PC068-812 - Christian Leadership and Management

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

Exclusions

Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code PC715-4. Unit exclusions: PC034-612, PC034-712, PC034-812, PC035-612, PC035-712, PC035-812, PC062-812, PC062-912

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, Christian leadership and management

B. Be able to

1. Examine the theoretical and methodological issues in selected aspects of Christian leadership and management

2. Demonstrate skill in utilising scholarship and learning in Developing strategies for effective leadership of churches and Christian organisations

3. Present Research-Aware evidence-based perspectives on Christian leadership and management

C. Be in a position to

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

Content

A. Organisational Leadership

  • Theology of Leadership
  • Theory of Leadership
  • Understanding Your Leadership Style
  • Organisational Culture
  • Mission, Vision and Strategy

B. Organisational Management

  • Understanding Management
  • Governance and Organisational Structure
  • Managing Growth and Change
  • Human Resource Management & Conflict
  • Communication
  • Budgeting, Finance and Risk in non-profit organisations
  • Self-Management

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 Texts:
* Highly recommended texts

Corney, P. Team Torque: Leading and managing a staff team of a Christian Organisation, Sydney: Aquila Press, 1997)

*Hamilton, C. Wisdom in Leadership. Kensington, NSW: Matthias Media, 2015)

Harris, B., The Tortoise Usually Wins. Carlisle: Authentic Media, 2013)

*Hersey, P., Blanchard, K. & Johnson, D. Management of Organisational Behaviour. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996)

Schein, E.H. Organisational Culture and Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004)

*Schwarz, C. A, The 3 Colours of Leadership: How anyone can learn the art of empowering other people. Ipswich: NCD Australia, 2012)

 

Other Texts:

Allen, D. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, London: Penguin, 2015)

Allender, D., Leading with a Limp. Colorado Springs: WaterBrook Press, 2006)

Anthony, M. J., Management Essentials for Christian Ministries. Nashville, Tenn; Broadman & Holman, 2005)

Bacher, R., Church Administration: Programs, Process and Purpose. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007)

Bass, Bernard M., Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations. New York: The Free Press, 1985)

Bass, R. W., Leadership in Congregations. Herndon, VA: Alban, 2006)

Batstone, D. Saving the Corporate Soul. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Berens, Linda V., Understanding Yourself and Others: An introduction to the 4 Temperaments 4.0, Huntington Beach, CA, Telos, 2010)

Bolman, L. G., Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2003)

Brand, C. O., and R. S. Norman, Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2004.

Bremer, Marcella and Marcel Lamers Organizational Culture Change: Unleashing your Organization’s Potential in Circles of 10, Zwolle: Kikker Groep, 2012)

Carter, Judith Corbett, “Transformational Leadership and Pastoral Leader Effectiveness” Pastoral Psychol 58 (2009) 261–271

John Carver, Boards That Make A Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations. San Francisco: Wiley, 2006)

Cole, K. Management: theory and practice. Frenchs Forest: Pearson, 2010)

Cole, N., Organic Leadership: Leading Naturally Right Where You Are. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker, 2009)

Collins, J., Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. London: Random House, 2005)

Costa, K. God at Work. London: Continuum, 2007)

Covey, S., Principle-Centered Leadership. Fireside, 1992

Covey, S., The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change,Free Press, 2004)

Cowan, S. B. (ed.), Who Runs the Church: 4 Views on Church Government. Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan, 2004)

De Botton, A. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. Camberwell: Hamish Hamilton, 2009)

Easum, William M. Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995)

Gerzon, M., Leading Through Conflict: How Successful Leaders Transform Difference into Opportunity. Boston, Mass: Harvard, 2006)

Goleman, Daniel. Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, Primal Leadership. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002)

Gray, R., How People Work. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall, 2004)

Hayes, John, The Theory and Practice of Change Management. Fourth Edition, New York: Macmillan, 2014)

Hotchkiss, D., Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 2008)

House, Robert, “Path-Goal Theory of Leadership: Lessons, Legacy, and a Reformulated Theory”,  Leadership Quarterly, 7(3), 323-352

Ivancevich, J., Matteson, M. & Olekalns, M. Organisational Behaviour & Management. Homewood: BPI Irwin, 1997)

Johnson, B. C and A. Dreitcer, Beyond the Ordinary: Spirituality for Church Leaders. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001)

Judd, S., Robinson, A. and Errington, F., Driven by Purpose. Sydney: HammondPress, 2012.

Kaiser, J. E. Winning on Purpose: How to Organize Congregations to Succeed in their Mission Nashville, Tenn: Abingdon Press, 2006)

Keel, T., Intuitive Leadership: Embracing a Paradigm of Narrative, Metaphor and Chaos. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2007)

Keirsey, David Please Understand Me II : Temperament, Character, Intelligence , Del Mar, CA: Prometheus Nemesis Book Company, 1998)

Kotter, John P., Leading Change, Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2012)

Laniak, T. S., Shepherds after My Heart: Pastoral Traditions and Leadership in the Bible. Downers Grove, Ill: Intervarsity Press, 2006)

Lingenfelter Sherwood, Transforming Culture. Second Edition, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1998)

Lingenfelter Sherwood, Leading Cross-Culturally, Michigan: Baker Academics, 2008)

Lyons, Mark, Third Sector: The Contribution of Nonprofit and Cooperative Enterprises in Australia, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2001)

Malphurs, A., Being Leaders. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003)

Malphurs, A., Leading Leaders: Empowering Church Boards for Ministry Excellence. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2005)

McNeal, R., Practicing Greatness: Seven Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2006)

Montgomery, S. People Patterns: A Modern Guide to the Four Temperaments. Del Mar, CA: Archer Publications, 2002)

Nelson, J., How to Become a Creative Church Leader. London: Canterbury Press, 2008)

Prosser, S. To be a Servant Leader. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2007)

Reeder, H.L., The Leadership Dynamic. Wheaton: Crossway, 2008)

Robbins, S. & Barnwell, N. Organisation Theory: Concepts and Cases. Melbourne: Pearson Education Australia, 2006)

Robbins  S. et al. Management. 13th Ed. (Aust.) Sydney: Prentice Hall, 2015)

Roxburgh, A. J., The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach the World. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2006)

Sayers, M. Facing Leviathan:  Leadership, Influence, and Creating in a Cultural Storm. Chicago: Moody Press 2014)

Schein, E. H. Organizational Culture and Leadership. Fourth Edition, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010)

Smith, D. P., Pathway for Renewal: Practical Steps for Congregations. Herndon, VA: Alban, 2008)

Tidball, D. J., Builders and Fools: Leadership the Bible Way. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1999)

Tidball, D. J., Ministry by the Book: New Testament Patterns for Pastoral Leadership. Nottingham: Apollos, 2008)

Welch, R. H., Church Administration: Creating Efficiency for Effective Ministry. Nashville, Tenn: Broadman & Holman, 2005)

Wright, W., Relational Leadership. Colorado Springs: Biblica, 2009)

Wright, W., Mentoring: The Promise of Relational Leadership. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2004)