Course Description
Focuses on the characteristics and strategic planning of organizational leaders in churches and/or non-profit organizations who develop social and self-sustaining programs for congregations and communities.
Personal Info. Born a Christian, Love the Lord with all my heart. I’m a liberal, and I believe in inviting everyone in the church and the United States. Don’t believe in abortion, except only for the health of the mother, rape, or incest. I do not believe in racism. Believe in social justice.
Write a 3-page assessment paper of each required book (4 books )bearing in mind the following question: “What makes leadership in a diverse world challenging and difficult? (Your review of each should include the following: 1) a summary and analysis of what the author says (including whether you agree or disagree; 2) a reflection of what the author says in terms of your own journey of Christian leadership). For a total of 12 pages from the four books.
- Required Reading
1..Kathleen McShane and Elan Babchuc, Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership after Empire. Fortress, 2024.
- Christine D. Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition. Eerdmans, 2024.
- Dwight Zscheile, Michael Binder and Tessa Pinkstaff, Leading Faithful Innovation: Following God into a Hopeful Future. Fortress, 2023.
- Kenda Creasy Dean, Innovating for Love: Joining God’s Expedition Through Christian Social Innovation (The Greatest Expedition), Markestsquare, 2022
- 12-page research paper on some aspects of leadership in ministry. The focus of the paper may be topical or problem-oriented.
Suggested Reading For the 12-page research paper on some aspects of Leadership in ministry. - Recinos, Harold. Good News from the Barrio: Prophetic Witness for the Church. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006.
- Eastman, Natalie R., Women, Leadership, and the Bible How Do I Know What to Believe? A Practical Guide to Biblical Interpretation. Cascade, 2014.
- Pilarski, Ahida Calderón, Daughters of Wisdom Women and Leadership in the Global Church. Cascade, 2023
3. Kateusz, Ally. Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership. Palgrave, 2019.
4. Mark Branzon and Juan F. Gonzales, Churches, Cultures and Leadership: A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities. IVP, 2011.
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