong Christian Leaders, Avoiding Burnout, Reaching the Finishing Line. Oxford: Monarch Books, 2009.

Colin Marshall, Passing the Baton: A Handbook for Ministry Apprenticeship. Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2007.

Gary W. Moon, and David G. Benner, eds. Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls: a Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2004.

Scott Thomas and Tom Wood, Gospel Coach: Shepherding Leaders to Glorify God. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012.

Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry. Wheaton: Crossway, 2012.

 

Classic:

J. Robert Clinton, The Making of a Leader: Recognizing the lessons and stages of leadership development. Colorado Springs: Navpress, 1988.

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