COURSE SYLLABUS
CENTRAL VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN STUDIES Rev. Craig Hunnel- Instructor 2813 Don Pedro, Ceres, CA, 95307 209-380-4530, 209-538-0833 ceresfsb@[Link]
Mentoring: Emerging Leadership Concepts for Christian Growth and Discipleship When you are finished with this Program: You will: Gain a better Comprehension of process for mentoring Value a mentoring building relationship Gain Valuable Insight to Starting Mentoring Projects Have A clear and concise understanding of personal development Be empowered to begin Reconstruction Process for Convergence
COURSE DESCRIPTION Mentoring embraces several important aspects in ministry such as personal development, accountability, apprenticeship, and nurturing. Mentoring also combines the aspects of discipleship and then covers it in various forms of: [Link] Development, [Link] Formation, and 3. Church Growth. RATIONALE Mentoring has been a part of church development from the very inception of the Christian church. Some of the important parts that make it so valuable are: encouraged to build up one another; facilitate one another in Christian service, and grow unto Christian maturity. The problems, then, lie in the inability or lack of structured formats that provide an essential training and preparation field like mentoring. Secondly, mentoring can be exclusive, inclusive, formal, informal, intentional, unintentional, and finally, limited or unlimited. There are many avenues in which can use and engage in mentoring. Finding the right fit is essential to the success of the mentoring relationship. For our purposes related to this course, the mentoring principle shall include a variety of all above mentioned, with the initial portion being formal (classroom setting), intentional (syllabus and course outline), and structured (course requirements).
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REQUIRED RESOURCE PURCHASES Clinton, J Robert, The Making of a Leader, Navpress, Colorado Springs, CO, 1988 Stanley, Paul, J. Robert Clinton, Connecting, NavPress, Colorado Springs, CO, 1992 Two 4X3 flexible poster board (white or light colors, nothing dark) Three Yellow Legal-size writing pads Two packages post-it notes (100 each, 2x2 post-it-notes); need especially yellow, and two other colors (pink, blue, green, etc) A Black Marker Black ink pens
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COURSE WORK See Appendix A
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COURSE OBJECTIVES During the study of this course, the student will:
Begin to develop the concepts of mentoring as related to church ministry, ministry development, leadership development, and finally, outreach and church growth factors that require strong and mature leaders that occur from mentoring ministry.
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Examine the biblical nature of the New Testament concepts to mentoring and its parallels in discipleship, apprenticeship, and teaching/student roles.
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Gain an understanding of the nature of mentoring concepts.
Evaluate experiences and journeys of individuals related to church growth development through various personal and corporate mentoring programs.
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Help students to achieve goals and objectives related to church and ministry development that will last throughout his life ministry
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Help students realize the overall objectives of staying connected as tools for evangelism, growth, nurture, and leadership/ministerial development.
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Allow students to do personal evaluations of themselves that develop positive and healthy patterns for ministry settings.
IV. A. B. 1. 2. 3. C. D. E. F.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS PRE- COURSE WORK PROJECT (SEE ABOVE UNDER PRE-COURSE REQUIRMENTS) THREE CLASS PROJECTS TIME LINE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (LISTED AS PRE-COURSE WORK) SEE APPENDIX A AND E FOCUS WHEEL PROJECT (SEE BELOW) Focus Wheel See Attachment- Appendix B MENTORING PROGRAM SIX SESSIONS, SEE APPENDIX C AND APPENDIX D REQUIRED READING- APPENDIX, VARIOUS PASSAGES FROM THE BIBLE, PORTIONS OF BOOKS (PDF) ELECTIVE READING FOR PROJECTS Readings and video lectures by professor
Discussion Board Forums (6 total) Each student will participate in weekly Discussion Board forums where students interact with each other and the instructor. Topics will be posted and the student will be graded on both participation and responses to other students and/or the instructor.
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Book Reading Reports: Please complete a two page paper giving an overall evaluation of the two required reading books. Include your personal thoughts and summary. Highlight at least two aspects from the book (s) that intrigued you. The paper is to be double-spaced and placed in a Word document using Times New Roman style and 12 point size. Do not exceed two pages. Give a title page for each report.
