Code | Name of Course |
Credits
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MT501 | Thesis |
18
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Minimum 1 Thesis
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18 Credits
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Students wanting to enter the 36-credit Master’s Degree in Christian Leadership program must have completed a Bachelor Degree Honors or an equivalent of 138 credit hours.
The Master’s Degree in Christian leadership prepares students for advanced professional competence in a Christian community.
Upon the successful completion of the Master’s Degree in Christian Leadership, the students should be able to:
- demonstrate competence in communicating the Word effectively in a variety of settings
- articulate a ministry vision with the related goals and strategic planning to ensure it’s practical success
- exercise skill in managing conflict
- communicate God’s truth clearly, accurately, and convincingly
- Prepare men and women to serve the church in a variety of leadership positions
- Provide a solid understanding of Biblical leadership principles and strategies
- Provide an in-depth Biblical foundation to supply the values, knowledge and skills needed to effectively serve in church ministry
- understand and develop own leadership style and philosophy of leadership and ministry based on solid theological, philosophical and leadership principles
- Justify Biblical lay leadership development in a ministry setting
- Compare and contrast from a historical and theological basis the various theories of management and leadership within the context of contemporary scholarship
- Determine the best practices of management and leadership for the contemporary Christian ministry or organization
- Analyse practical managerial scenarios identifying the administrative skills and leadership abilities needed for the most successful outcome
- Discover and evaluate various practical principles and procedures for dealing with conflict situations and difficult people
- Differentiate between the various interpersonal abilities which allow a leader to become a successful change agent in a ministry or organizational setting
- Formulate the stages of leadership development
- Acquire an ability to lead out of the model and example of Jesus as a servant leader
- Acquire practical knowledge and experience of team dynamics and the ability to develop and lead a team toward mutual accomplishment of God-given goals
- use research methods and resources in the discipline
- formulate appropriate research questions