PC100-803 - Guided Leadership Formation A

  • 744 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 3
    Credit Points
  • 0.03125 EFT 
  • 8
    AQF level
  • Category other category
    D
  • pastoral churchUnit Discipline

Exclusions

Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code PC659a. Students may only take 12cps of Guided Spiritual and/or Leadership Formation.

This unit is graded but is exempt from moderation as per the Moderation Policy.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

Demonstrate Advanced knowledge and understanding of, and the research underlying, pastoral leadership, including the methods and standards of professional, safe and ethical practice

B. Be able to

1. Critique how the gospel shapes personal identity and practice as a pastoral leader
2. Demonstrate Advanced skill in the action-reflection learning process
3. Present Research-Aware evidence-based perspectives on pastoral leadership
 

C. Be in a position to

Applying perspectives and skills from ‘Guided Leadership Formation A’ to contemporary Christian living and ministry practice as a reflective practitioner

Content

The four GLF units will be taught in three groups, with GLF B and C forming a common content domain.

GLF A is designed to help students appreciate the shape and nature of the Gospel and its influence on the way leadership is exercised within the context of cities, families and churches. Keller’s (2012) ‘Centre Church’ will be used to frame much of this discussion, supplemented by other relevant sources. A proposed breakdown of content for this first unit is summarised below:

  1. The Gospel: Gospel theology and Gospel renewal
  2. The city: Gospel contextualisation, city vision and cultural engagement
  3. The family: marriage and parenting
  4. The church: missional community, integrative ministry and movement dynamics
  5. Mentoring training and leadership development

GLF B and C are focused on leadership skills development. Students will be introduced to ten foundational leadership skills that have been found lacking in leaders in both secular and Christian contexts. These skills will be introduced using a developmental framework common within the field of leadership development. In distinction to Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model, Whetton and Cameron’s (2011) framework requires students to assess, learn, analyse, practice and then apply skills-based content. The students in this course will critique the compatibility of the leadership frameworks introduced from a Christian Worldview, along with specialist Christian leadership research. The major content areas proposed for students in GLF B and C are summarised below:

  1. Self-awareness
  2. Managing personal stress
  3. Building relationships by communicating supportively
  4. Solving problems analytically and creatively
  5. Gaining power and influence
  6. Managing conflict
  7. Empowering and delegating
  8. Motivating others
  9. Building effective teams, teamwork and conducting meetings
  10. Leading positive change

GLF D is aimed at developing student foundations for improved personal effectiveness. Students will be introduced to a framework of Gospel-centred productivity, and will spend a significant portion of their time reflecting on completed assessments and personal reflections across previous units, as they form their personal Life Plan. This unit will draw upon Perman’s (2014) ‘What’s Best Next?’, but will be supplemented with other resources. The proposed content for this last unit is summarised below:

  1. The significance of Christian productivity
  2. Pastoral burnout and contemporary research
  3. Foundations of Christian productivity
  4. Defining and then setting up your life to prioritise ‘first things’
  5. Creating space for ‘first things’
  6. Managing projects, actions and daily workflow

Throughout their time in these units, students will be required to participate as an observer or pastoral leader (as appropriate) in their local church Session (senior leadership team) and pastoral staff meetings. In GLF A, students will negotiate the development of an approved church project which advances Jesus’ whole-of-life discipleship agenda. This project will be implemented during GLF B and GLF C. In these units, students will receive group-based coaching from their teacher, and individual mentoring from a trained pastoral leader of their choice. Further, students will deliver an oral presentation and submit a written paper reflecting on their experiences over the recent semester during one-day retreats held at the end of each term.

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:

Adeney, T., and Heath, S. (2013) Family, Gospel Groundwork, Summer Hills, Australia

Adeney,T., and Heath, S. (2010) Good Work: a labour of love, Gospel Groundwork, Summer Hill, Australia

Anthony, M., Estep Jr., J. (2005) Management Essentials for Christian Ministries, Broadman and Holman Publishers, Nashville

Barna, G. (1998) Leaders on Leadership, Regal, Ventura California

Bellamy, J., Cussen, B., Sterland, S., Castle, K., Powell, R. and Kaldor, P. (2006) Enriching Church Life: A Practical Guide for Local Churches, National Church Life Survey, Sydney South.

Bennis, W. and Nanus, B. (2007) Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, HarperCollins Publishers, New York

Bennis, W. (2009) On Becoming a Leader, Basic Books, New York

Bonem, M. and Patterson, R. (2005) Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realising Your Dreams, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco

Blackaby, H. and Blackaby, R. (2011) Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda, B & H Publishing Group, Nashville

Bryman A., Collinson D., Grint K., et al. (2011) The SAGE Handbook of Leadership, SAGE, Los Angeles

Buckingham, M. (2005) The One Thing You Need to Know…About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success, Pocket Books, London

Carlopio, J. and Andrewartha, G. (2012) Developing Management Skills: A Comprehensive Guide for Leaders, 5th Ed., Pearson Australia, Frenches Forest

Carson, D.A. (1992) A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and his Prayers, Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Chester, T,. and Timmis, S. (2008) Total Church: A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel and Community, Crossway Books, Wheaton, Illinois

Chester, T,. and Timmis, S. (2012) Everyday Church: Gospel Communities on Mission, Crossway Books, Wheaton, Illinois

Clegg, S., Kornberger, M. and Pitsis, T. (2011) Managing and Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, SAGE, London

Clinton, R.J. (2012) The Making of a Leader, NavPress, Colarado Springs

Clowney, E. (1995) The Church, Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL

Collins, J. (2001) Good to Great, Random House, London

Cordeiro, W. (2009) Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing your Passion, Bethany House, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Covey, S.R. (2013) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Simon and Schuster, New York

Cummings, T.G. and Worley, C.G. (2009) Organization Development and Change, South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason, OH

Dever, M.; Platt, D. (2013) Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Crossway Books, Wheaton, Illinois

Dockery, D. (2011) Christian Leadership Essentials: A Handbook for Managing Christian Organizations, B&H Academic, Nashville

Driscoll, M. (2013) On Church Leadership, Crossway Books, Wheaton, Illinois

Fernando, A. (2007) Jesus Driven Ministry, IVP, Nottingham.

