1.

0 Preamble
The course is intended to give students insight on how organizations are expected to
be run under Christian centered management. It focuses on the importance of good
Christian values and practices which will shape the business management processes.
2.0 Aims
This course will provide students with knowledge of Christian centered management
that will help in meeting organizational objectives. The module will help learners to
understand Christian values and principles which were used by different leaders in the
Bible which can be used by current business leaders to understand and improve their
operations.
3.0 Course objectives
What is Christian leadership? Who is a leader? The Christian Leadership course at
RCU is designed to help those involved in various areas of Christian leadership and
ministry to be better equipped to take on the wide variety of challenges and
opportunities leadership provides. Students will be led through the foundational
aspects and implications of leadership, and encouraged to explore and reflect on the
many dimensions Christian leadership encompasses and challenged to find ways of
applying what they learn to their own areas of service to God and his people.
4.0 course content
4.1 Part 1: Foundations
4.1.1 What Is Christian centered management?
4.1.2 Management and leadership.
4.1.3 Jesus, the Leadership Role Model
4.1.4 What is Servant Leadership?
4.1.5 How to Develop Christian Leadership Excellence
4.1.6 Developing Servant Leadership
4.1.7 The Benefits of Servant Leadership.
4.2 Part 2 Spiritual Foundations
4.2.1 A Theology Of Leadership
4.2.2 The Example Of Christian centered management in the bible
4.2.3 Models of Christian centered management.
4.2.4 Nouwen On Leadership
4.2.5 Spiritual Formation As Leadership
4.3 Part 3 Personal Foundations
4.3.1 Self-Awareness And Emotional Intelligence
4.3.2 Giftedness And Personal Strengths
4.3.3 Integrity, Ethics, Values And Attitudes
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4.3.4 Learning
4.4 Part 4: The Art of Leadership
4.4.1 Leadership Dynamics
4.4.1.1Background Servant Leadership
4.4.1.2Situational Leadership
4.4.1.3Transformational Leadership
4.4.2 Communication
4.4.2.1The Communication Process
4.4.2.2Listening
4.4.2.3Directive Versus Non-Directive Communication
4.4.3 Team Leadership
4.4.3.1Team Dysfunctions
4.4.3.2Diversity
4.4.3.3Effective Teams
4.4.4 Mentoring
4.4.4.1The Mentoring Process
4.5 Part 5: Leading the business
4.5.1 Dealing With Difficult Behaviours And Conflict
4.5.2 Self-Care
4.5.3 Feedback
4.5.4 The Price of Leadership
4.5.4.1Suffering
4.5.4.2Travelling The Journey
5.0 Methodology
5.1 Lectures
5.2 Tutorials
5.3 E-learning
5.4 Group discussions
5.5 Individual research
6.0 ASSESSMENT
Assessment is by coursework and examination
6.1 Course work
6.1.1 One written individual assignment
6.1.2 One group assignment
6.1.3 One in-class test
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6.2 Examination
6.2.1 Students will write a three hour paper
6.3 Weighting
6.3.1 Coursework
30%
6.3.2 Examination
70%
7.0 Suggested reading
A version of the Bible in modern English
Macchia, Stephen A. Becoming a Healthy Team: Five Traits of Vital Leadership.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2005.
Oswald, Roy M. and Friedrich, Jr., Robert E. Discerning Your Congregations
Future: A Strategic and Spiritual Approach. Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute, 1996.
Packer, J.I. Knowing God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993.
The Leadership Challenge, 3rd Edition, James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner, JosseyBass, San Francisco, 2003.
The Leader of the Future; Editors, Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard
Beckhard, The Drucker Foundation, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1996.
Dare to Journey - with Henri Nouwen, Charles Ringma, Pinon Press, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, 2000
Making Peace: A Guide to Overcoming Church Conflict, Jim Van Yperen, Moody
Press, 2002

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