DR554L: PATTERNS AND PRINCIPLES OF CHURCH LEADERSHIP (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58

Course Overview

Opportunities to explore and reflect on principles and patterns of church leadership in both the first and twenty-first centuries. In studying the New Testament sources, the relevance of both informed historical and theological study will be apparent; the relevance of distinguishing between descriptive and prescriptive New Testament content will be evaluated; and the extent to which the context for church may be determinative for patterns of church leadership will be identified. This will provide a basis for reflecting on various issues that surround current practices of church leadership.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Session	Second Sub Session	Credit Points	30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Ken Jeffrey

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Opportunities to explore and reflect on principles and
patterns of church leadership in both the first and twenty-first centuries. In
studying the New Testament sources, the relevance of both informed historical
and theological study will be apparent; the relevance of distinguishing between
descriptive and prescriptive New Testament content will be evaluated; and the
extent to which the context for church may be determinative for patterns of
church leadership will be identified. This will provide a basis for reflecting
on various issues that surround current practices of church leadership.

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

There are no assessments for this course.

Formative Assessment