Course Syllabus

INTERSESSION 2018
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LEAD 0510

JANUARY 3 – 6, 2017
TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM

INSTRUCTOR: CLINT MIX, DMIN

Phone number: 587 284 9973 (Cell)
E-mail: cmix@tyndale.ca

Office hours: By appointment

To access your course material, please go to http://classes.tyndale.ca. Course emails will be

sent to your @MyTyndale.ca e-mail account. For information how to access and forward emails
to your personal account, see http://www.tyndale.ca/it/live-at-edu.

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This foundational and introductory course seeks to develop a biblical-theological, historical and
cultural understanding of the best principles and practices of leadership in the church,
ministry/mission organizations and the marketplace. Students will gain insight into their
leadership potential, gifts, values, preferences, style, and skill levels. They will grow in the
wisdom and ability to think and respond as leaders in whatever settings they serve. Students
will implement their understanding of leadership and reflect on those implementations.

II. LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

 Cultivate actions and attitudes that demonstrate a Biblical approach to leadership that
is also informed by current leadership theory and practices
 Adjust their behaviour and embrace change based on self-awareness, reflection and
feedback
 influence others in a team setting

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  Develop an approach to leadership that reflects an integration of an organic paradigm
and the complexity of systems dynamics
 Demonstrate a deepened sense of urgency about demonstrating and encouraging
missional leaders to accomplish Kingdom work on a regional, national or international
level in both a ministry and a marketplace setting

III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

A. REQUIRED TEXTS

Heifetz, R., and M. Linsky. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading.
Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002. ISBN 9781422105764

Lipman-Blumen, Jean. Connective Leadership, Managing Change in a Changing World. Oxford;

New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN - 978-0195134698

McNeal, Reggie. Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders. San

Francisco, CA: Jossey – Bass, 2006. ISBN – 13: 978-07879-7753-5

Nelson, Gary, and Peter Dickens. Leading in Disorienting Times. Canada: TCP Books, 2015. ISBN
978-0-8272-2176-5

B. SUPPLEMENTARY/RECOMMENDED READING

Various readings to be distributed via the course website.

C. ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

1. A “Best Practice” Presentation: Due on January 4, 5, 6, 2017; 10% of final grade.

A “Best Practice” is a practical, operational function that guides a leader or leadership team
towards effectively fulfilling God’s mission. “Church” answers like “pray” or “follow the
Bible,” are not what this presentation is about. Also, this is not intended to be a “principle”
of leadership, it is a “practice” for leader(s). This presentation should be drawn from
experience or from observation. It can come from a source (i.e. Lencioni) but needs to be
applied in a ministry or marketplace context. The presentation is intended to be practical
and transferable. The presentation should be done in a maximum of three minutes without
PowerPoint. Examples will be given on the first day by the course instructor. Presentations
will be done in class on the Wednesday and Thursday in the morning and after the lunch
break. A sign-up sheet will be distributed during the first class.

Basis of grade: Practicality and transferability of the “practice.”

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 2. Action Learning Project: Due on January 7, 2017; 25% of final grade.

Students will be expected to work in teams of 6 - 8 throughout the week, reflecting on a

specific leadership challenge or opportunity that is drawn from the real experience or
context of one or more of the team members. The project will be of their choosing but must
provide each team member an opportunity to develop their own leadership capacity. Teams
will make a 15 - 18 minute presentation of their project to the class on the last session of the
week.

Basis of grade: Teamwork as evidenced throughout class, quality and creativity of team
presentation and effectiveness at integrating the class material presented during the
week.

3. Practicing Greatness Reflective Leadership Essay: Due on January 22, 2018; 25% of
final grade.

The reflective leadership essay is an autobiographical paper that focuses on the first
discipline covered in Practicing Greatness (self-awareness) and one other discipline (of your
choice) covered in McNeal’s book. The reflection on self-awareness should include your past
awareness of yourself and how this influenced your mission and ministry; the paper should
then include new understandings of self from the course and reading material and how that
will shape future mission and ministry. For the second discipline reflect on how you have
practiced this in the past; the paper should then include new insights and understandings
gained from the course material and other books and how this new learning will be
integrated into your future mission and ministry.

This 5-7 page paper is autobiographical in nature and as such “I” is permitted and
encouraged. While not intended to be highly academic, sources, including course material,
should be cited.

Basis of grade: Demonstrated growth (movement) in the understanding and application of

the two disciplines covered in the paper.

