STML 513 - Sustaining Pastoral Excellence

5 credit hours

Sustaining Pastoral Excellence integrates and applies contemporary pastoral leadership theory and spirituality with the reality of the ministerial life. The primary emphasis is growth as a pastoral leader and competence in creating an effective, empowering ministry which deepens leadership skills and develops the leadership ability of others. Participants reflect on their leadership history, assess their pastoral strengths and limits, create and implement a learning contract, and complete the program with a leadership development plan for ongoing growth. The work of this course is completed in concert with a spiritual coach. This course begins in the fall and continues as an integrating and synthesizing process throughout the program. Majors only.