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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2014-2015 (archived)

Module THMN2097: Formational Theology: Leadership and Ministry

Department: Theology and Ministry

THMN2097: Formational Theology: Leadership and Ministry

Type Open Level 2 Credits 10 Availability Not available in 2014/15 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None

Aims

  • To explore the nature of Christian leadership, with particular reference to the role of the ordained minister in the context of parish or circuit ministry revise to incorporate

Content

  • The language of leadership – metaphor and meaning
  • Case study : introduction to the assignment
  • Leadership in the Bible
  • Mission statements – vision and values
  • Collaborative leadership – leading in teams
  • Team Roles
  • Conflict Management Styles
  • Systems approach to leadership analysis
  • The spirituality of leadership
  • Leadership issues relating to gender

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • By the end of the module students will:
  • be able to give an account of leadership which is distinctively Christian and as it relates to the ministry of the ordained
Subject-specific Skills:
  • be able to learn from and reflect theologically upon contemporary approaches to management and leadership
  • show an awareness of the basic ministerial skills of self-management, including the building of personal means of support and responses to stress
Key Skills:
  • develop foundational skills required for understanding and developing the life of a Christian community (including building common vision; introducing change and handling conflict)
  • develop foundational skills required for working collaboratively; developing teams and enabling the ministry of others

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • 14 hours contact time including lectures, group work and discussion

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours

Summative Assessment

Component: Assignment Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
A response to a given case study 2500 words 100%

Formative Assessment:

In-class exercise


Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University