This course will contribute to the larger theological, sociological and leadership questions of this second year Doctor of Ministry during the Fall 2020 semester: What is the nature of power? How much agency do human beings exercise? We will approach our responses to these questions through a collaborative inquiry on cultivating leadership (in ourselves and in others) and cultivating partnership (within an organization and within a community.)
Leadership is a way to address both our own growing edges, challenges and potentialities and those of a congregation or organization. In this course, we will gain perspectives and hone practices that allow you to cultivate your own adaptive leadership as we aim to build an adaptive culture that can cultivate partnership with others both within and across organizations. Often, we must lead with a combination of uncertainty and with faith. As we become more aware of ourselves as a leader and of the organization that we aim to serve, we also come to understand that leadership inevitably also means orchestrating conflict and navigating change within ourselves and within the contexts where we serve.
Leadership for change requires inspiration and perspiration as we help organization navigate the gap between bold aspirations and challenging realities. Expect in this course an opportunity to assess your own leadership repertoire as you also build new perspectives and practices and to deepen your own spiritual grounding as a leader.
Leadership is a way to address both our own growing edges, challenges and potentialities and those of a congregation or organization. In this course, we will gain perspectives and hone practices that allow you to cultivate your own adaptive leadership as we aim to build an adaptive culture that can cultivate partnership with others both within and across organizations. Often, we must lead with a combination of uncertainty and with faith. As we become more aware of ourselves as a leader and of the organization that we aim to serve, we also come to understand that leadership inevitably also means orchestrating conflict and navigating change within ourselves and within the contexts where we serve.
Leadership for change requires inspiration and perspiration as we help organization navigate the gap between bold aspirations and challenging realities. Expect in this course an opportunity to assess your own leadership repertoire as you also build new perspectives and practices and to deepen your own spiritual grounding as a leader.
- Teacher: Lawrence Peers