Changing times in church and society challenge our understandings about and practices of leadership. This course will explore how leadership is impacted by the context of the leader and the context of the setting in which leadership is shaped and exercised. The quality of a leader’s life and work can be significantly enhanced by being supported in spiritual practices. Those spiritual practices may be for the leader as well as for individuals and groups with whom the leader engages. This course will examine theories about leadership, both secular and church-based, as well as the systemic nature of leadership within the context of leader and group. We will also consider the importance of the “being” of the leader, not just the “doing.” Students will be given opportunity to reflect on biblical models of leadership, as well as to learn, experience, and practice spiritual disciplines for leaders and those with whom they lead.

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