TIME LINE AUTOBIOGRAPHY- This project involves the pre-course work and autobiography- See Appendix D
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COURSE GRADING AND POLICIES
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Weight Course Project- 10% (completed outside of class) In Class Time Line Project- 13 % Focus Wheel Project- 20% Mentoring Sessions (all 6)- 15% Required Reading/Reports (X2) 7% Each Discussion Board (all 6), Class Time and Notes- 10% TOTAL 14% 13% 20% 15% 14% 14% 10% 100%
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A = 94100
Grading Scale B = 8693 C = 7585 D = 6874 F = 067
Suggested Bibliography: Barna, George, Leaders on Leadership, Ventura, CA, Regal Books, 1997 ______, The Barna Report, Absolute Confusion, Volume Three, Ventura, CA, Regal Books, 1993, pp.59104, 165-305 Benson, Bob, Sr., Michael Benson, Disciplines for the Inner Life, Hendersonville, TN, Deeper Life Press, 1997, pp.107-157, 267-305 Biehl, Bobb, Mentoring, Nashville, TN, Broadman and Press, 1996 Clinton, Robert J., Katherine Haubert. The Joshua Portrait: A Study in Leadership Development, Leadership Transition, and Destiny Fulfillment (1990 Elmore, Tim, The Greatest Mentors in the Bible, Kingdom Publishers, Denver, CO, 1996 Kingdom Resources, Its My Turn, Kingdom Publishers, Denver, CO, 1996 Mentoring, How To Invest Your Life in Others, EQUIP Publishers, Duluth, GA, 1998 Daloz, Laurent, A., Mentor, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1999 Demarest, Bruce, Satisfy Your Soul, Colorado Springs, CO, NavPress, 1999 Falwell, Jonathan, Ed, Innovate Church, Thomas Road Baptist Church, 2008, B & H Publishing, Nashville, TN Farkas, Charles M. & Phillipe DeBacker, Maximum Leadership, New York, Henry Holt and Co., 1996 Ford, Leighton, Transforming Leadership, Inter-Varsity Press, Downers grove, IL, 1991 Frazee, Randy, The Connecting Church, Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan Publishing, 2001 Gallaway, Dale, 20/20 Vision, Portland, OR, Scott Publishing, 1986 pp. 7-111 Gardner, John, On Leadership, NY, The Free Press, 1990, pp. 1-23, 138-171 Getz, Gene, Building Up One Another, Wheaton, IL, Victor Books, 1976 Getz, Gene, Elders and Leaders, Moody Press, Chicago, 2003 Hanson, David, The Power of Loving Your Church, Bethany House, Minneapolis, MN, 1998 Hybels, Lynne and Bill, Rediscovering Church, Zondervan Press, Grand Rapids, MI, 1995 Hunter, James C., The Worlds Most Powerful Leadership Principle, Waterbrook Press, Crown Publishing Group, NY, NY, 2004 Kotter, John P., Leading Change, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA, 1996
Bibliography, cont. Kruse, Colin, New Testament Models for Ministry, Jesus and Paul, Thomas Nelson Publishing, Nashville, TN, 1983 London, H.B., Neil B. Wiseman, They Call Me Pastor, Ventura, CA, Regal Books, 2000 Macchia, Stephen, Becoming a Healthy Disciple, Baker Books, Grand rapids, MI, 2004 Maxwell, John, Twenty-One Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN, 1998 Mead, Lorn, Transforming Congregations for the Future, Alban Institute, Herndon, VA, 1994 Nelson, Ann, Stan Toler, Becoming a Leader, Gospel Light Publishing, Ventura, CA, 2002 Phillips, Donald T., Lincoln on Leadership, Warner Books, NY, 1992 Sanders, J Oswald, Spiritual Leadership, Moody Press, Chicago, 1994 Salerno, Lori, When Roosters CrowA Fresh Approach to Christian Accountability, Warner Press, Anderson, IN, 2001 Taylor, Jeremy, Hal Helms (ed.), Holy Living, Paraclete Press, Brewster, MA, 1988 Toler, Stan, The People Principle, Beacon Hill Press, Kansas City, MO, 1997 NOTE: Other Books related to ministry settings, mentoring, or leadership may be used with the approval of the Instructor. All books must meet instructors approval, no exceptions.
