2024-2025 Catalog

 

Specialization in Leadership

The Leadership specialization includes a core set of leadership, management, and communication skills in order to prepare students to participate effectively in God’s advancing mission in the world. Incorporated throughout the program are the eight components of Drs. John and Vera Mae Perkins’ teaching: 1) Relocation: Living Among the People; 2) Reconciliation; 3) Redistribution (Just Distribution of Resources); 4) Leadership Development; 5) Listening to Community; 6) Church-Based; 7) Wholistic; and 8) Empowerment. Students will formulate their philosophy of Christian leadership and learn to integrate critical leadership skills into ministry settings.

This specialization consists of four courses: (1) required course (LEAD-510, Introduction to 21st Century Leadership), and any (3) Leadership electives.

In addition to the MA in Ministry learning outcomes, students with a specialization in Leadership should, with graduate-level competency, be able to:

  • Formulate their philosophy of Christian leadership.
  • Integrate critical leadership skills into ministry settings.

Specialization in Leadership

Specialization consists of four courses: (1) required course (LEAD-510) and any (3) Leadership electives.

Required

LEAD-510Introduction to 21st Century Leadership

3

Leadership Electives

Must take at least 9 hours.
LEAD-515Leadership and Personhood

3

LEAD-520Communication and Leadership

3

LEAD-530Change Agent

3

LEAD-540Non-Profit Management

3

LEAD-542Modeling and Teaching Personal Finance

3

LEAD-545Strategic Leadership and Management

3

LEAD-550Intergenerational Leadership

3

LEAD-560Power, Change, and Conflict Management

3

THEO-615Women in Leadership and the Wesleyan Tradition

3

 

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