Emerging Leaders: Influencing Beyond (DA2744Z)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

In this unit a number of key ways the church engages with the wider community will be explored including personal evangelism and discipleship, speaking as a community leader in ways that respectfully engage with people who think and believe very differently, engaging with need in the wider community, and culturally intelligent leadership. Students will encounter and learn from practitioners in the field.

This unit is delivered in partnership with Arrow Leadership.

Unit code: DA2744Z

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Mission and Ministry

Proposing College: Uniting College for Leadership and Theology

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Learning outcomes

1.

Engage in personal evangelism and with means for mobilising others

2.

Exemplify respectful engagement on current issues from a Christian perspective

3.

Review local community need to collaborate for change
4.

Apply capabilities in cultural intelligence

Pedagogy

This unit will be delivered via a combination of a face-to-face intensive, online webinars, self-directed learning and coaching.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Chan, Sam. Evangelism in a Skeptical World: How to Make the Unbelievable News about Jesus More Believable. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2018.
  • CPX Library, https://www.publicchristianity.org/library/.
  • Frost, Michael. Mission is the Shape of Water: Learning from the Past to Inform our Role in the World Today. Wyoming: 100 Movements Publishing, 2023.
  • Livermore, David A. Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success (Second edition). New York: American Management Association, 2015.
  • Pope-Levison, Priscilla. Models of Evangelism. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2020.
  • Roxburgh, Alan J. Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood. Allelon Missional Series. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2011.
  • Volf, Miroslav. A Public Faith: How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Brazos Press, 2011.
  • Volf, Miroslav, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz. Public Faith in Action: How to Think Carefully, Engage Wisely, and Vote with Integrity. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Brazos Press, 2016.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Journal - Guided Reading Journal

Students will read 3-4 resources across the semester, attend associated online Reading Rooms(webinars), and submit reflections based on the resource and peer discussion.

 2000 50.0
Portfolio - Four scenarios

Four scenarios will be set for response during the semester.

2500 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 11 Oct, 2023

Unit record last updated: 2023-10-23 16:01:33 +1100