Fall 2006
FCO, Colorado Springs
GM590
Anderson
GM590:
DIRECTED STUDY: WILLOW CREEK LEADERSHIP SUMMIT. J. Clifford Anderson.
DESCRIPTION:
This
course will explore the principles and practices of leadership especially as
they relate to a leaderÕs self-understanding and the skills needed to pursue
your God-given vision for the unique ministry of your local church or ministry.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES/COURSE
GOALS:
Students
completing this course will (1) evaluate and critique the leadership principles
from a variety of speakers and authors at the 2006 Leadership Summit; (2) evaluate their own leadership skills
and gifts and gain an appreciation for the importance of self-leadership; (3)
deepen their understanding of the leadership culture in their church or ministry;
and (4) further develop their own biblical and theological understanding of
leadership.
COURSE FORMAT:
Directed
study format built around the Willow Creek Leadership Summit, August 10-12,
2006. This format enables students
to hear from a variety of experts in the field of leadership and engage thoughtfully
with their material.
Students will attend the Leadership Summit at Willow Creek Church or one
of the satellite locations and complete additional reading and written work in
the fall quarter following the conference. Students must register separately for the Leadership
Summit at their local host church or at www.willowcreek.com/conferences/summit,
or by calling 1-800-570-9812. Make
sure to request the special student rate of $75.00 (available le at satellite
locations). Course registration is
separate and takes place in the fall quarter with the Fuller Colorado Extension office (1-877-496-2001).
REQUIRED READING:
Banks, Robert and Ledbetter, Bernice. Reviewing Leadership: A Christian
Evaluation of Current Approaches. Baker/Academic, 2004, 135 pp.
Collins, Jim.
Good to Great, Harper
Collins, 2001, 320 pp; and Good to Great and the Social Sectors, 2005, 36pp.
Hybels, Bill, Courageous Leadership, Zondervan, 2002, 253 pp.
Neuhauser, Peg.
I Should be Burnt Out Now . . . So How Come IÕm Not: How You Can
Survive and Thrive in TodayÕs Uncertain World. John Wiley & Sons, 2004, 198 pp.; or Tribal
Warfare in Organizations: Turning Tribal Conflict into Negotiated Peace. Harper
Business, 1988, 207 pp.
Roxburgh,
Alan. The Sky is
Falling!?! Leaders Lost in
Transition. Allelon, 2006, 200pp. Available directly from Allelon: http://www.allelon.org/store/details.cfm?item=10031
And, one of the following books:
Lencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Jossey-Bass,
2002, 200 pp; OR Death by
Meeting, Jossey-Bass, 2004, 254 pp; OR
Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars, Jossey-Bass, 2006, 208 pp; OR
Stanley, Andy.
Visioneering. Multnomah Publishers, Inc., 2001, 272 pp.
ASSIGNMENTS: (Due at the end
of the fall quarter, December 8,2006.)
1.
Completion of required
reading with a two-page reflection paper on four books (Hybels, Collins,
Neuhauser, and Lencioni or Stanley). (20%)
2.
Threaded discussion on
Campus Pipeline with other students who attended the 2006 Leadership Summit.
(5%) Questions will be posted by
September 15.
3.
Completion of a 5-7-page
paper on theological assumptions and contextual analysis for leadership
interacting with the Roxburgh book and the book by Banks/Ledbetter while
reflecting on the reading and the perspectives of the conference. (25%)
4.
Final paper of 12-15
pages formulating a design and strategy for your role as a leader or for the
development of the ministry you serve.
This paper should include reflections from the conference and the required
reading, some discoveries about the leaders own leadership style and gifts, and
will outline the studentÕs theological assumptions about leadership and methods
of application to their life and ministry. (50%)
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
M.Div.:
Elective; M.A. in Theology: Elective; M.A.C.L: possible Leadership Elective subject to approval of faculty
advisor.
(04/06)