Servant Leadership Course Prospectus SLC 2016

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1 Servant Leadership Course Prospectus SLC 2016 Glenn Thomas Walter, M.Ed., Ph.D. Associate for Academic Outreach & SLC Program Dir. (614) COURSE ATTENDEES Pastors, executives, managers, supervisors, educators, ministers, community organizers and anyone else who is or will be responsible for managing resources, leading business organizations, engaged in ministries, or mentoring individuals. COURSE PREREQUISITES While there are no mandated prerequisites for this course, it is recommended that students attend Servant Leadership Course 3.0. Students should have a detailed understanding of the practices associated with general business administration, management, community service and church administration. COURSE DESCRIPTION Leadership is a complex process by which the leader influences others to perform and achieve. This six week course examines the various models of servant leadership to improve both personal and professional relations. Students will learn the four pivotal points of effective mentoring. Lectures and exercises will focus on understanding emotional intelligence (EI) and Limbic resonance from a theological perspective as keys to improving leadership effectiveness for leaders with a faith-based perspective. Additionally, students will explore the servant philosophy of Martin L. King, Jr., as a means of achieving their personal and professional aspirations. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. Students will recognize servant leadership as the best practice model for leading and how to apply the concept to their personal and professional lives while reflecting those values in their actions and behaviors 2. Improve knowledge of how emotional intelligence (EI) effect day-to-day living 3. Determine what is necessary to maintain holistic balance as Christ s servant leader 4. Enhance leadership abilities to effectively inspire employees, communities and congregations to engage in positive action 1

2 COURSE RATIONALE Servant Leadership, as a theory, is contemporarily designed to prepare students for effective leadership in their profession by introducing key aspects of servant leadership from published materials, academic research literature and from theological principles. Students will be challenged to not only understand the concepts and dynamisms associated with servant leadership but also a growing body of academic literature associated with emotional intelligence and the demands of stewardship. SLC 4.0 will better prepare students to apply those ideas to their own lives and differentiate between a Biblical and sectarian approach to servant leadership. COURSE INTERACTION/TEAM EXERCISES Students will work in small groups on several class activities designed to assist them in exploring leadership, values, systems, and how to integrate these within families, congregations and communities. Teams will be assigned by the professor. Teams must have between 4 6 members. Each team member will complete an evaluation of other team members for the group project. The peer evaluation will be shared at the conclusion of the presentation. COURSE CERTIFICATION The Servant Leadership Course is approved through Trinity Lutheran Seminary (TLS), Bexley, Ohio. All program graduates will receive a certificate of completion from the Seminary s Office of the Dean. CEU s will be awarded to students utilizing SLC 4.0 for the purposes of ministerial career enhancement or ecclesiastical advancement within a Christian church or Christian denominational capacity. 2

3 MODULE DESCRIPTIONS SL Module 1: Mentoring & SL April 9, 2016 Rev. Dr. Glenn Walter classroom 014 This session will explore the practice of servant leadership from a Biblical perspective and the artful influence of professional and personal mentoring. Attendees will be encouraged to explore essential leadership qualities while developing a personal set of principles reflecting those of a servant. Considerations will also be given to developing human relations skills, team building skills, and the pragmatic approach to communications. SL Module 2: Special Joint Session April 16, 2016 Contemporary Men in Leadership Rev. Dr. Keith Troy classroom 014 Men are taught that power, status and earning capacity are the ultimate symbols of manhood. Consequently, men have fears and anxieties about failure and measuring up to those pseudo standards. For many Christian men, harmonizing personal needs, family requirements, and career demands is problematical at best. The self-imposed pressure to perform can be intense and even disastrous. However, God s Word is all-inclusive in that it deals with every aspect of life, especially the subjective perception of success. This innovative leadership session is particularly designed to accentuate the need for balance through understanding God s purpose for your life. SL Module 2: Special Joint Session April 16, 2016 Contemporary Women in Leadership 1 st Lady Krista Tyson Gloria Dei (Main Sanctuary) For too long it was thought that women should leave their feelings checked at the workplace door. Ignoring the importance of a woman s emotional health leads to increased negative conflict, depression, anger, under-performance and poor physical health. For progressive women, endeavoring to maintain a healthy lifestyle through exercise, diet and rest while balancing a career and family can be especially challenging. If you have questions, this contemporary holistic leadership forum has simplistic and Biblically comprehensive answers. 3

4 SL Module 3: Cultural inclusion: Community & Congregation April 23, 2016 Rev. Almar Walter, M.B.A., M.A.E classroom 014 The future growth of any successful church ministry greatly depends on youth. The tactics of long-range strategic planning becomes necessary for continued growth. Today s Millennial Generation (80 million), those born between 1982 and 1995 must be engaged. One-third of those who are unaffiliated with a community of faith are under age 30. In an ever burgeoning multi-cultural global community, diversity training has become imperative to equip congregations with the skills and understanding needed to effectively relate to churched and unchurched people of various ethnic, racial, religious, and sexual orientation distinctiveness. In this session, we investigate the essentiality of developing and implementing a progressive culturally inclusive growth plan for your congregation. SL Module 4: The Dynamics of Progressive Leadership April 30, 2016 Trinity Lutheran Seminary President, Rev. Dr. Rick Barger Transactional and transformational leadership are two distinct managerial styles that either seeks to maintain or change an organization s culture and its methods of doing business. Transactional leadership is largely characterized by a desire to maintain the establishment's existing culture, policies, and procedures. It uses a reward-and-punishment based system to continue maintaining a customary or traditional approach to doing business. In contrast, the transformational leadership style seeks to provoke contemporary change in the way the ministry operates. Servant Leaders who exhibit transformational leadership are often characterized as charismatic, inspiring, and motivating. Special attention will be given to gender roles in business and ministry. SL Module 5: The Theological Philosophy of Dr. M.L. King May 7, 2016 Rev. Dr. Kevin Dudley This critically important investigation of the historicity and theology of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., provides insight in formulating a Christian understanding of God utilizing a philosophical framework of nonviolence to transform a hostile environment. This joint session will reflect on the implications of King s ministry and serve as a witness for our own lives both personally and professionally. A general analysis Dr. King's theology for the purposes of perceiving his understanding of key doctrines within the Christian tradition will be explored. The ontology of King's theology for today as well as problems of God, Christ, humanity and the structure of evil will also be discussed. 4

5 SL Module 6. Emotional Intelligence and Servant Leadership, Part 1 LN May 14, 2015 Rev. Dr. Lynn Nakamura Leading in today s world is complex and tough. While knowledge and technical skills are foundational for today s servant leaders, alone they are insufficient. To effectively lead in these rapidly changing times, emotional intelligence (EI) is greatly needed. The essence of EI can be boiled down to these four things: 1) understanding yourself; 2) managing yourself; 3) understanding others; and 4) managing relationships. In this session, Princeton Theological scholar, Dr. Lynn Nakamura addresses Limbic Resonance for leaders. Limbic resonance is vital to personal interaction and relationships. It is the physical and mental process that provides an individual with a sense of compatibility, emotional indifference or a disconnectedness leading to unresponsiveness. 5