Getz, G. (2003) Elders and Leaders: God’s Plan for Leading the Church, Moody Publishers, Chicago

Graetz, F., Rimmer, M., Smith, A. and Lawrence, A. (2011) Managing Organisational Change, Wiley, Milton, Qld.

Harris, B. (2013) The Tortoise Usually Wins, Paternoster, Milton Keynes

Herman, R. (2005) The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (2nd Ed), Jossey-Bass, San Francisco

Howell, D.N. (2003) Servants of the Servant: A Biblical Theology of Leadership, Wipf & Stock Publishers, Eugene, Oregon

Hughes, R.K. (2006) Disciplines of a Godly Man, Crossway Books, Wheaton Illinois

Hyatt, M. and Harkavy, D. (2016) Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want, Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Hybels, B. (2008) Too busy not to pray: Slowing down to be with God, IVP, Leicester

Jackson, B. and Parry, K. (2011) A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Studying Leadership, SAGE, Los Angeles

Kaldor, P. and Bullpit, R. (2001) Burnout in Church Leaders, Open Book Publishers, Harbord, NSW

Kaldor, P., McLean, J. et al. (2009) Lead with your Strengths: Making a Difference Wherever You Are, NCLS Research, Sydney South

Keller, T. (2012) Center Church, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kouzes, J. and Posner, B. (2012) The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco

Kraft, D. (2010) Leaders Who Last, Crossway, Wheaton

Lane, T.S. and Tripp, P.D. (2008) How People Change, New Growth Press, Greensboro.

Lencioni, P. (2000) The Obsession of an Extraordinary Executive: The Four Disciplines at the Heart of Making any Organization World Class, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco

Laniak, T.S. (2006) ‘Shepherds after my own heart: Pastoral traditions  and leadership in the Bible’, IVP, Downers Grove (Assessment 1 – PC635 only)

Lencioni, P. (2006) The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco

Lewis, R. (2007) Mentoring Matters, Monarch Books, Oxford

Linstead, S., Fulop, L. and Lilley, S. (2009) Management and Organization: A Critical Text, Palgrave MacMillan, Hampshire

Lloyd-Jones, D.M. and Chapell, B. (2012) Preaching and Preachers, Hodder and Stoughton, London

Malphurs, A. and Mancini, W. (2004) Building Leaders, Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Malphurs, A. (2005) Leading Leaders, Baker Books, Grand Rapids

Malphurs, A. (2009) Ministry Nuts and Bolts: What They Don’t Teach Pastors in Seminary, Kregal Publications, Grand Rapids.

Maxwell, J. (2007) The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson, Nashville

Maxwell, J. (2008) Leadership Gold: Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Learning, Thomas Nelson, Nashville

McShane, S., Olekains, M. and Travaglione, T. (2009) Organisational Behaviour on the Pacific Rim, McGraw-Hill, Sydney

Mohler, A. (2012) The Conviction to Lead, Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Osborne, L. (1989) The Unity Factor: Developing a Healthy Church Leadership Team, Owl’s Nest, Vista California

Osborne, L. (2008) Sticky Church, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Perkins, W. (1605/1996) The Art of Prophesying, The Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh

Perman, M. (2014) What’s Best Next, Zondervan: Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Perry, J.L. (Ed) (2010) The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco

Philips, R.D. (2010) The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men, Reformation Trust Publishing, Orlando

Pope, R. (2006) The Intentional Church, Moody Publishers, Chicago.

Quinn, R., Faerman, S., Thompson, M., St. Clair, L. (2011) Becoming A Master Manager: A Competing Values Approach, 5th edn, John Wiley and Sons, USA.

Reeder III, H.L. (2008) The Leadership Dynamic: A Biblical Model for Raising Effective Leaders, Crossway Books, Wheaton, Illinois

Rainer, T. (2005) Breakout Churches, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Reiner, T. and Geiger, E. (2011) Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples, B&H Publishing Group, Nashville

Sanders, J.O. (2007) Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer, Moody Publishers, Chicago

Scott, J. (2006) Basic Christian Leadership: Biblical Models of Church, Gospel and Ministry, IVP, Downers Grove, Illinois

Schwarz, C.A. (2000) Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches, Direction Ministry Resources, Mt Gravatt, Qld

Spurgeon, C.H. (1986) The Best of C.H. Spurgeon, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Steinke, P. (2006) Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach, The Alban Institute, Herndon, Virginia

Stetzer, E. and Dodson, M. (2007) Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around and Yours Can Too, Broadman and Holman Publishers, Nashville, Tennesee

Strauch, A. and Sorensen, S. (2003) Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership, Lewis and Roth Publishers, Littleton, CO

Tidball, D. (1996) Skilful Shepherds: Explorations in pastoral theology, IVP, Nottingham

Tidball, D. (1999) Builders and Fools: Images of Pastoral Ministry in Paul, IVP, Nottingham

Whetton, D.A. and Cameron, K.S. (2011) Developing Management Skills, Prentice Hall, Boston.

Witzmer, T.Z. (2010) The Shepherd Leader, P&R Publishing, New Jersey.

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