Appendix A Please use the legal pads and draw three columns the length of the pad. Label the top of the Legal Pad- My Autobiography Then label the three columns: 1) Important Events/Circumstances; my life; 3) Situations
My Autobiography
Events People Situations Born, 1962 My BrotherCub Kevin Scouts Hospitalized 18 months My My first old Grandma Lie She cared Age 4, For me Winning Moved to Allot The Colorado When I Was VBS Sick Bible
2) People in
Do this for every page that you are using- three columns for each pageUse two legal pads if necessary Next, brainstorm all the important events, people, and situations that have occurred in your life. Write out all events, good or bad. Write in all the people, good, influential, negative, or destructive. Write in all the situations in your life, good and bad. If this is a hard and time consuming project, thats good., because this exercise is to encourage honest, healthy and focused reflection in your life. NOTE: please write them in chronological order the best that you can. Write out everything! Next, use the third legal pad to write out all the events, people, and situations, into an autobiography. This and the other two legal pads are to serve for the implementation of the second phase of the project. In the autobiography, I want you to write out: 1. some areas that stand out to you; 2. areas that meant allot to you; 3. your assessment of your life journeys; 4. what do you hope to learn from your autobiography experience?
Appendix B
COURSE SYLLABUS
CENTRAL VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN STUDIES Rev. Craig Hunnel- Instructor 2813 Don Pedro, Ceres, CA, 95307 209-380-4530, 209-538-0833 ceresfsb@[Link]
Focus Wheel Model for Project
Focus wheel is a program to help each student work on 8 specific areas. See Below! Each focus contains four lines for each spoke (focus). Each line requires a different answer. The student is to write a one page paragraph that is related to each focus (total of 8). Include who, what, why. Also include personal observations, assessments, and summary!
Appendix C
COURSE SYLLABUS CENTRAL VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN STUDIES Rev. Craig Hunnel- Instructor 2813 Don Pedro, Ceres, CA, 95307 209-380-4530, 209-538-0833 ceresfsb@[Link] Mentoring Project:
MENTORING PROJECT Each student is required to implement a mentoring program that they are responsible to maintain.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
The mentoring program requires the contract between the student and one mentor who is in a position of leadership in the local church in which he serves. Or, he may choose someone that meets the criteria for mentoring. The student shall meet one time a week with the mentor for at least one hour. The student shall make a copy of his biography available to the mentor, and provide discussion related to journey, ministry, focus wheel, books, as a part of the formal meeting portion of mentoring. The student shall spend at least 4/6 sessions discussing Biblical values related to discipleship, mentoring, and apprenticeship- as found in the Focus Wheel Project. The mentor shall provide an evaluation of the students progress and development over the 8 week period. Evaluation from mentor is submitted along with contract in order to receive full credit for sessions. Contract and Evaluations are listed below
APPENDIX D COURSE SYLLABUS CENTRAL VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN STUDIES Rev. Craig Hunnel- Instructor 2813 Don Pedro, Ceres, CA, 95307 209-380-4530, 209-538-0833 ceresfsb@[Link]
Contract: Students Name _________________________________________ Address___________________________________________ Church Address_________________________________________ Name of Mentor _________________________________________ How long at current position? ______________
Date___________________ Phone _________________ Phone _________________ Position ________________
Years of Ministry ______________
Other areas of leadership: _____________________________________________________________________ Education: _____________________________________________________________________ Specific Goals Accomplished: __________________________________________________________ The undersigned are entering into a mutual contract to provide mentoring sessions that are required for the class setting and final grade. The mentoring is by willful participation and the mentor is receiving no compensation of favors from mentored or instructor. Agreement to Mentor Contract: Signature __________________________________________
Agreement to Student Contract __________________________________________________
Evaluation: The mentoring sessions have been used to create a sense of development from the student: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The student has met all the reasonable expectations for the sessions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 The student has an understanding of what is required in mentoring sessions 1 2 3 4 5 6 The student demonstrated abilities related to ministry settings: 1 2 3 4 5 The overall experience of mentoring has been positive: 1 2 3 4 5 The student was a valuable participant in the mentoring process 1 2 3 4 5 The student was willing and open to suggestions from the mentor 1 2 3 4 5 Please rate the students leadership qualities 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Write any additional comments that you may like on the space provided__________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Thank You!
