Principles of Effective Leadership
About This Class
This is a core leadership course designed for those who intend to be future leaders in ministry. This course will move from definitions to the core values of a leader; how to take a ministry through a vision process; engage in strategic planning, decision-making, and implementation; build great teams; work through conflict and change; delegate tasks; and effectively mentor the next generation of leaders. Models from the corporate, political, and military worlds will be compared and contrasted with biblical definitions and illustrations of leadership.
Recommended Reading:
The Leadership Moment: 9 True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All, Michael Useem
Axiom: Powerful Leadership Proverbs, Bill Hybels
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars, Patrick Lencioni
Good to Great, Jim Collins
Good to Great and the Social Sectors, Jim Collins
Leadership and the New Science, Margaret Wheatley
On Becoming a Leader, Warren Bennis
The Leadership Engine, Noel Tichy
A Sense of Urgency, John Kotter
Go With Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham
Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance
Reframing Organizations, Bolman, Deal
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, Ruth Haley Barton
I Have This Feeling, Gordon MacDonald (article)
Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
The Last Lion, William Manchester (3 vols. Biography of Winston Churchill)
Seizing Your Divine Moment, Erwin McManus
Organizing Genius, Warren Bennis
About the Professor
John Johnson
Dr. John Johnson, former Lead Pastor and current Interim Pastor at GracePointe, is an Associate Professor at Western Seminary. He's an author, global teacher, and avid kayaker.
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Lessons
- In this lesson, you'll learn about the critical role of leadership in ministry, covering key aspects like core values, vision strategy, decision making, team building, conflict resolution, and biblical theology of leadership to enhance your effectiveness as a leader.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteThis lesson offers a comprehensive exploration of the complexities and challenges in defining leadership, highlighting its context-dependent nature, the influence of culture, and the variety of styles, personalities, and traits associated with leaders; it ultimately identifies three essential components of leadership: having followers, influencing others, and setting direction.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteIn this lesson, you explore the importance of leadership, vision, and planning, and learn about key qualities of a good leader, such as global thinking, flexibility, and empathy. You will also understand the three components of leadership and the delicate balance between leadership and influence.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteThis lesson delves into the importance of leadership, illustrating how it is critical to success in the political, corporate, and religious sectors, with personal experiences and expert opinions reinforcing the need for strong leaders to guide and shape organizations.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteIn the lesson, you gain insights into the nature of leadership, its key components, and the need for leaders in various contexts. You also explore the debate on whether leaders are born with innate abilities or if leadership can be acquired and developed over time. Additionally, the concept of leadership as a summoning, where individuals are called to lead during specific situations, is introduced.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteFocus on your strengths and improve your leadership skills through Marcus Buckingham's guide, which debunks myths about personal growth, identifies strengths, and emphasizes the value of team members volunteering their strengths while balancing service with strengths-based contributions.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteThis lesson equips you with an understanding of the context of leadership, various leadership styles, and practical applications to effectively lead in different situations.0% Complete
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When you are identifying the social context of a group, it is important to recognize the structural, human resource, political and symbolic aspects of the group.
0% Complete - 0% CompleteIn this lesson, you gain insights on situational context in leadership, focusing on the leader, followers, organization, and environment, enabling you to adapt and foster growth.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteGain insights into core values and axioms in leadership, the power of language and word pictures, the leader's responsibility for casting a vision, and overcoming the fear of asking for help in order to rally support for a great vision.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteBy studying humility as a core value for leaders, you gain insight into the importance of humility in avoiding temptations of pride and power and discover the characteristics that define humble leaders. Additionally, you explore other core values, such as compassion, courage, and diligence, and learn how to build and maintain these values in your life through experience, self-assessment, and reflection and how it is essential in avoiding the temptations of pride and power.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteThis lesson teaches the significance of core values and skills in effective leadership, covering aspects such as integrity, justice, authenticity, competence, discernment, and intuitive leadership, all of which contribute to becoming a well-rounded and impactful leader.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteBy exploring this lesson, you learn the importance of teamwork in leadership, the characteristics of high-performing teams, and how to build, develop, and lead successful teams in your organization.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteLearn the principles of effective leadership, explore key leader characteristics, and discover how to build strong teams, develop leadership skills, and measure success.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteThrough this lesson, you gain insights into the critical role of leaders in setting direction, the importance of teamwork, and the need to establish a clear mission and purpose for organizations. Understanding these concepts enables you to be a more effective leader who can inspire and guide teams towards shared goals.0% Complete
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A Mission is a philosophic statement that answers the question, “Why are we here?” Vision is a strategic statement that answers the question, “Where are we going?”
0% Complete - 0% CompleteThis lesson teaches the importance of long term thinking in visionary leadership, emphasizing the value of learning from history, engaging present realities, and exploring future possibilities through scenario thinking and adapting to technology and trends.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteThis lesson explores strategic thinking, SWOT analysis, and trend analysis to help develop a clear vision and mission and adapt to an ever-changing environment in education and ministry.0% Complete
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Identifying objectives is the process of moving from vision to reality. Objectives are the tactics employed to carry out the strategies, the action plan of what needs to happen now. Decisiveness is an important quality of a good leader.
0% Complete - 0% CompleteBy studying this lesson on leadership and change, you will learn to effectively manage change in leadership, overcome resistance, implement and communicate change vision, and sustain long-lasting organizational transformation.0% Complete
- 0% CompleteThis lesson equips you with the knowledge and skills to navigate leadership challenges and transitions, fostering personal growth and organizational success.0% Complete
Class Resources
Recommended Books
Rooted Leadership: Seeking God’s Answers to the Eleven Core Questions Every Leader Faces
Behind many of the challenges facing us today is a failure of leadership. This is not a new problem. Yearning for wise guidance and effective authority is a perennial human...
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Missing Voices: Learning to Lead beyond Our Horizons
People are desperate for leaders who are credible - those who possess a moral center and exhibit sound leadership skills. Given our global realities, we need strategic...
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