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LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATION & MINISTRY SKILLS
School
Boston College School of Theology & Ministry
TMPS7186
Leadership for Ministry
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
In this one-credit module, students will engage with leadership models, styles, and skills that are essential for effective leadership in a variety of ministerial settings. Particular attention will be given to the spirituality of leadership, identifying one�s own strengths and areas of growth, team development, collaboration, the art and skill of dialogue, the role of discernment and data in decision-making, and leading for change.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Jacqueline Regan
F
10:00AM-12:00
Grading Option
P/F
Credits
1
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 837
Vocation, Work, and Faith
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
Who am I called to become? What am I called to do? What are my gifts and where will they be recognized and of service? These kinds of vocational questions are fundamental to our lives. The course seeks to open up reflection, study, and dialogue about vocation, work, and spirituality in religious traditions and in our own life experience. Work and vocation are often connected. Work too is a crucial religious question in contemporary society. Work exerts a powerful--and often unrecognized--influence on human beings. It can support life, develop talents, elicit creativity, and enable people to contribute to the common good. Work also can demean human beings, undermining their dignity, perpetuating unjust structures, overpowering values, and crowding out other important spheres of life. Labor issues are important concerns for faith communities and faith-based community organizations. This course explores vocation and work as theological/spiritual issues, including implications for ministry. We will explore themes such as: work as spiritual practice or challenge; labor and justice issues; discerning vocation; creativity; Sabbath; "time poverty"; and work-life balance. The course involves site visits, vocational mentoring, seminar presentations, and individual research/ministry projects.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Wolfteich, Claire
Monday-Friday, Jan. 13-17 with a kickoff course on Dec. 13
9 AM-5 PM, plus a kickoff course introduction session on December 13, 10 AM-Noon
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Boston
MC683
Compassionate and Holistic Youth and Family Ministry
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
This course addresses compassionate and holistic ministry to youth and families in church settings. Students will participate in the examination of the systems affecting families particularly, but not limited to the urban environment. �
Professor
Class Day & Time
Ward, Virginia
T
6-10pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
Y - with live meeting time
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Jan. 28, Feb. 11, 25, Mar. 4, 18, Apr. 1, 15
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
CL503
Foundations for Leadership
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
This course is designed to equip individuals to serve effectively as�leaders, as agents of change, as facilitators of mission, as administrators in the parish or in other related�vocational settings. Systems theory is utilized as the major theoretical/theological approach to the�foundation of leadership. ��� � ��
Professor
Class Day & Time
Barnes, Ken
M
6-9pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
Y - with live meeting time
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
PAST 7303 A
ParishLead.&AdministrationIIFieldEd
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
Field Education
Professor
Class Day & Time
Stavroula Gurguliatos
NA
NA
Grading Option
Letter/PF/Aud
Credits
0
Professor Approval Req'd?
Y
Online?
NA
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
N
School
Boston College School of Theology & Ministry
TMPS8006
Confessional Ministry
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
A practicum designed to prepare ordination candidates in the Roman Catholic Church for the liturgical ministry of confessor in the celebration of the Rite of Penance.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Joseph Weiss, S.J.
T
09:30AM-12:20PM
Grading Option
P/F
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
Fund. Moral AND Canon Law of Marriage & Sacraments
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Boston
MC621
Living Systems in the Urban Context
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
Treats problems of communication in the city, using�models of cross culturalism from cultural anthropology. The city is discussed as a complex system, and�significant urban social problems are highlighted. Specialists in various areas of the urban environment will�address the class. Courses meet in Boston. �
Professor
Class Day & Time
Bass, Jeffrey
R
6:30-9:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
Y - with live meeting time
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Jan. 30, Feb. 13, 27, Mar. 13, 27, Apr. 10, 24
School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Hamilton
CL/CO637
Leadership Trauma: Healing and Recovery
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
According to Barna, as of March 2022, the percentage of pastors considering quitting full-time ministry within the past year sits at 42 percent. Stress, isolation & political division factor into pastors� desire to quit. Nearly three in four pastors feel emotionally exhausted sometimes, and over half feel isolated from others sometimes. Leadership within pulpits also reflects a trend in leadership generally, where four out of five young adults (18-35 years old) affirm�and nearly half strongly affirm�that �society is facing a crisis of leadership because there are not enough good leaders right now.� Much of these trends are connected to a condition called leadership trauma, where contexts in the past (formation), the present (challenging conditions), and the future (fear of failure) subject leaders to emotional and spiritual pressures that undermine the capacity to lead and relate well to their colleagues. In this course, we will explore this condition, identify its consequences for leadership, and discuss the healing and spirituality processes essential for recovery.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rowe, Nicholas
M
1:30-4:30pm
Grading Option
Letter, P/F, Audit
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
Y - with live meeting time
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N
School
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
PAST 7303
Parish Leadership& AdministrationII
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
SP25
An exploration of the leadership role of the priest, as well as an introduction to the nature of parish ministry and foundations, structures, and methods of parish administration, from historical, theological and pastoral perspectives. A field education placement is part of this course.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rev. Luke A. Veronis
TR
10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Grading Option
Letter/PF/Aud
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
Y
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
N
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