Appendix E Fold the poster board in half the long wayThen turn the poster to open like a book. The student shall begin to place each individual event from the legal pads onto a post-it-note. These will then be placed on the poster board chronologically- use only one color to finish this stage Keep 1 at the top available
KEEP 1 AT TOP- 2 AT BOTTOM SPACE THEN SPACE OUT POST-IT-NOTES AT LEAST BETWEEN COLUMNS STEP TWO: REPLACE ALL THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS, EVENTS, AND PEOPLE WITH THE SECOND COLOR POST-IT-NOTES- TRANSPOSE THE EXACT EVENT OR PERSON, ETC
Step Three- Take the third color post-it-notes and write on them some of the themes of you columnswonder years, Wander Years, battle of forces, LOST, etcplace in the 2 space on the bottom Step Four- Write the Title of life Journey at the top of your column in the 1 space Step Five Draw the following Symbols that are appropriate for you time line
Up, down, Backwards, related to movement in your life, going forward, etc Spiritual Moments Life changing moments Life Achievements Heart Felt Moments
Use the following abbreviations to relate moments and people in your life: DC- Divine Contact DI- Divine Intervention DA- Divine Appointment DO- Divine Ordination SC- Self Centered
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What are three Focuses of your life that you want to get good at? What are three areas that you can identify as contributing to your focus? What are some areas to your life that ring out in your work relation? What are three things that you would like to pass on to a fellow worker? If you wrote a book, what would you write about?
6. If you could have a major influence in your Community, Workplace, and World, what would one thing would you do? CommunityWorkplaceWorld7. Please write five names of people that you have a major influence over? How are you making a difference in his/her life? 8. IF you were to advance someone in the workplace, what three things would you look for in your decision? 9. By Advancing in Leadership Focus, you are contributing to the goals and objectives of the workplace and company, Can you identify the goals and objectives of the workplace? Yes____ No____ What Are they? 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. What are three characteristics that you want to be remembered for? What are three characteristics that you admire the most in people? What are three things that you can contribute to advancing as a leader? What are three things that people would say are the most significant about you? What do you believe are three areas that contribute most to life skills? What do you hope to accomplish from this workshop?
Assessing Leadership Skills and Enhancing the Development Process
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Choose competencies from the comprehensive CCL library of 94 research-grounded competencies and 5 derailment factors. The bulleted list of competencies below are grouped by themes for purposes of clarity and organization only. The number of items (questions) for each competency is displayed in parentheses. You may download a pdf version of the competency overview (72 KB). "Problems That Can Stall a Career" are reported in a separate section of the feedback report.
Competency Overview: LEADING OTHERS
Managing Effective Teams and Work Groups
Brings Out the Best in People Forging Synergy
Building and Maintaining Relationships
Managing Conflict; Negotiation Relationships Building and Mending Relationships Putting People at Ease Compassion and Sensitivity
Valuing Diversity and Difference
Differences Matter Leveraging Differences Global Awareness Valuing Diversity Adapts to Cultural Differences
Developing Others
Confronting Problem Employees Leading Employees Inspiring Commitment Employee Development Selecting, Developing, Accepting People Developing and Empowering Delegating Motivating Others
Communicating Effectively
Communicating Information, Ideas Communicating Effectively Listening Participative Management Communication
Problems That Can Stall a Career
Problems with Interpersonal Relationships Difficulty Building and Leading a Team
What strengths do I bring to my, Ministry Calling? Top Ten 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
What are my three areas that I excel at the most? 1. 2. 3. List all the things that you do well?
