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Course Syllabus

INTERSESSION 2018 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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JANUARY 3 – 6, 2017 TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM

INSTRUCTOR: CLINT MIX, DMIN Phone number: 587 284 9973 (Cell)

E-mail: cmix@tyndale.ca

Office hours: By appointment

To access your course material, please go to http://classes.tyndale.ca. Course emails will be sent to your @MyTyndale.ca e-mail account. For information how to access and forward emails to your personal account, see http://www.tyndale.ca/it/live-at-edu. I. COURSE DESCRIPTION This foundational and introductory course seeks to develop a biblical-theological, historical and cultural understanding of the best principles and practices of leadership in the church, ministry/mission organizations and the marketplace. Students will gain insight into their leadership potential, gifts, values, preferences, style, and skill levels. They will grow in the wisdom and ability to think and respond as leaders in whatever settings they serve. Students will implement their understanding of leadership and reflect on those implementations. II. LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, students should be able to:

Cultivate actions and attitudes that demonstrate a Biblical approach to leadership that is also informed by current leadership theory and practices

Adjust their behaviour and embrace change based on self-awareness, reflection and feedback

influence others in a team setting

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Develop an approach to leadership that reflects an integration of an organic paradigm and the complexity of systems dynamics

Demonstrate a deepened sense of urgency about demonstrating and encouraging missional leaders to accomplish Kingdom work on a regional, national or international level in both a ministry and a marketplace setting

III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS A. REQUIRED TEXTS Heifetz, R., and M. Linsky. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading.

Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002. ISBN 9781422105764 Lipman-Blumen, Jean. Connective Leadership, Managing Change in a Changing World. Oxford;

New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN - 978-0195134698 McNeal, Reggie. Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders. San

Francisco, CA: Jossey – Bass, 2006. ISBN – 13: 978-07879-7753-5 Nelson, Gary, and Peter Dickens. Leading in Disorienting Times. Canada: TCP Books, 2015. ISBN

978-0-8272-2176-5 B. SUPPLEMENTARY/RECOMMENDED READING Various readings to be distributed via the course website. C. ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

1. A “Best Practice” Presentation: Due on January 4, 5, 6, 2017; 10% of final grade. A “Best Practice” is a practical, operational function that guides a leader or leadership team

towards effectively fulfilling God’s mission. “Church” answers like “pray” or “follow the Bible,” are not what this presentation is about. Also, this is not intended to be a “principle” of leadership, it is a “practice” for leader(s). This presentation should be drawn from experience or from observation. It can come from a source (i.e. Lencioni) but needs to be applied in a ministry or marketplace context. The presentation is intended to be practical and transferable. The presentation should be done in a maximum of three minutes without PowerPoint. Examples will be given on the first day by the course instructor. Presentations will be done in class on the Wednesday and Thursday in the morning and after the lunch break. A sign-up sheet will be distributed during the first class.

Basis of grade: Practicality and transferability of the “practice.”

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2. Action Learning Project: Due on January 7, 2017; 25% of final grade. Students will be expected to work in teams of 6 - 8 throughout the week, reflecting on a

specific leadership challenge or opportunity that is drawn from the real experience or context of one or more of the team members. The project will be of their choosing but must provide each team member an opportunity to develop their own leadership capacity. Teams will make a 15 - 18 minute presentation of their project to the class on the last session of the week.

Basis of grade: Teamwork as evidenced throughout class, quality and creativity of team presentation and effectiveness at integrating the class material presented during the week. 3. Practicing Greatness Reflective Leadership Essay: Due on January 22, 2018; 25% of

final grade.

The reflective leadership essay is an autobiographical paper that focuses on the first discipline covered in Practicing Greatness (self-awareness) and one other discipline (of your choice) covered in McNeal’s book. The reflection on self-awareness should include your past awareness of yourself and how this influenced your mission and ministry; the paper should then include new understandings of self from the course and reading material and how that will shape future mission and ministry. For the second discipline reflect on how you have practiced this in the past; the paper should then include new insights and understandings gained from the course material and other books and how this new learning will be integrated into your future mission and ministry. This 5-7 page paper is autobiographical in nature and as such “I” is permitted and encouraged. While not intended to be highly academic, sources, including course material, should be cited. Basis of grade: Demonstrated growth (movement) in the understanding and application of the two disciplines covered in the paper. 4. Fundamental Principles of Christian Leadership Paper: Due on February 19, 2018; 40%

of final grade.

