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.
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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.
1. Required Reading
1..Kathleen McShane and Elan Babchuc, Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership after Empire. Fortress, 2024.
2. Christine D. Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition. Eerdmans, 2024.
3. Dwight Zscheile, Michael Binder and Tessa Pinkstaff, Leading Faithful Innovation: Following God into a Hopeful Future. Fortress, 2023.
4. 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.
2. 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.