List at least five things that you have finished? 1. _____________________ 2. _____________________ 3. _____________________ 4. _____________________ 5. _____________________ 1. Did you finish: ___well, ____o.k., ____poorly 2. Did you finish: ___well, ____o.k., ____poorly 3. Did you finish: ___well, ____o.k., ____poorly 4. Did you finish: ___well, ____o.k., ____poorly 5. Did you finish: ___well, ____o.k., ____poorly
What are two key areas that you would like to improve on in your life? 1. 2. 2. How do you intend on doing this?
Reconstruct some of the experiences, evaluations, resources that you feel were helpful in getting you to accomplish specific areas of your life
What do you believe are three contributing factors to your life? 1. 2. 3. Observe the image below
These are three Aspects to consider in the Application of
Leadership Development:
First, some observations for you to consider: 1. Equilateral TriangleNotice that all three sides are equal in the development. 2. Mentoring is at the base of the trianglesignificant for permanency. 3. The triangle provides the view of holistic ministry and focus for the leader.
This is one of the most overlooked aspects of leadership development in the church today. Yet, in my model I have put it as the foundation for Leadership development. Many people have expressed their concern for Mentoring of leaders and Christians for many years, men like George Barna, Billy Graham, Warren Bennis, Bob Biehl, J. Robert Clinton, Aubrey Malphurs, and Leighton Ford, just to name a few. Why? From a statistical standpoint it has been reported that nearly 92% of all Christian lack spiritual mentoring from other Christian leaders that will enhance their spiritual relationship with God, to be in a state of transformative power for God in their new faith. This is a needed and yet neglected resource in the life of the Body of Christ, and I believe a key link to the triangle of Leadership Development among churches today.
Having been a coach, teacher, pastor, and student I have seen allot of people in various settings. Heart, passion, and desire are far greater measuring stakes than ability alone. I heard a quote one time from the great Howie Long, formerly of the Oakland/Los Angels Raiders. He said that not all the best, fastest, and most talented are on the football field, but those with heart and passion, they are the ones who made it and became professionals. He should know, he was an 8th round draft choice out of Villanova. They dont even have eight rounds anymore. God qualifies the called, not calls the qualified. Too often people are awarded, but not for their efforts, as much as their outcome. Someone hashad a lifetime of mentorees and is serious about discipleship, therefore his time is long and painstaking. And he may have some fruit, but fruit nevertheless. The leader who invests in people can never miss the work of God.
Say this with meChange is hard! Did you say it. The truth about Spiritual Formations is that it is about letting GOD change your life from the outside in. spiritual Formation is not about doing things better, its really about being able to be fully equipped for the sake of Gods Divine purpose; to shape and mold you into His Holy Be Ye Holy as He is Holy is the, Divine Imperative for your life. What things do believe are essential to your spiritual; Formation Here they are? 1. Quality Time spent with God. Of all the people that I have met, read, or asked, they believe there is no replacement for time spent with God; in prayer, in meditation, in reading, and in preparation for life changes. When you are at that place , expect God to begin to bless you and equip you in ways yet seen. The triangle is incomplete without the work of Spiritual Formation in your Life.
The Jeremiah Principle One of my favorite Old Testament figures is Jeremiah. No one and I mean no one wanted to have the ministry assignment that either Jeremiah or Job had. His life was the pits, literally, living in a cistern wide enough for a man to stand or sit. Reconstructionism: Tear DownRe-Build Views from Jeremiah What does this mean? How does this translate into Leadership and Ministry? What is the Purpose for Re-construction? What is the Goal? Passage and Goal of Jeremiah in the times of his era Illustration: Micro fractures
Tear Down Uproot Assessment Plans, goals, and visions Desired baseGoals/Outcomes Re-construction = Jeremiah Principle
