THL421 Principles of Church Leadership (8)

Abstract

Action research in church leadership focussed on the local congregation is the central concern of this subject. A wide variety of leadership options are examined, together with the role of vision and mission statements; the historic and contemporary roles of the clergy and laity (the clerical paradigm); the traditional models of the Church (the Christendom paradigm); the multicultural context of the post -1950 church; and, the role of the church as a competing voluntary association in Australian society.

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Session 1
Distance	Canberra Campus

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Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	School of Theology

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to stimulate new models of Australian church leadership by drawing on biblical/theological principles and contemporary management theory as applied to voluntary not-for-profit groups;
- be able to apply learning in the context of the local church and wider Christian ministry, both lay and ordained;
- be able to assist students to understand concepts such as paradigm, vision, mission, goal-setting, spirituality, performance appraisal, formative and program evaluation.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
- Introduction and initial case studies. - Vision and Mission Statements and the development of goals. - Principles of leadership in the Christian tradition. - Leadership and authority in the Christian tradition. - Vision, Mission and Spirituality for leaders. - The role of the laity in the Australian Church. - The Church as a volunteer organisation. - Dealing with communication problems and conflict. - Using small groups. - Leadership and teamwork. - Congregational and group performance review processes - Christian ministry and accountability - Congregational analysis skills - Planning and implementing a fieldwork exercise in Church Leadership.

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