UMS : Unit: DP9060W

Content

This unit explores skills and issues in congregational leadership. A variety of real life ministry case studies will be presented for students to engage. Through experiential methodology students will identify issues, explore a variety of responses, and engage in critical reflection about the theological and pastoral dimensions of each case. A variety of congregational and pastoral issues will be explored, e.g. leadership for change, addressing conflict, gender and power, vision and planning.

Unit code: DP9060W

Unit status: Archived (Minor revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.	Identify the complexities of situations encountered in ministry settings;
2.	Demonstrate the use of case study methodology in theological reflection and pastoral response;
3.	Critically evaluate a range of personal and institutional issues in ministry practice;
4.	Articulate a reflective pastoral and theological response to cases presented;
5.	Analyse the pastoral response to a case study, with reference to theological sources; and
6.	Formulate a theology of leadership, indicating their style preference.

Unit sequence

At least one Foundational unit in each of Field B, C and D.

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars and Tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

Bass, Richard. Leadership in Congregations. Herndon, VI: The Alban Press, 2007
Burns, Bob, Tasha Chapman & Donald Guthrie Resilient Ministry: What pastors told us about surviving and thriving. Dowers Grove, Il: IVP, 2013
Carroll, Jackson. God’s Potters: Pastoral leadership and the shaping of congregations. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006
Chalk, Steve. Intelligent Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006
Cole, Allan H. From midterms to ministry: Practical theologians on pastoral beginnings. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008
Kinast, Robert L. Making faith-sense: Theological reflection in everyday life. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1999
Pickard, Stephen. Theological Foundations for Collaborative Ministry. Surrey, UK: Ashgate, 2009
Reed, Angela H. Quest for spiritual community: Reclaiming spiritual guidance for contemporary congregations. London: T & T Clark, 2011
Stone, Howard W and James O Duke. How to think theologically. (2nd edn) Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996
Swetland, Kenneth L. Facing messy stuff in the church: Case studies for pastors and congregations. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel, 2005
Taylor, Steve. Built for change: a practical theology of innovation and collaboration in leadership. Unley, SA: Mediacom, 2016
Wilson, Henry S, T. Mofokeng, J Poerwowidagdo, R Evans, A F Evans. Pastoral theology from a global perspective : A case study approach Maryknoll: Orbis, 1996

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Case Study	800 word case study	800	10.0
Case Study	800 word case study	800	10.0
Case Study	800 word case study	800	10.0
Case Study	800 word case study	800	10.0
Case Study	800 word case study	800	10.0
Essay	4000 word essay	4000	50.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 20 Oct, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-27 14:32:28 +1100