4. Fundamental Principles of Christian Leadership Paper: Due on February 19, 2018; 40%
of final grade.

Each student will be expected to prepare a missional, operational and biblically-based set of
leadership principles and explain how they will influence their practice of leadership. Each
principle should be supported by Scripture, course text book (s), other applicable reading
and course material. Each principle should be applied the mission, ministry or market place
context that the student is or anticipates serving in. Ideally these principles should be
applicable in any context that they serve/lead in and as such could guide them throughout
their future ministry.

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 This paper should meet graduate level academic research standards of the institution in its
approach, quality, length, and style. As such the paper should be approximately 7-10 pages
in length. It is expected that a minimum of ten resources as well as the text of scripture be
used to develop the guiding principles.

Basis of grade: The integration of Scripture, readings and class material into practical
leadership principles.

D. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN WORK

For proper citation style, consult the Chicago-Style Quick Guide (Tyndale e-resource) or the full
edition of the Chicago Manual of Style Online, especially ch. 14. For citing scripture texts, refer
to sections 10.46 to 10.51 and 14.253 to 14.254.

Academic Integrity
Integrity in academic work is required of all our students. Academic dishonesty is any breach of
this integrity, and includes such practices as cheating (the use of unauthorized material on tests
and examinations), submitting the same work for different classes without permission of the
instructors; using false information (including false references to secondary sources) in an
assignment; improper or unacknowledged collaboration with other students, and plagiarism.
Tyndale University College & Seminary takes seriously its responsibility to uphold academic
integrity, and to penalize academic dishonesty.

Students should consult the current Academic Calendar for academic polices on Academic
Honesty, Gender Inclusive Language in Written Assignments, Late Papers and Extensions,
Return of Assignments, and Grading System. The Academic Calendar is posted at
http://tyndale.ca/registrar/calendar.

Submission of Work
Students should submit their papers to the instructor via email as a .pdf document. The papers
need to be submitted in the following way:

Lastname Firstname Assignmentname.pdf. An example: Mix Clint Fundamental Principles of

Christian Leadership.pdf

Back Up of Work
Until you have received confirmation of your final grade, students are required and may be
asked to produce backup copies of their assignments. In addition, computer crashes, lost files,
etc., will be deemed as an inadequate reason for not submitting a paper on time. Students are
strongly advised to regularly back up their work in a secure manner.

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E. SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Evaluation is based upon the completion of the following assignments:

“Best Practice” presentation, book/assigned class 10%

readings and class participation
Reflective leadership essay 25%
Action learning project 25%
Fundamental of Christian leadership research paper 40%
Total Grade 100%

F. COURSE EVALUATION

Tyndale Seminary values quality in the courses it offers its students. End-of-course evaluations
provide valuable student feedback and are one of the ways that Tyndale Seminary works
towards maintaining and improving the quality of courses and the student’s learning
experience. Student involvement in this process is critical to enhance the general quality of
teaching and learning.

Before the end of the course, students will receive a MyTyndale email with a link to the online
course evaluation. The evaluation period is 2 weeks; after the evaluation period has ended, it
cannot be reopened.

Course Evaluation results will not be disclosed to the instructor before final grades in the course
have been submitted and processed. Student names will be kept confidential and the instructor
will only see the aggregated results of the class.

IV. COURSE OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE

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 TIME TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
Unit I: A Theology of Leadership
Day 1 A. Your definitions of leadership
B. Current definitions of leadership
C. Biblical foundations of leadership
D. Developing a theology of leadership
E. Developing as an empowering leader
Unit II: The Person of The Leader
Day 2 A. Understanding yourself through the
window of the Myers Briggs Type
Indicator
B. Understanding how you can better
work with others with different
personality types
C. Discovering (or affirming) your Spiritual
Gifts
D. Becoming aware of different Spiritual
Gifts and how you can lead a
congregation/organization towards
greater fruitfulness by serving in
mission and ministry based on Spiritual
Gifts
E. “Best Practices” presentations
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SUPPORTING
ASSIGNMENTS (THESE
ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE
COMPLETED BEFORE EACH
CLASS)
a. Reflect on your experiences
and assumptions about
leadership
b. Read and reflect on Psalm
78:70-72; Daniel 4; 1
Samuel 9 – 17; Esther;
Mark 10:32-45; Ephesians
4:11-15 and be prepared to
discuss implications for
leadership
a. Read and reflect on Psalm
139; Exodus 31:1-11; Romans
12; 1 Corinthians 12-14; 2
Timothy 1:3-6; 1 Peter 4:7-11,
read these passages through
the lens of how God has
uniquely made you
b. Complete your MBTI
assessment and bring your
report to class. Prepare to
interact with your personality
profile in the class
http://www.16personalities
.com/free-personality-test
c. Complete your Spiritual Gift
Assessment and bring your
report to class. Read and be
prepared to interact with your
report in the class
http://giftstest.com/
d. Read and be prepared to
discuss Connective Leadership
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 TIME TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
Day 3 Unit III: The Leader’s Ability to Utilize
Conflict as a Catalyst for Effective Mission
and Ministry
A. A biblical perspective on conflict
B. Reasons for conflict
C. Utilizing conflict as a gift
D. Dealing with criticism as a spiritual
leader; developing emotional
intelligence
E. Forgiveness and reconciliation
F. “Best Practices” presentations
SUPPORTING
ASSIGNMENTS (THESE
ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE
COMPLETED BEFORE EACH
CLASS)
a. Reflect on conflict in the
church, mission
organization and
marketplace setting… what
causes conflict? How have
you experienced this? How
can conflict be utilized to
help the church become
more effective in mission
and ministry?
b. From the perspective of
healthy conflict resolution,
read, reflect on and be
prepared to discuss in your
small group the following
passage: Mark 14
c. From the perspective of
healthy conflict resolution,
reflect on and be prepared
to discuss in your small
group the following
theological concepts:
Shalom, the Kingdom of
God and the Trinity
d. Read and be prepared to
discuss Leadership on the
Line

