The De Pree Emphasis in Leadership embodies the conviction of Max De
Pree that “belief precedes behavior.” In this emphasis MA and MDiv
students learn not only practices for leadership, but the values that
inform those practices.
Featured Faculty
Scott Cormode
Hugh De Pree professor of Leadership Development
Shelley Trebesch
Assistant Professor of Leadership
Mark Branson
Homer L. Goddard Professor of the Ministry of the Laity
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Chap Clark
Vice Provost for Regional Campuses and Masters Programs and Professor of Youth, Family, and Culture
Donna Downes
Associate Professor of Global Leadership
Emphasis Requirements (20 Units)
To complete the De Pree Emphasis in Leadership, a student must pass courses in four of the five course areas and complete an internship.
 Course Area 1: The Leader as Person
Self-awareness, reflection, self-discipline, spiritual formation, and character development |
| CF 526 | Congregation as Learning Community |
| ML530 | Lifelong Development |
ML 568
| Leading Self, People, and Organizations
|
Course Area 2: Management
the boards, budgets, meetings, volunteers, finances, fund-raising, personnel, planning, evaluation, and legal concerns of organization management |
| CF 565 | Empowering the People of God |
Course Area 3: Introduction to Leadership
Organizational behavior, authority, power, frames, mission/vision, change and conflict |
GM 522
| Leadership in Context
|
Course Area 4:Organizational Dynamics
Culture, systems theory, teams, organizational life cycle, emotional intelligence |
ML 565
| Organic Organizations and Churches
|
Course Area 5: Topics in Advanced Leadership
Cross-cultural leadership, cross-cultural dynamics of global leadership, leadership and youth ministry, missional church and leadership |
| ML 538 | Cross-Cultural Leadership |
| ML 584 | Cross-Cultural Dynamics of Global Leadership |
| PM 514 | Missional Church & Leadership |
| Any Other Advanced Course
|
Internship Requirement
Students must complete an internship that includes participation in a Theological or Missiological Reflection Group. |
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