Each student will be expected to prepare a missional, operational and biblically-based set of leadership principles and explain how they will influence their practice of leadership. Each principle should be supported by Scripture, course text book (s), other applicable reading and course material. Each principle should be applied the mission, ministry or market place context that the student is or anticipates serving in. Ideally these principles should be applicable in any context that they serve/lead in and as such could guide them throughout their future ministry.

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This paper should meet graduate level academic research standards of the institution in its approach, quality, length, and style. As such the paper should be approximately 7-10 pages in length. It is expected that a minimum of ten resources as well as the text of scripture be used to develop the guiding principles. Basis of grade: The integration of Scripture, readings and class material into practical leadership principles.

D. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN WORK For proper citation style, consult the Chicago-Style Quick Guide (Tyndale e-resource) or the full edition of the Chicago Manual of Style Online, especially ch. 14. For citing scripture texts, refer to sections 10.46 to 10.51 and 14.253 to 14.254. Academic Integrity Integrity in academic work is required of all our students. Academic dishonesty is any breach of this integrity, and includes such practices as cheating (the use of unauthorized material on tests and examinations), submitting the same work for different classes without permission of the instructors; using false information (including false references to secondary sources) in an assignment; improper or unacknowledged collaboration with other students, and plagiarism. Tyndale University College & Seminary takes seriously its responsibility to uphold academic integrity, and to penalize academic dishonesty. Students should consult the current Academic Calendar for academic polices on Academic Honesty, Gender Inclusive Language in Written Assignments, Late Papers and Extensions, Return of Assignments, and Grading System. The Academic Calendar is posted at http://tyndale.ca/registrar/calendar. Submission of Work Students should submit their papers to the instructor via email as a .pdf document. The papers need to be submitted in the following way: Lastname Firstname Assignmentname.pdf. An example: Mix Clint Fundamental Principles of Christian Leadership.pdf Back Up of Work Until you have received confirmation of your final grade, students are required and may be asked to produce backup copies of their assignments. In addition, computer crashes, lost files, etc., will be deemed as an inadequate reason for not submitting a paper on time. Students are strongly advised to regularly back up their work in a secure manner.

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E. SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING Evaluation is based upon the completion of the following assignments:

“Best Practice” presentation, book/assigned class readings and class participation

10%

Reflective leadership essay 25%

Action learning project 25%

Fundamental of Christian leadership research paper 40%

Total Grade 100%

F. COURSE EVALUATION

Tyndale Seminary values quality in the courses it offers its students. End-of-course evaluations provide valuable student feedback and are one of the ways that Tyndale Seminary works towards maintaining and improving the quality of courses and the student’s learning experience. Student involvement in this process is critical to enhance the general quality of teaching and learning. Before the end of the course, students will receive a MyTyndale email with a link to the online course evaluation. The evaluation period is 2 weeks; after the evaluation period has ended, it cannot be reopened. Course Evaluation results will not be disclosed to the instructor before final grades in the course have been submitted and processed. Student names will be kept confidential and the instructor will only see the aggregated results of the class.

IV. COURSE OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE

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TIME TOPICS OF DISCUSSION SUPPORTING ASSIGNMENTS (THESE

ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE EACH

CLASS)

Day 1

Unit I: A Theology of Leadership A. Your definitions of leadership B. Current definitions of leadership C. Biblical foundations of leadership D. Developing a theology of leadership E. Developing as an empowering leader

a. Reflect on your experiences and assumptions about leadership

b. Read and reflect on Psalm 78:70-72; Daniel 4; 1 Samuel 9 – 17; Esther; Mark 10:32-45; Ephesians 4:11-15 and be prepared to discuss implications for leadership

Day 2

Unit II: The Person of The Leader A. Understanding yourself through the

window of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator

B. Understanding how you can better work with others with different personality types

C. Discovering (or affirming) your Spiritual Gifts

D. Becoming aware of different Spiritual Gifts and how you can lead a congregation/organization towards greater fruitfulness by serving in mission and ministry based on Spiritual Gifts

