Redemptive Leadership

"Redemptive Leaders not only unleash men and women to fulfill their calling - they reclaim them and show that even failure is never wasted. Redemptive Leaders model that God doesn't use you IN SPITE of who you are - He uses you BECAUSE OF WHO YOU ARE." -Rodney L. Cooper, mentor

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Informing

In a time when the gap between people's private and public lives is growing ever wider, the Church needs leaders who endeavor to close that gap by being authentic and who maintain integrity. Our Redemptive and Organizational Leadership track is designed for those who want more than another workshop or seminar; it provides a fresh look into the ways you develop yourself and those you work with and lead. You discover how to release, empower and encourage those to whom you minister.

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Forming

As a Doctor of Ministry student, you attend three two-week intensive residencies which consist of lectures, case studies, participant reports, and individual consultations. Subject matter will include The Leader as a Person and a Professional, Leadership Models and Management Techniques, and The Leader In Action. The classroom sessions are collegial in style and stress learning within a community context. In preparation for each residency, you read between 2,000 and 3,000 pages of assigned and collateral reading. Sample reading for the first residency includes:

• George Barna. Think like Jesus: Make the Right Decision Every Time. Integrity Pub., 2003.
• Kennon L. Callahan. Effective Church Leadership. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1990.
• Robert J. Clinton. The Making of a Leader. Navpress, 1988.
• Ajith Fernando. Jesus Driven Ministry.Crossway, 2002.
• Joseph P. Folger, Scot Marshall and Randall K. Stutman. Working Through Conflict, 3rd Edition. Longman Press, 1997.
• Leighton Ford. Transforming Leadership. IVP, 1991.
• Janet Hagbert and Robert Guelich. The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith. Sheffield Publishing, 1989.
• Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading. Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
• Gary L. McIntosh and Samuel D. Rima, Sr. Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership. Baker Books, 1997.
• J. Oswald Sanders. Spiritual Leadership. Moody Press, 1994.
• Peter Scazzero. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. Integrity Pub. 2006.
• Ron Susek. Firestorm.  Baker Books, 1999.
• Robert J. Wicks. Touching the Holy. Ave Maria Press, 1992.

 To order these books through Christian Book Distributors, go to: gcts.christianbook.com.

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Transforming

Here is how your studies will transform you and your ministry by seeking to fulfill our general Doctor of Ministry goals in some track-specific ways:

• To resource students through a biblically-grounded educational program taught by faculty who are committed to God’s Word and the application of principles of Scripture to the issues of contemporary culture.
• To form in students a sound foundation of theological and biblical inquiry in their professional doctoral program’s specialized track that they are able to integrate into the life of Christian ministry.
  • This track is developed and designed to help ministry professionals grow personally and professionally by understanding the foundations for leadership development, develop a solid understanding of a team based ministry and understand how to facilitate a redemptive culture in their particular ministry environment, thus unleashing the individuals around them to minister effectively with their god-given talents.
• To provide students with the skill set and understandings in a specialized area of ministry to such an extent that they can impact their congregation or community more powerfully for God.
  • This track is designed for the professional pastor and/or para-church worker who desires to develop and facilitate growth in their ministry and ministry personnel.
• To create through the cohort model of the program a dimension of Christian community and spiritual nurturing so that students form strong friendships with one another and enter long-term relationships with the scholars who guide the learning experience.
  • The first hour of every day will be used for devotions.
• To develop in students a deeper understanding of Christ’s lordship in all areas of life for the common good of the contemporary world.
  • Students will develop both intellectually and affectively as they are exposed to information that will hopefully buttress their recognition of Jesus working in them before He can work through them.
• To cultivate within students through critical reflection and careful research through the residencies and projects an enriched Christian witness in the places of society they are called to serve.
  • The third residency of this track is unique in that it will take place at various places around the country. Various ministry contexts will be explored in a case study format. The participants in the various sites will demonstrate practically the critical issues that have been covered in the first two residencies (such as team development, developing and open system, developing community among staff, etc.)
• To instill in students a refreshed view of their ministry as it relates to the proclamation of the Gospel among all people.

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