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DP2195B Leadership in Ministry

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Description

Examine the theory and practice of leadership from a Christian perspective and its application in local mission and ministry contexts. Students use biblical and theological lenses alongside relevant leadership and organisational literature to analyse leadership paradigms in order to develop a thoughtful leadership practice. 

Level

Undergraduate Level 2

Semester

Winter Intensive 2027

Delivery Mode

Online Intensive

Dates

7 - 18 June 2027

As this is an intensive unit, it is expected that students will be available every day during the two-week period. There will be a mix of personal work and online class discussions.  

Students will be required to engage with the online material each day and then join a Teams meeting for discussion most afternoons. Students should come to each class discussion having engaged with the material outlined for each day. The class discussions will assume students have worked through the online material and will be a discussion of the ideas and concepts of those topics.  

Lecturer/s 

Major Andrew Walton 

Prerequisites 

18 points in Field D. 

Learning Activities 

Lectures, seminars, online forums, videos, podcasts. 

* This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered. 

Assessments 

Assessment 1 – 25%
Assessment 2 – 25%
Assessment 3 – 50% 

Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to: 

  1. Synthesise major leadership paradigms and their application in contemporary mission and ministry contexts. 
  2. Interpret biblical and theological foundations of Christian leadership and apply them to a developing understanding of leadership in ministry. 
  3. Select and apply strategies for effective, ethical, and collaborative teamwork in diverse contexts, explaining their suitability. 
  4. Apply leadership theory and biblical/theological insight to articulate an informed personal approach to leadership, supported by relevant evidence. 
  5. Analyse factors that contribute to resilient and adaptive leadership in a local mission context and apply appropriate strategies to a defined challenge. 

Text Books 

To undertake this unit, you are required to have access to a copy of:  

Northouse, Peter L. Leadership: Theory and Practice. SAGE Publications, 2022.