| CODE | PLC5715 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Pastoral Management and Leadership | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pastoral Theology, Liturgy and Canon Law | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Management and Leadership theory and practice have much to contribute to our understanding of how organizations work. This is no exception for the Church. The inputs during this unit are structured to show how the major theories of leadership, management and organization, when properly applied, can be a major help to Church organizations at various levels in terms of effectiveness and quality of service. The study-unit has also a strong practical component. Study-unit Aims: 鈥� To expose the pastoral functionary working within any of the Church structures to the nature of human dynamics and interpersonal relationships and to their centrality in any organization including the Church; 鈥� To engage into a continuous process of clarification of the organization鈥檚 mission and to develop strategies for effectively implementing it; 鈥� To appreciate the importance of the dynamics of leadership and to adopt those healthy attitudes that enhance the potential and responsibility of the followers while avoiding the harmful ones. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 鈥� Discriminate for what makes for effective organizations, the voluntary ones included, and what forces are inherent in these organizations; 鈥� Learn ways of being present to others and working with them in ways that enhance the potential in the service of the organization; 鈥� Integrate with their mission the corporate values of the institution they represent guided by the professionalism that the world of leadership and management offers them. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 鈥� Analyse the causes of dysfunction within organizations and ways of managing change in an effective and collaborative way; 鈥� Allot tasks and functions of the group within the context of the wider organization; 鈥� Manage time, changes, resources, opportunities, conflict and a whole list of issues that come with the territory. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: MAIN TEXTS: - Clarke, A., Serve the Community of the Church: Christians as Leaders and Ministers (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000). - East, Thomas et al., Leadership for Catholic Youth Ministry: A Comprehensive Resource (London: SPCK, 2012). - Hanna, T., With Respect. Authority in the Catholic Church (Dublin: The Columbia Press, 2008). - Lamdin Keith, Finding Your Leadership Style: A Guide for Ministers (London: SPCK, 2012). - Lowney, C., Heroic, Leadership: Best Practices from a 450 Year Old Company that Changed the World (New Orleans, LA: Loyola University Press, 2005). - Sofield, L.& Kuhn, D.H., The Collaborative Leader (Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1995). Stoltzfus Tony, Leadership Coaching: The Disciples, Skills and Heart of a Christian Coach (Scotts Valley, 2005). SUPPLEMENTARY READING: - Lamdin Keith, Finding Your Leadership Style: A Guide for Ministers (London: SPCK, 2012). - Stoltzfus Tony, Leadership Coaching: The Disciples, Skills and Heart of a Christian Coach (Scotts Valley, 2005). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marika Fsadni Paul Galea |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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