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Leading Congregations:
Managing Change
toward a Common Vision |
SELF
STUDY LEARNING MODULE
CEU
Credit: 3.0 contact hours
These early years of the 21st century, marked by the digital
revolution and postmodernity, are a watershed time of transition
presenting significant challenges to congregational ministries.
This seminar allows participants to work collectively to
explore challenges facing congregations and develop approaches
to help manage this time of change. Seminar participants
will explore how today's cultural changes affect approaches
to congregational leadership and best practices for addressing
these challenges from a pragmatic perspective through their
dialogue with each other.
Presentations:
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Learning
Objectives:
Following this
learning module one should be able to
- Acknowledge new characteristics of
this "transitional
era."
- Identify leadership qualities needed in a time of transition.
- Establish priorities for congregational leadership based
on one's heritage.
- Involve the congregation in the development of a shared
vision.
- Reflect on both a congregation's resistance and opportunity
to risk change.
- Distinguish themes that characterize a postmodern context.
Continuing
Professional Education:
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Read through
each of the presentations
listed above.
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Reflect
on each in light of your own experience and context.
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Write a
300-500 word summary of this self-reflection for
each presentation responding to two of the following
questions:
a) From your professional perspective, what are the
most relevant issues addressed in this presentation?
b) Do you agree with this presenter’s perspective?
Please use your professional experience to document
why you do or do not agree.
c) Discuss ways that you might implement the ideas
in this presentation within your professional setting.
d) Discuss how you might collaborate with professionals
from fields other than your own, to address the issues
discussed in this presentation?
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Submit the
CEU application with the written reflections.
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