Course Delivery

This course will focus on the challenges and opportunities that influence the professional practice of Christian educational leaders (e.g. school Principals, Departments Heads, board members) working in public school systems (public, independent and private). We will examine selected challenges, for example, leading Christianly within state sponsored public schools. The framework for our examination will be leadership theory and practice (historical, contemporary, spiritual and practical), permissible and possible society and cultural accommodations to Christian leaders working within public school systems, and Christian leadership in action-exemplary case studies. The course will include an identification of the tensions that exist in contemporary public society regarding faith-based leadership practices. The tensions will serve as our tools of analyses. At least five tensions will be identified. They are: images imbedded in personal leadership practices; images imbedded in public perceptions of Christian leadership practices; power, control and authority and leadership; gender, ethnicity and complexity in leadership; and, pluralism’s promises and Christian leaders ’ response. The intent of this course is for Christian leaders to discern the knowledge, skills and attribute