Code
DP0142W
Level
Undergraduate Diploma
Discipline
Pastoral Theology and Ministry (DP)
Field
Theology: Mission and Ministry (D)
Prerequisites
Prerequiste: DP0141W Leading Self
Students must qualify for the BUV Emerge program before they are able to enrol in this unit
Students must qualify for the BUV Emerge program before they are able to enrol in this unit
Faculty
TBC
Class Time
Intensive blocks (spread across the semester)
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Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Articulate various ways to identify and develop leaders.
- Describe ways of mobilizing volunteers and building effective teams.
- Assess stressors and strategies for working in teams and managing conflict.
- Employ principles for leading change.
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Assessment
- One executive summary of a leadership book (500 words) (10%)
- One workshop paper on a chosen topic (1,500 words) (45%)
- One reflection (1,500 words) (45%)
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Recommended reading
Set texts recommended for purchase are highlighted in blue
- Breen, Mike. Building a Discipleship Culture. USA: 3DM Publishing, 2016.
- Kubiecek, Jeremie, and Steve Cockram. 5 Voices: How to Communicate Effectively with Everyone You Lead. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2016.
- Lencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Boss, 2002.
- Maxwell, John. Developing the Leaders around you. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1995.
- Parker, Priya. The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. London: Penguin, 2018.
- Scott, Susan. Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at work and in life, one conversation at a time. London: Piatkus, 2017.
- Sinek, Simon. Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t. London: Penguin, 2019.
- Stevens, Mike. The Glue: Relationship as the Connection for Effective Ministry Gulfview Heights, SA: Mike B. Stevens, 2017.