This unit investigates issues of leadership, culture, and ecclesial community from an anthropological perspective, paying particular attention to leadership in contemporary global contexts. It covers theoretical and practical dimensions that include the nature of culture, the nature of the culture and leadership, and critical reflection on personal leadership preferences.
Unit code: DM9733S
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Missiology
Delivery Mode: Other
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Describe Social Game Theory (SGT) and apply it to leadership and church. |
| 2. | Articulate the cultural dimensions of a community of faith. |
| 3. | Evaluate Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and how culture impacts leadership modes and preferences. |
| 4. | Compare and contrast biblical metaphors and dominant cultural leadership expressions. |
| 5. | Lead others in awareness of self as leader, while deepening one’s own self awareness, especially as this identity relates to SGT, CQ and cultural bias. |
Prerequisites: Either previous study in missiology, pastoral or spiritual care, theology or bible; or substantial experience in and reflection on corporate Christian life. This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Abilene Christian University/Stirling Theological College Doctor of Ministry Program.
Participants will engage in reading, an immersive learning and practical experience, will make presentations and share reflections. The unit may be offered by intensive or online or a combination.
Dreyfus, H. and Kelly, S.D. All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age, New York: Free Press, 2011.
Foster, T. The Suburban Captivity of the Church: Contextualising the gospel for Post Christian Australia, Melbourne: Acorn Press, 2014.
Livermore, D., Cultural Intelligence: Improving your CQ to Engage our Multicultural World, Grand Rapids, IL: Baker Academic, 2009.
Rah, Soong-Chan. The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009.
Roxburgh, Alan., Missional: Joining God in the Neighbourhood, Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011.
Steigerwald D., Growing Local Missionaries: Equipping Churches to Sow Shalom in their own Cultural Backyard, Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2014.
Storey, J. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction, Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2012.
Soerens T, Sparks, P, Friesen D. The New Parish: How Neighbourhood Churches are transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community. Downers Grove: IVP, 2014.
Vanhoozer, K., et al, eds. Everyday Theology: How To Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends, Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007.
Volf, M., A Public Faith Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2011.
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Maggie Kappelhoff on 16 Oct, 2020
Unit record last updated: 2020-10-16 17:11:21 +1100