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 TIME TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
Day 4 Unit IV: Adaptive Leadership in Uncertain
Times; Leading Toward the Discerning of
and Participation in the Mission of God
A. Understanding a process for discerning
the mission of God
B. Reflecting on the dynamics of change
within churches, moving them from a
posture of consumerism to that of active
participation in the mission of God
C. Locating an understanding of missional
leadership in the context of a rapidly
changing environment
D. “Best Practices” presentations
Day 5 Unit V: Presentation of Action Learning
Projects
A. Completion of course material not yet
covered
B. The character of a godly leader
C. Teams will present their projects
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SUPPORTING
ASSIGNMENTS (THESE
ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE
COMPLETED BEFORE EACH
CLASS)
a. Read, reflect on and be
prepared to discuss, through
the lens of discerning and
participating in the mission of
God, Genesis 1:27-31; Genesis
12:1-3; Matthew 28:16-20;
Colossians 1:15-23; Revelation
22; Luke 14:25-35; James
4:13-17
b. Examine a specific context
(church, ministry, program)
through a systems lens in
order to develop adaptive
change strategies
c. Read and be prepared to
discuss Leading in
Disorienting Times
a. Read 1 Timothy 3:1-13, and
be prepared to discuss these
biblical qualifications for
leaders
b. Be prepared to present your
project in a way that
engages the whole class
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V. BIBLIOGRAPHY

The class will include circulation of materials especially useful on the subjects of discussion. In
addition an updated reading list that includes all the resources that are new and referenced in
class discussion will be handed out the second to last day of class. Both instructor and students
will be involved in presenting useful materials beyond those listed to follow:

GENERAL LEADERSHIP THEMES

Banks, Robert J., and Kimberly Powell, eds. Faith in Leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass,
1999.

Bass, Bernard M., and Ralph Melvin Stogdill. Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership: Theory,
Research, and Managerial Applications. 3d ed. New York; London: Free Press; Collier
Macmillan, 1990.

Bennis, Warren. On Becoming a Leader. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1989.

Boyatzis, Richard E., and Annie McKee. Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting
with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion. Boston, MA: Harvard Business
School Press, 2005.

Burns, James MacGregor. Leadership. New York: Harper Collins, 1978.

Burns, James MacGregor. Transforming Leadership: A New Pursuit of Happiness. New York:
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003.

Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

Depree, Max. Leadership is an Art. New York: Dell, 1989.

Ford, Leighton. Transforming Leadership: Jesus' Way of Creating Vision, Shaping Values, and
Empowering Change. DoversGrove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1991.

Handy, Charles B. The Age of Unreason. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.

Henein, Amal, and Francoise Morissette. Made in Canada Leadership: Wisdom from the
Nation's Best and Brightest on Leadership Practice and Development. Mississauga, ON:
Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Hesselbein, Frances, Marshall Goldsmith, and Leader to Leader Institute. The Leader of the
Future 2: Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the New Era. 1st ed. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 2006.

Jaworski, Joseph. Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler,
1998.

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Kouzes, James M., and Barry Z. Posner. The Leadership Challenge. 3d ed. San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass, 2002.

Kouzes, James M. and Barry Z. Posner. Christian Reflections on the Leadership Challenge. 1st
pbk ed. San Francisco, CA; Chichester: Jossey-Bass; John Wiley distributor, 2006.

Lawrence, Michael, and Larry C. Spears. Focus on Leadership: Servant Leadership for the 21st
Century. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2002.

