Overview

Pastoral Leadership and Managerial Skills Objective The course builds your management and pastoral leadership competencies for the delivery of an inspiring, caring, spiritual and authentic ministry.Course Outcome At the end of the course, you will be able to:· Apply appropriate leadership styles, skills, and behaviour.· Apply the skills and processes that promote servant and emissary leadership.· Demonstrate and apply skills and competencies for the transformation of your church.· Use professional communication skills and appropriate tools to communicate effectively.· Appreciate the need to reduce "noise" in your Communication.· Understand and apply the use of Communication Techniques in the light of audience anticipation and reaction.· Identify the steps in delivering and/or writing good news, neutral news and bad news· Demonstrate and apply professional knowledge for high performance in your role as chairman and/or member of the council of elders, and its committees. What You Will StudyWe will cover four courses/modules as follows:Module 1 Effective Leadership Styles, Skills and Behaviour 1. Leadership is Influencing 2. Leadership Roles3. Theories of Leadership: Traits, Behaviour, Situational4. Strategic Leadership, Charismatic, Transactional, Transformational and Servant Leadership5. Ethical, Spiritual, Authentic and Team Leadership6. Leadership Substitutes and NeutralisersModule 2 Leadership Communication Techniques Communication: Form and When Group leadership communicationVirtual leadership communicationDelivering good, neutral and bad newsWriting business letters, memos and MOUs, reports and proposalsPresentation SkillsTechniques for planning, organising and delivering presentation with confidenceVirtual interviews and meetingsModule 3 Pastoral Leadership: An Emissary Approach The Emissary Pastor's Influencing ProcessThe Responsibilities of LeadersThe Leader-Manager ChallengeStewardship and TrusteeshipKnowing the Will of the FatherThe Place of the Holy SpiritThe Power of the Holy Spirit: The Attempted ArsonModule 4 The Church Board of Elders and Leadership The Church Board of Elders Role, Composition and Membership of the BoardEffectiveness of the Board of EldersNomination CommitteeSuccession PlanningEffective Management of Members' MeetingsRole of the Board SecretaryProxy, Polls and VotingBoard and Management MeetingsFinancial Reporting and AccountabilityUsing and Interpreting Financial Reports for DecisionMakingDetermining the Gearing of your ChurchStrategic Thinking in the BoardroomBenefits · E-Certificate of Participation· Life-time Access· Downloadable Video Lessons· Downloadable Text Lessons· Quizzes

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