Missional Church Leadership (LE3742Z)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

The church is called to participate in the mission of God. This unit will focus on equipping leaders for this calling by exploring resources in missional leadership, critically examining missional ecclesiologies, and training students in key skills for application in local contexts, including missional discipleship, pioneering, reflective practice, and leading change.

Unit code: LE3742Z

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Leadership

Proposing College: Uniting College for Leadership and Theology

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Learning outcomes

1.

Critically engage with a range of relevant resources relating to missional leadership
2.

Cultivate key skills for leading a faith community in participating in the mission of God
3.

Apply missional leadership thinking and skills to a named context.

Unit sequence

A unit available for undergraduate elective study

Pedagogy

Lectures, readings, online exercises, case studies, discussions, creative interaction and/or field trips

Indicative Bibliography

  • Baker, Jonny & Cathy Ross (eds). Pioneering Spirituality: Resources for Reflection and Practice. London: Canterbury Press, 2015.
  • Baker, Jonny & Cathy Ross (eds). The Pioneer Gift: Explorations in Mission. London: Canterbury Press, 2014.
  • Champion, Denise. Anaditj. Port Augusta: Champion, 2021.
  • Frost, Michael. Surprise the World! The Five Habits of Highly Missional People. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2016.
  • Hope, Susan. Mission-Shaped Spirituality: The Transforming Power of Mission. 2010.
  • Hunter III, George, C. The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West...Again. Nashville: Abingdon, 2010.
  • Moynagh, Michael. Being Church Doing Life: Creating Gospel Communities Where Life Happens. Oxford: LionHudson, 2014.
  • Robert, Dana Lee, Allison Kach-Yawnghwe, and Morgan Crago, eds. Creative Collaborations : Case Studies of North American Missional Practices. Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2023.
  • Roxburgh, Alan J., Fred Romanuk & Eddie Gibbs. The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World. Fortress Press, 2020.
  • Roxburgh, Alan J. Structured for Mission: Renewing the Culture of the Church. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2015.
  • Taylor, Steve. First Expressions: Innovation and the Mission of God. London: SCM Press, 2019.
  • Ecclesial Futures. https://ecclesialfutures.org/

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Portfolio 4500 100.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 15 Apr, 2026

Unit record last updated: 2026-04-15 09:51:01 +1000