E. “Best Practices” presentations

a. Read and reflect on Psalm

139; Exodus 31:1-11; Romans

12; 1 Corinthians 12-14; 2

Timothy 1:3-6; 1 Peter 4:7-11,

read these passages through

the lens of how God has

uniquely made you

b. Complete your MBTI

assessment and bring your

report to class. Prepare to

interact with your personality

profile in the class

http://www.16personalities

.com/free-personality-test

c. Complete your Spiritual Gift

Assessment and bring your

report to class. Read and be

prepared to interact with your

report in the class

http://giftstest.com/

d. Read and be prepared to

discuss Connective Leadership

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Day 3 Unit III: The Leader’s Ability to Utilize Conflict as a Catalyst for Effective Mission and Ministry A. A biblical perspective on conflict B. Reasons for conflict C. Utilizing conflict as a gift D. Dealing with criticism as a spiritual

leader; developing emotional intelligence

E. Forgiveness and reconciliation F. “Best Practices” presentations

a. Reflect on conflict in the church, mission organization and marketplace setting… what causes conflict? How have you experienced this? How can conflict be utilized to help the church become more effective in mission and ministry?

b. From the perspective of healthy conflict resolution, read, reflect on and be prepared to discuss in your small group the following passage: Mark 14

c. From the perspective of healthy conflict resolution, reflect on and be prepared to discuss in your small group the following theological concepts: Shalom, the Kingdom of God and the Trinity

d. Read and be prepared to discuss Leadership on the Line

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Day 4

Unit IV: Adaptive Leadership in Uncertain Times; Leading Toward the Discerning of and Participation in the Mission of God A. Understanding a process for discerning

the mission of God B. Reflecting on the dynamics of change

within churches, moving them from a posture of consumerism to that of active participation in the mission of God

C. Locating an understanding of missional leadership in the context of a rapidly changing environment

D. “Best Practices” presentations

a. Read, reflect on and be

prepared to discuss, through

the lens of discerning and

participating in the mission of

God, Genesis 1:27-31; Genesis

12:1-3; Matthew 28:16-20;

Colossians 1:15-23; Revelation

22; Luke 14:25-35; James

4:13-17

b. Examine a specific context

(church, ministry, program)

through a systems lens in

order to develop adaptive

change strategies

c. Read and be prepared to

discuss Leading in

Disorienting Times

Day 5 Unit V: Presentation of Action Learning Projects A. Completion of course material not yet

covered B. The character of a godly leader C. Teams will present their projects

a. Read 1 Timothy 3:1-13, and be prepared to discuss these biblical qualifications for leaders

b. Be prepared to present your project in a way that engages the whole class

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V. BIBLIOGRAPHY

The class will include circulation of materials especially useful on the subjects of discussion. In addition an updated reading list that includes all the resources that are new and referenced in class discussion will be handed out the second to last day of class. Both instructor and students will be involved in presenting useful materials beyond those listed to follow: GENERAL LEADERSHIP THEMES

Banks, Robert J., and Kimberly Powell, eds. Faith in Leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Bass, Bernard M., and Ralph Melvin Stogdill. Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership: Theory,

Research, and Managerial Applications. 3d ed. New York; London: Free Press; Collier Macmillan, 1990.

Bennis, Warren. On Becoming a Leader. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1989.

Boyatzis, Richard E., and Annie McKee. Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2005.

Burns, James MacGregor. Leadership. New York: Harper Collins, 1978.

Burns, James MacGregor. Transforming Leadership: A New Pursuit of Happiness. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003.

Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

Depree, Max. Leadership is an Art. New York: Dell, 1989.

Ford, Leighton. Transforming Leadership: Jesus' Way of Creating Vision, Shaping Values, and Empowering Change. DoversGrove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1991.

Handy, Charles B. The Age of Unreason. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.

Henein, Amal, and Francoise Morissette. Made in Canada Leadership: Wisdom from the Nation's Best and Brightest on Leadership Practice and Development. Mississauga, ON: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Hesselbein, Frances, Marshall Goldsmith, and Leader to Leader Institute. The Leader of the Future 2: Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the New Era. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.

Jaworski, Joseph. Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1998.

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Kouzes, James M., and Barry Z. Posner. The Leadership Challenge. 3d ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.

Kouzes, James M. and Barry Z. Posner. Christian Reflections on the Leadership Challenge. 1st pbk ed. San Francisco, CA; Chichester: Jossey-Bass; John Wiley distributor, 2006.

