Raising Christian Leaders
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: LEA403
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Duane Van Vuuren
Awards offering Raising Christian Leaders
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Appraise different definitions and theories of developing leaders.
- Critique the relationship between developing leaders and a theology of developing leaders.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of modelling, mentoring and the coaching of leaders.
- Analyse the relationship between the leader and those developed by the leader, in a local, regional, national, and global context.
- Articulate strategies for developing Christian leaders.
- Evaluate critically the link between developing leaders and spirituality, authenticity, and trust.
- Critically analyse how the development of Christian leaders can be enhanced by other perspectives and understandings of the broader community.
- Critique the various models of developing Christian leaders and design a working model for the developing of leaders.
Subject Content
- Leadership and Leader Development: Definitions, Descriptions, and Relationship.
- Theological Foundations of Leadership: Calling, Christian Worldview, and Christian Leadership.
- A Biblical Theology of Leadership.
- Biblical Insights into Leader Development: Moses, Jesus, and Paul; Discipleship and Leader Development.
- Relational Dynamics in Leader Development: Spirituality, Authenticity, and Trust.
- Modelling, Mentoring, and Coaching.
- Facilitating Conditions for Leader Development.
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face to face (onsite)
- eLearning (online)
- Intensive
- Extensives
Assessment Methods
- Forum Posts (10%)
- Annotated Bibliography (25%)
- Oral Presentation (15%)
- Major Essay (50%)
Prescribed Text
- Clinton, J.R. (2012). The making of a Christian leader: Recognizing the lessons and stages of leadership development. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress.
