Contemporary Church Leadership
MS 3P1010/5P1020
To be a Christian leader in the climate of contemporary church life calls for creative, focused and inventive strategy. This course is designed to equip pastors and leaders of Christian churches and non-profits to build their acumen in effective approaches to forward-thinking leadership. The course will guide participants to critically examine the tasks of contextual leadership and will introduce effective constructs for Christian leadership. Forward looking and imaginative leadership calls for collaboration, adaptability, and risk-taking. This course will guide emerging and mature Christian leaders to a sound and creative framework for contemporary church leadership.
Knowing
- To gain understanding of key principles and themes of Christian leadership in contemporary culture.
- To heighten self-comprehension of styles of leadership and their application.
- To deepen knowledge of conflict resolution and advanced strategic planning.
Being
- To reflect carefully on one’s own capacity for ministry leadership.
- To deepen the spiritual roots of mature Christian formation for leadership.
Doing
- To plan a leadership strategy for church or NGO engagement.
- To determine ways of strengthening one’s own leadership skills and capacity