Course Learning Resources:
Rediscovering the Pearl of Servanthood
by
Daniel Wabala
**This
book is required for all courses in M.Min.
program.
Holy Bible
(please note what translation you use on
your assignments)
BibleGateway.com (www.biblegateway.com)
is a free service for reading and
researching Scripture online--all in the
language or translation of your choice
(which includes the Bible in 50 different
versions as well as in 35 different
languages). It provides advanced tools you
can use to search the Bible by keywords or
verse, as well as other tools to enhance
your study of the Bible.
Collateral Reading:
Choose and carefully read any
FOUR of the following books:
Biblical Eldership:
Strauch, Alexander. Lewis and
Roth Publishers, P. O. Box 569, Littleton,
CO 80160, 1988, 288 pages. About an
eldership form of government rather than a
one-man pastor.
Church Leadership:
Richards, Lawrence O. and
Hoeldtke, Clyde. Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI
40506,1980. Restructuring the church to
provide for Jesus’ leadership, the
functioning of the Body, and servant
leaders.
Spiritual Leadership:
Sanders, J. Oswald. Moody
Press, Chicago, IL. 1980. Character
qualifications for spiritual leaders.
The Church Comes Home:
Banks, Robert & Julia.
Hendrickson
Publishers, Peabody, MA
01961, 1998. Very good on servant leaders in
a house church setting.
The Leadership Paradox:
Gunderson, Denny. YWAM
Publishing, Seattle, WA. About servant
leadership.
The New Testament Deacon:
Strauch, Alexander. Lewis and
Roth Publishers,
P. O. Box 569, Littleton, CO
80160, 1992, 191 pages. A thorough study of
the office of deacon.
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Upside Down: The Paradox of Servant
Leadership
Author: Stacy T. Rinehart; |
The Paradox of Servant
Leadership:
Rinehart, Stacy. NavPress,
Colorado Springs, CO 80934
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Woman
Author: Joanne Krupp, Treena Kerr; |
WOMAN: God’s Plan, Not Man’s
Tradition:
Krupp, Joanne. Preparing the
Way Publishers, 2121 Barnes Avenue SE,
Salem, OR 97306, 163 pages. Excellent on
God’s plan for women.
Course assignments can be completed using Web-based resources linked from the
Resources page. Course Description:
This
course will take a look at God’s plan for leadership in
His Church. Every major passage of Scripture dealing
with the subject will be carefully studied. You
will also study various materials on the subject.
Course Goals and Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students
will:
• Know
what the New Testament teaches on this subject.
• Know
what several others are saying about this subject
Attitudinal:
As a
result of your application of the truths you learn in
this course, you may recognize certain changes taking
place in your attitudes, adjusting them to the
following:
• You
will begin to understand that God’s idea of “leadership”
is servanthood.
• You
will begin to understand that God’s idea of leadership
is coaching and
releasing others into their “ministry” rather than doing
all of the ministry yourself.
• You
will begin to look at Church government from the
teachings of the New
Testament rather than all of the various, present-day
traditions of men.
• You
will be more open to the idea of there being apostles
today.
• You
may begin to wonder where you fit in God’s scheme of
leadership-
servanthood in His Church.
Behavioral:
If you
allow the Holy Spirit to apply the teaching of this
course to your life, you will be changed. Some of these
changes will be as follows:
• You
will no longer have to be “up front.” You will be
anxious to serve God’s people
“behind
the scenes.”
• You
will no longer have to do everything yourself. You will
instead be compelled to
coach
and release others in ministry.
• You
will be more committed to a shared, team leadership
rather than a one-man,
do-it-all approach.
Course Policies
Assignments are
listed on your syllabus under the Course Schedule.
Before you start working on assignments, please email me
and introduce yourself. I would like to know more about
you, your motivation for taking this course, perhaps
your potential educational goals and what you hope to
gain by the course. Once I receive your response, I will
send one back to you.
To begin the
course, read your Syllabus thoroughly, which includes
course policies and the expectations for your work.
Please see your Course Schedule for a detailed
course agenda.
After you complete
and submit assignments, I will evaluate them and provide
feedback. Once you have completed the course assignments
and the final research paper, your work for the course
is done and your grade will be submitted.
Please feel free to
contact me at any time during the course.
I pray that the
Lord will enlighten your heart so that you may truly
know Him and His purpose for your life.
NOTE: ALL WRITING
DONE FOR THIS COURSE MUST BE DONE ACCORDING TO MLA
WRITING STANDARDS.
C. Course
Requirements and Policies:
Attendance
This is a 16-week
course. However, if more time is needed, this can be
worked out on an individual basis.
1. Thoroughly study
the required text and all Scriptures mentioned
in the text.
2. Memorize the
assigned Scripture passages.
3. Write detailed,
reflective and insightful reports on all collateral
reading.
4. Successfully write
a reflective response on Church government.
I will be available
for you to answer any questions, engage in discussion
and provide assistance as needed.
Your written
assignments should be submitted as file attachments in
either Microsoft Word or HTML format. Each assignment
will be evaluated, graded, and returned with feedback.
Time Management
Please be sure to
manage your time for your assignments so that you have
adequate time to complete your work over the 16-week
period.
Communication
Discussion is an
important aspect to an effective online course because
it will allow us to interact in virtual environment. We
will primarily communicate via e-mail. Please feel free
to use my email address for questions, comments,
concerns, etc. and I will do the same.
Standards for Grading
Assignments
As indicated below,
“C” or 2.0 level work is considered average.
Leaders are not
average people.
You are therefore
expected (required) to put forth the effort necessary to
demonstrate at least “B” (3.0) level work or higher on
all assignments which you submit. Any which do not will
be returned to you with input from your instructor on
how you can raise your grade to the expected level.
A course grade will
not be
given until
your assignments demonstrate that you have understood
the material presented in the course and allowed your
life to be transformed by the Spirit and the Word
studied
— the requirements
for
attaining a “B”.
Your individual
assignments (tests, written assignments, etc.) will be
graded according to the following standards. These
grades will be averaged together to determine your
course grade. ACU is training you as a leader and
leaders are above-average people. Therefore, your work
will reflect that.
“A” • Grasped the
material with thoroughness, industry and correctness of
detail.
• Made the
material his own by thinking about it and integrating
it, using
originality,
natural ability, and insight.
“B” • Intelligently
has fulfilled the requirements of this course.
• Understands
the subject matter presented and has applied it to his
life in a
limited manner
but has not really made the truths his own.
“C” • Average work;
either steady work of an acceptable quality, or work of
a high
quality which
is uneven, irregular or fragmentary.
• May be
mechanically or outwardly correct but shows little
reflection upon or
personal
assimilation of the material.
“D” • Indicates barely
passing work that is inferior to the average both in
quantity
and in
quality.
• Manifests a
lack of initiative or sense of responsibility or both.
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