Lawrence, Michael, and Larry C. Spears. Focus on Leadership: Servant Leadership for the 21st Century. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2002.

Morgan, Gareth. Images of Organization. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Northouse, Peter G. Leadership: Theory and Practice. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2007.

Parks, Sharon D. Leadership Can be Taught: A Bold Approach for a Complex World. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2005.

Sanders, J. Oswald. Spiritual Leadership. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994.

Senge, Peter M. and others. The Dance of Change. New York: Broadway Business, 1999.

Wheatley, Margaret J. Leadership and the New Science. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1994.

Wright, Walter C. Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Leadership Service. Waynesboro, GA: Paternoster Publishing, 2000.

Yukl, Gary A. Leadership in Organizations. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006.

THE PERSON OF THE LEADER

Autry, James A. The Servant Leader. Rosedale, CA: Prima Publishing, 2001.

Block, Peter. Stewardship. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1993.

Buber, Martin. I and Thou. New York: Touchstone, 1970.

Buckingham, Marcus. Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance. New York: Free Press, 2007.

Ciulla, Joanne B., ed. Ethics, The Heart of Leadership. Westport, CN: Praeger, 2004.

Curtis, Brent, and John Eldredge. The Sacred Romance. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1997.

Gardner, Howard. Five Minds for the Future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2006.

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George, William W. Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 1995.

Greenleaf, Robert K., and Larry C. Spears. Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. 25th anniversary ed. New York: Paulist Press, 2002.

Marcova, Dawna. I Will Not Die an Unlived Life. Boston: Conari Press, 2000.

McCarthy, Kevin W. The On-Purpose Person. Colorado Springs, CO: Pinon Press, 1992.

Nouwen, Henri J. M. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. New York: Crossroad, 1989.

Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the voice of Vocation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Peck, M. Scott. The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.

Swenson, Richard A. Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2004.

Vaill, Peter B. Learning as a Way of Being: Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White Water. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Whitney, Diana K., and Amanda Trosten-Bloom. The Power of Appreciative Inquiry. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2003.

INFLUENCING PEOPLE AS A LEADER

Adams, Marilee G. Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 7 Powerful Tools for Life and Work. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2004.

Whitney, Diana K., and Amanda Trosten-Bloom. The Power of Appreciative Inquiry. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2003.

Goleman, Daniel. Social Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 2006.

Helgeson, Sally. The Web of Inclusion. New York: Currency-Doubleday, 1995.

Kegan, Robert, and Lisa L. Lahey. How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Mason, Mike. Practicing the Presence of People. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook, 1999.

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Pollard, C. William. The Soul of the Firm. New York; Grand Rapids, MI: HarperBusiness; Zondervan Pub. House, 1996.

Tannen, Deborah. You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation. New York: Ballantyne, 2001.

Zander, Rosamund S., and Benjamin Zander. The Art of Possibility. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2000.

LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE PROCESSES

Boers, Arthur P. Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 1999.

Collins, James C. Good to Great. Oxford: Blackwell Press, 2001.

Kotter, John P. Leading Change. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1996.

Long, Jimmy. Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation. Downers Grove, MI: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

Mintzberg, Henry. The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning: Reconceiving Roles for Planning, Plans, Planners. New York; Toronto: Free Press; Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1994.

Olson, E. Edwin, and Glenda H. Eoyang. Facilitating Organization Change: Lessons from Complexity Science. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2001.

O'Toole, James. Leading Change: Overcoming the Ideology of Comfort and the Tyranny of Custom. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1995.

PURPOSE/MISSION

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together. Translated by Daniel W. Bloesch and James H. Burtness. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2004. (see also other edition)

Grenz, Stanley J. Created for Community: Connecting Christian Belief with Christian Living. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998.

Guiness, Os. The Call. Nashville, TN: Word Publishing, 1998.

Long, Jimmy. Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation. Downers Grove, MI: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

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Manning, Paul. “On Mission and Leadership.” Leadership & Organization Development Journal 24, no. 1/2 (2003): 115.

McLaren, Brian D. Reinventing Your Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998.

McLaren, Brian D. The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.

Sherman, Doug, and William Hendricks. Your Work Matters to God. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1987.

Sweet, Leonard I., Brian D. McLaren and Jerry Haselmayer. "A" is for Abductive: The Language

of the Emerging Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003.