Contextualize Leadership Development

Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary

CLE1312 MINITRY LEADERSHIP
Professor Rafael Murillo
rafael@cbanm.org
Cell: (505) 980-6481
Spring 2010

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course will concentrate in the character, qualities, and others skills that leaders
should develop. The course through the readings, class discussions, leadership research,
and guest speakers will help the students to have a clearer understanding of how others
and themselves perceived and define a leadership role in the church or daily life.

II. OBJECTIVE OF THE CLASS

There are six questions that the course should help the students to analyze:
1. Do I know my strength and weaknesses as a leader?
2. What is my leadership style?
3. Do I inspire others to follow my leadership style?
4. What attitudes as leaders should I develop to motivate others to create a team
environment?
5. What do I need to do to recognize opportunities and evaluate risk taking as I
lead others? Grade Percent GPA
A 100-97 4.0
6. What skill must have developed to be a A- 96-93 3.7
leader? B+ 92-93 3.3
B 90-87 3.0
B- 86-85 2.7
III.COURSE REQUIREMENTS: C+ 84-83 2.3
C 82-79 2.0
1. Class attendance and Participation: 25% C- 78-77 1.7
2. Tests D+ 76-75 1.3
D 74-72 1.0
a. Midterm 25% D- 71-70 0.7
b. Final Exam 25% F 69-0 0.0
3. Leadership Projects 25%

IV. LEADERSHIP PROJECTS:

1. The student will select a Biblical leader excluding Jesus Christ; thereafter, the
student must analyze the style, character, skills, qualities, strengths and weakness
that the Biblical leader shows through a specific event on his or her life.

2. The student must write an in-class own definition of a leader at the beginning of
the semester and towards the end of the semester write another definition of a
leader and compared it.

V. TEXT BOOKS

1. Kouzes and Posner; The Leadership Challenge (TLC)

2. McIntosh and Rima; Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership (ODSL)

 3. Leadership hand-outs

VI. COURSE SCHEDULE

JANUARY 14 Course Description, Overview, Expectations, Leadership

Discussion.

JANUARY 21 Write Personal Definition of Leadership (TLC Chap.1)

JANUARY 28 TLC Chap2

FEBRUARY 04 TLCChap 3; CSLOL Chaps 1, 2

FEBRUARY 11 EDL Chap 4; CSLOL Chaps 3, 4 (Test Review)

FEBRUARY 18 EDL Chap5; CSLOL 5, 6 (MIDTERM)

FEBRUARY 25 EDL Chap 6; CSLOL Chaps 7, 8

MARCH 04 EDL Chap 7; CSLOL Chaps 9, 10

MARCH 11 EDL Chap 8; CSLOL Chaps 11, 12 (POSSIBLE GUEST

SPEAKER)

MARCH 18 EDL Chap 9; CSLOL Chaps 13, 14

MARCH 25 EDL Chap 10; CSLOL Chaps 15, 16

APRIL 01 EDL 12,

APRIL 08 ELD 13, (WRITE PERONAL DEFINITION OF

LEADERSHIP, COMPARED TO THE PREVIEWS ONE,

APRIL 15 LEADER PROJECT DISCUSSION

REVIEW FOR FINAL

APRIL 22 FINAL
VII. Selected Bibliography on Leadership

1. Getz Gene A., Elders and Leaders, God’s Plan for Leading the Church; Moody
Publishers, Chicago, 2003.

2. Jeff Iorg, The Character of Leadership, Nine Quilities that Define Great Leaders;
B&H Publishing Group, Nashville, 20

3. Spiritual Leadership: A Commitment to Excellence for Every Believer, J. Oswald

Sanders Moody Publishers, 2007.

4. Leadership Essentials: Shaping Vision, Multiplying Influence, Defining

Character, Greg Ogden, Daniel Meyer Inter-Varsity Press, 2007.

5. Secrets of World Changers: How to Achieve Lasting Influence as a Leader,

Student Textbook, Jeff Myers, B & H Publishing Group, 2006.

6. Leadership Reconsidered: Becoming a Person of Influence, Ruth A. Tucker

Baker Books, 2008.

7. Executive Values: A Christian Approach to Organizational Leadership, Kurt

Senske, Augsburg Fortress, 2004.

8. Developing the Leader Within You, John C. Maxwell Thomas Nelson, 2009.

9. Spiritual Leadership: Moving People On to God's Agenda, Henry Blackaby,

Richard Blackaby, B & H Publishing Group, 2001.

10. Leading on Empty: Discover the Secrets to Renewing Your Energy and
Strengthening Your Passion to Serve, Wayne Cordeiro Bethany House, 2008.

11. Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership, Aubrey Malphurs,
Baker, 2003.
12. Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and
Realizing Your Dream, Mike Bonem, Roger Patterson, More in Leadership
Network Series, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.