Morgan, Gareth. Images of Organization. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Northouse, Peter G. Leadership: Theory and Practice. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE
Publications, 2007.

Parks, Sharon D. Leadership Can be Taught: A Bold Approach for a Complex World. Boston, MA:
Harvard Business School Press, 2005.

Sanders, J. Oswald. Spiritual Leadership. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994.

Senge, Peter M. and others. The Dance of Change. New York: Broadway Business, 1999.

Wheatley, Margaret J. Leadership and the New Science. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1994.

Wright, Walter C. Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Leadership Service. Waynesboro,
GA: Paternoster Publishing, 2000.

Yukl, Gary A. Leadership in Organizations. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall,
2006.

THE PERSON OF THE LEADER

Autry, James A. The Servant Leader. Rosedale, CA: Prima Publishing, 2001.

Block, Peter. Stewardship. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1993.

Buber, Martin. I and Thou. New York: Touchstone, 1970.

Buckingham, Marcus. Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding
Performance. New York: Free Press, 2007.

Ciulla, Joanne B., ed. Ethics, The Heart of Leadership. Westport, CN: Praeger, 2004.

Curtis, Brent, and John Eldredge. The Sacred Romance. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1997.

Gardner, Howard. Five Minds for the Future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2006.

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George, William W. Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value.
1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 1995.

Greenleaf, Robert K., and Larry C. Spears. Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of
Legitimate Power and Greatness. 25th anniversary ed. New York: Paulist Press, 2002.

Marcova, Dawna. I Will Not Die an Unlived Life. Boston: Conari Press, 2000.

McCarthy, Kevin W. The On-Purpose Person. Colorado Springs, CO: Pinon Press, 1992.

Nouwen, Henri J. M. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. New York:
Crossroad, 1989.

Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the voice of Vocation. San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass, 2000.

Peck, M. Scott. The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and
Spiritual Growth. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.

Swenson, Richard A. Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to
Overloaded Lives. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2004.

Vaill, Peter B. Learning as a Way of Being: Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White
Water. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Whitney, Diana K., and Amanda Trosten-Bloom. The Power of Appreciative Inquiry. San
Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2003.

INFLUENCING PEOPLE AS A LEADER

Adams, Marilee G. Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 7 Powerful Tools for Life and
Work. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2004.

Whitney, Diana K., and Amanda Trosten-Bloom. The Power of Appreciative Inquiry. San
Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2003.

Goleman, Daniel. Social Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 2006.

Helgeson, Sally. The Web of Inclusion. New York: Currency-Doubleday, 1995.

Kegan, Robert, and Lisa L. Lahey. How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven
Languages for Transformation. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Mason, Mike. Practicing the Presence of People. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook, 1999.

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Pollard, C. William. The Soul of the Firm. New York; Grand Rapids, MI: HarperBusiness;
Zondervan Pub. House, 1996.

Tannen, Deborah. You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation. New York:
Ballantyne, 2001.

Zander, Rosamund S., and Benjamin Zander. The Art of Possibility. Boston, MA: Harvard
Business School Press, 2000.

LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE PROCESSES

Boers, Arthur P. Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior. Herndon, VA:
Alban Institute, 1999.

Collins, James C. Good to Great. Oxford: Blackwell Press, 2001.

Kotter, John P. Leading Change. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1996.

Long, Jimmy. Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation. Downers
Grove, MI: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

Mintzberg, Henry. The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning: Reconceiving Roles for Planning,
Plans, Planners. New York; Toronto: Free Press; Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1994.

Olson, E. Edwin, and Glenda H. Eoyang. Facilitating Organization Change: Lessons from
Complexity Science. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2001.

O'Toole, James. Leading Change: Overcoming the Ideology of Comfort and the Tyranny of
Custom. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1995.

PURPOSE/MISSION

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together. Translated by Daniel W. Bloesch and James H. Burtness.
Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2004. (see also other edition)

Grenz, Stanley J. Created for Community: Connecting Christian Belief with Christian Living. 2nd
ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998.

Guiness, Os. The Call. Nashville, TN: Word Publishing, 1998.

Long, Jimmy. Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation. Downers
Grove, MI: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

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Manning, Paul. “On Mission and Leadership.” Leadership & Organization Development Journal
24, no. 1/2 (2003): 115.

McLaren, Brian D. Reinventing Your Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998.

McLaren, Brian D. The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix.
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.

Sherman, Doug, and William Hendricks. Your Work Matters to God. Colorado Springs, CO:
NavPress, 1987.

Sweet, Leonard I., Brian D. McLaren and Jerry Haselmayer. "A" is for Abductive: The Language
of the Emerging Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003.

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