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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Communication is basic to every organization. The quality of communication will, in many ways, determine the health and success of the organization. This course will examine three levels of organizational communication: large group, small group, and interpersonal (dyadic). The primary focus of the course is to introduce the student to a wide variety of communication skills they may need to navigate effectively in organizational leadership.
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn and experience the fundamentals of project managementthe carefully organized and executed effort to accomplish a specific task within established cost, schedule, and quality parameters. The key processes to effective project design, assessment, planning, scheduling, and control will be reviewed. Students will apply principles learned via the use of case studies as well as selected class projects. OL 101 Communication Skills for Leaders or permission from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the development of individual leadership skills within a broad range of ministry contexts. Students will learn the Christian principles of leadership including servant leadership and other Christian leadership theories. Prerequisites: OL 101 Communication Skills for Leaders or permission from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the field of marketing and the role of marketing in establishing new programs, ministries, and Para church businesses. The components of the marketing mix and marketing environment are examined. Emphasis is placed on marketing strategies, market segmentation, packaging and labeling, promotion, and regulatory and competitive forces. Students will develop a marketing plan for an organization.
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3.00 Credits
This study will provide an overview of financial tools available for management decisionmaking. Major course components include income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, budgets, changes in financial position, and ratio analysis. Emphasis is on reading and understanding accounting documents. Prerequisites: OL 101 Communication Skills for Leaders or permission from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Students will be introduced to concepts & tools for defining the needs and size of ministry, business and Parachurch programs. Basic market research, descriptive statistics and data presentation tools will provide students with the foundational knowledge and skills to create concept definition proposals & plans. Prerequisites: OL 101 Communication Skills for Leaders or permission from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Organizations are complex. One factor that contributes to this complexity is diversity. This course is a study of the dynamics and interactions among people in a diverse organization. It will focus primarily on issues of culture and ethnicity as barriers which people need to understand and navigate to successfully work as members of a team to accomplish organizational goals. Strategies to help individuals and groups better understand the diversity God created and the purpose for working together will be explored. Prerequisites: English Composition 1 or permission from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course includes the study of the needs, goals, organization, and administration of the total youth ministry in the local church, the examination of age level characteristics from early adolescence through young adulthood, and an overview of methods, techniques, and resources to be used in effective ministry to youth. Prerequisites: English Composition 1 or permission from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course includes the study of the process of church administration. Identifying and assessing leadership styles and qualities and using groups in leadership are included. Skills in leading meetings, developing budgets, using time, making decisions, and delegating work are major emphases. Prerequisites: English Composition 1 or permission from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the role of ethics in the life of leadership. Personal and professional dimensions of leadership decisions and behaviors will be considered using case studies to focus on the dilemmas that people in leadership roles often face. Special emphasis will be on assisting students in developing a personal code of ethics and assessing their own behavior in light of it. Prerequisites: English Composition 1 or permission from the instructor.
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