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COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course examines the concepts of leadership and management from the perspectives of various theories and their application in a biblical context.

RATIONALE

Evaluating concepts of leadership and management from the perspective of theories and applied biblical integration is crucial in making informed and effective decisions. The most effective decisions that leaders can make are those that are biblically sound, and therefore, will have long-term benefits and broad ramifications. In our world of constant change, leaders must have a character-based, principle-centered approach to developing themselves, their

teams, and their organizations. Understanding these truths and the ability to choose the best course of action with influence and synergy are critical for leaders to implement enduring, biblically based strategies for sustainability and growth.

MEASURABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Evaluate the primary leadership and management theories and how these concepts can be applied in organizations.
• Evaluate the similarities and differences between various leadership and management theories and create new paradigms.
• Propose leadership and management relationships with business constructs.
• Integrate biblical principles within the context of effective leadership and management.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS

The Leader as a Team Player: Shared Leadership

This assignment proposes leadership and management relationships with business constructs. Write a paper with these 5 parts: (1) Describe Shared Leadership theory. (2) Evaluate its effectiveness according to biblical principles. (3) Discuss its strengths and weaknesses according to scholarly literature. (4) Develop a case study where you apply Shared Leadership. (5) Provide new thoughts related to this topic.

The Leaders Standing: Power, Pride, and Organizational Politics

This assignment examines the effective use of power, the avoidance of pride, and the handling of organizational politics. Compare, contrast, and evaluate what scholarly leadership literature vs. the Bible says about power, pride, and organizational

politics.

The Leader’s Challenge: Bringing Order Out of Chaos

In this assignment, primary leadership and management theories will be evaluated and applied to rescue organizations in crisis situations.

Abridged Literature Review: Hybrid Integrative Perspectives

Review the Measurable Syllabus Outcomes and write an abridged literature review that critically evaluates a leadership topic of current interest. This literature review should synthesize and integrate key findings and theories from the literature, including the Bible, on your topic of choice.

The Leader’s Assessment: Organizational Culture

In this assignment, a cultural assessment will be conducted to examine critical factors in cultures where Autocratic Leadership is prevalent versus those where servant leadership is prevalent.