(Formerly REL-352). This seminar and practicum based course examines leadership from a Reformed perspective by exploring character formation, working with teams, conflict resolution, small group leadership, and mentorship practices. Students will be equipped to provide effective leadership in ministry and missions as they form communities of discipleship and cultivate the insight, discernment, practical skills, and personal practices for the enactment of leadership in one’s own context. Special focus will be given to both youth ministry and urban ministry.
Prerequisites:
Foundations of Mission and Ministry I (REL‑253)
Foundations of Mission and Ministry I
REL‑253
This course examines biblical and theological foundations for missions and ministry, historical developments in the theory and practice of missions, and issues pertaining to the contextualization of the gospel in the Western and global church.